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.
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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.
With $30m up for grabs at Fortnite World Cup, winner takes home $3m
The fist Fortnite World Cup wrapped up this weekend. The event boasted the biggest prize fund in the history of esports, with $30 million at stake.
Epic Games to give out loot for watching Fortnite matches
The success of big games is measured, among other things, by the viewership they amass on video services. Epic Games decided to boost this metric.
Cross-play for Borderlands 3 confirmed
Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford announced this week on Twitter that Borderlands 3 will get cross-play support. Just not at the time of launch.
World War Z sold over 2m copies, with Epic Games Store driving digital sales
According to Matthew Karch, CEO of Saber Interactive, World War Z has sold nearly 700,000 copies on Epic Games Store since its release on April 16. This figure makes EGS the top digital platform for…
Epic Games CEO: Epic Would Retreat from Exclusives, if Steam Improved its Revenue Share
This week saw a heated debate unfold on Twitter after Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney tweeted about PC exclusives on EGS and the store’s revenue share model.
Crunch Culture Behind Games as a Service
Polygon interviewed Epic Games staff about the success of Fortnite and the stress it brought on the team.