Tim Sweeney calls Google’s IAP policy illegal
Epic Games and Google had another opportunity to disagree over the predominant revenue share model. Epic wants to release Fortnite on Google Play, but is not prepared to give the store 30% of the game’s…
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Epic Games Store lets devs use third-party payment systems
Epic Games has changed the payment processing rules in its store. Now developers will have more flexibility in how they take in-game purchases.
Epic sending message to testers over Fortnite Chapter 2 leaks
Epic Games has filed a lawsuit in Quebec Superior Court against Lucas Johnston who allegedly leaked Fortnite Chapter 2 content ahead of its release.
Epic buys Quixel to make photogrammetry part of Unreal Engine
Epic Game has acquired Quixel, a technologica startup that built a massive “photogrammetry” asset library called Megascans.
Video games: notable lawsuits of 2018 and 2019. Part Two.
For our friends at law firm Semenov&Pevzner, the video games industry is something of a courtroom drama, if not a legal thriller. Exclusively for Game World Observer, the firm’s IP lawyers have put together a rundown of two…
Video games: notable lawsuits of 2018 and 2019. Part One.
For our friends at law firm Semenov&Pevzner, the video games industry is something of a courtroom drama, if not a legal thriller. Exclusively for Game World Observer, the firm’s IP lawyers have put together a rundown of…
Epic getting sued for intentionally making “very, very addictive game”
Battle Royale Fortnite is so addictive, it calls for a class-action lawsuit against Epic Games. So says Canadian law firm Calex Légal.
Tencent experiments with high-fidelity facial animation to power up Unreal Engine
At the latest Gamecom, Tencent showcased PVPVE shooter with RTS elements called SYNCED: Off-Planet. The game features robo-zombies that you can eliminate or take control of to attack other players.
SuperData’s van Dreunen: “Epic will be the more mainstream version of Steam”
“Most likely Epic will be the more mainstream version of Steam,” says Joost van Dreunen, the managing director of SuperData Research, a Nielsen company.
Epic Games pledges loot box transparency
Several publisher have recently committed to disclosing odds on loot boxes. Epic Games follows suit and confirms its plans to make it a transparent mechanic.