Improbable is taking a daring step after announcing earlier today that Unity had revoked its license to operate on the popular game development engine. The UK-based cloud gaming startup has inked a late-night press release with Unity rival Epic Games, which operates the Unreal Engine and is the creator of Fortnite, establishing a $25 million […]
View More Improbable and Epic Games establish $25M fund to help devs move to ‘more open engines’ after Unity debacleCategory: Epic Games
Ninja raked in nearly $10 million in 2018
Twitch superstar Tyler “Ninja” Blevins has finally settled the debate over just how much he earned in 2018. CNN reports that the gaming phenom pulled in close to $10 million last year, a little tidbit that he revealed to CNN during his press campaign on New Years Even in New York City. (He also tried […]
View More Ninja raked in nearly $10 million in 2018Epic Games surprises players on New Years Eve
Happy New Year! The folks over at Epic Games have a special treat in store for players hopping on Fortnite today. In celebration of New Years Eve all around the world, Fortnite is having an in-game live event where a massive, dropping disco ball descends on the map each hour, on the hour. The virtual […]
View More Epic Games surprises players on New Years EvePolite Fortnite Society
My parents are approaching 60. When they were young, they hung out at diners, or drove around in their cars. My generation hung out in the parking lot after school, or at the mall. My colleague John Biggs often talks of hanging out with his nerd buddies in his basement, playing games and making crank […]
View More Polite Fortnite SocietyEpic Games, the creator of Fortnite, banked a $3 billion profit in 2018
Epic Games had as good a year in 2018 as any company in tech. Fortnite became the world’s most popular game, growing the company’s valuation to $15 billion, but it has helped the company pile up cash, too. Epic grossed a $3 billion profit for this year fueled by the continued success of Fortnite, a […]
View More Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite, banked a $3 billion profit in 2018The 10 largest US venture rounds of 2018
A look at the U.S. companies that brought in the largest VC fundings of the year.
View More The 10 largest US venture rounds of 201810 ‘Fortnite’ moments that show its incredible 2018
It’s fair to say that Fortnite, and Fortnite Battle Royale specifically, is the biggest video game on the planet right now.
That’s an especially amazing feat when you remember that Fortnite was originally conceived as a cooperative online game of bui…
Epic sheathes Infinity Blade after Fortnite fan backlash
Epic, the maker of the insanely popular, cross-platform first-person shooter online game Fortnite, has ‘fessed up to a gameplay misstep when it dropped a super powerful new weapon into the battle royale arena earlier this month — triggering a major fan backlash. Complaints boiled down to it being unfair for the overpowered weapon to exist […]
View More Epic sheathes Infinity Blade after Fortnite fan backlashDiscord announces 90/10 revenue split for self-published titles on upcoming games store
After gaming chat app startup Discord announced in August that they were building out a games store, today, they’ve detailed that they’ll be pursuing a very competitive 90/10 revenue split for self-published titles in 2019. In addition, the company revealed that they now have 200 million active users on their chat app, up from 130 […]
View More Discord announces 90/10 revenue split for self-published titles on upcoming games storeA storm is brewing among video game stores. Here’s what it means.
Early in December, Fortnite developer Epic Games launched an online video game store. On Friday, voice and text chat app Discord revealed it will launch its own online store in 2019.
Both companies are undoubtedly aiming to take on Steam, and the way…
Fortnite developer Epic Games to release SDK for cross-platform profiles
Epic Games unveiled plans for a new developer framework for online services. This framework will let other game developers add cross-platform support into their games. The SDK will be free and roll out in multiple parts over 2019. Fortnite has been one of the best examples of cross-platform gameplay. A single player can install Fortnite […]
View More Fortnite developer Epic Games to release SDK for cross-platform profilesFortnite’s new Creative mode might open the floodgates to original, community content
Fortnite is one of many battle royale games on the market. The main differences, however, are that Fortnite is free to play, and it involves a lot of building to survive. Now Epic Games is taking the building aspect to another level with Creative mod…
View More Fortnite’s new Creative mode might open the floodgates to original, community content