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Epic Store coming to Android and iOS in 2024 with third-party partner support

Epic Games confirms and announce its plans to bring the Epic Games Store to both Apple iOS and Google Android sometime in 2024 with its own payment system.

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Why Apple terminated Epic Games' developer account

Apple has closed the developer account for Epic Games' new Swedish group and has effectively stopped Epic from launching its own store on the ioS platform.

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Epic may pay flat 30% fee on PlayStation, Nintendo, and Xbox with no reduced split for Fortnite

Despite Fortnite's incredibly high revenues, Epic Games apparently does not enjoy a more favorable split like the deals Xbox signed for Call of Duty.

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NVIDIA DLSS 3 is now available as a Unreal Engine 5 plugin for game developers

For game developers, adding DLSS 3 support into Unreal Engine 5 powered games just got a lot easier thanks to a new NVIDIA plugin.

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Fortnite could transform into a FPS with new first-person camera mode

Epic Games is currently experimenting with a first-person camera view for Fortnite, could transform into a fully-fledged FPS soon.

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One of the best games of 2017 is free on the Epic Store right now

One of the best mind-bending, weird, and memorable video games released throughout 2017 is free on the Epic Games Store right now.

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Fortnite players raise $144 million for Ukrainian relief

Fortnite players have raised $144 million for Ukrainian relief, and Epic Games plans to donate the earnings to war-torn Ukraine.

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Nearly half of next-gen console games are using Unreal Engine

Over 85 game developers will use Unreal Engine 5 in upcoming games, and nearly half of announced next-gen games will use Unreal.

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Epic's new UE5 multiplayer starter game is basically Mass Effect

Epic Games released a new Unreal Engine 5-powered starter game called Lyra that's a lot like a Mass Effect multiplayer mode.

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Epic Games CEO: Metaverse could be the next trillion-dollar economy

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney predicts the Metaverse could contribute trillions to the global economy through gaming, ads, etc.

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Epic buys sixth company of 2021, will bring music to the metaverse

Epic Games buys its sixth company of 2021, this one will bring music to the metaverse and re-think how music is disttributed.

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Apple's 30% App Store commission is 'supracompetitive,' court declares

US courts will force Apple to face competition from App Store apps themselves to help reduce its supracompetitive 30% commission.

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Epic Games Store only made $232 million in revenues in 2019

The Epic Games Store only generated $232 million in revenues in 2019 as the company doubled down on promos, exclusivity deals.

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7 million people made Epic accounts to grab GTA V for free

EGS isn't profitable, but millions of people made new Epic Game Store accounts just to grab the free copy of Grand Theft Auto V.

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Unreal Engine 5's new Nanite tech will transform next-gen game dev

Unreal Engine 5's new Nanite system will allow next-gen PS5, Series X, and PC games look better than ever with high-res assets.

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Embracer is paying Sony, Microsoft, Steam more than it spends on games

Embracer Group is spending more on commissions to Steam/Sony etc. than it is on game development, promises to challenge 30% cut.

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Epic Games buys creative powerhouse ArtStation, all tutorials now free

Epic Games snaps up art powerhouse platform ArtStation to empower creatives, developers, and artists in the games industry.

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Epic's revolutionary MetaHumans 3D model tech now in early access

Epic's new MetaHuman Creator arms devs with quick 3D characters that're fully rigged/ready for animation, now in early access.

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Third-party sales might've generated $795 million total on Epic Store

Third-party games may have generated a total of $795 million on the Epic Games Store to date, new Apple court documents suggest.

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Epic Games buys another huge indie dev in plan for gaming dominance

Epic Games snaps up Fall Guys indie developer Mediatonic in huge sweeping deal for cross-platform monetization dominance.

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Epic Games buys gaming's most-used data compression technology

Epic Games just made one of the most strategic and important acquisitions in the industry by buying RAD Game Tools/Oodle.

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Epic asked Apple to allow competing Epic Games Store on iOS platform

Epic asked Apple to not only add competing payment systems, but to add the Epic Games Store on iOS. Apple obviously declined.

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Sony buys $250 million stake in Epic Games to fortify PlayStation 5

Sony buys minority stake in Epic Games to help solidify its next-gen PlayStation 5 platform and service ecosystem.

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Unreal Engine 5 was built specifically for PlayStation 5's SSD

Epic says it rewrote the Unreal Engine 5's I/O optimizations to specifically leverage the PS5 SSD's blazing speeds.

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Epic Store giveaways boosts exposure and sales similar to Game Pass

The Epic Games Store is making its own Game Pass Effect that carries over to other stores.

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The Epic Games Store is giving away $80 worth of free games, be quick

The Epic Games Store has $80 worth of free games just sitting there waiting to be claimed.

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Epic exclusivity didn't stop Borderlands 3's runaway success

Borderlands 3 is a smashing success with 5 million shipments in 5 days and massive sales on PC.

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'Hades' will soon make its way to Steam after Epic Store exclusivity

Epic Games Stores' first exclusive title 'Hades' has got a Steam release date.

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Epic is paying TONS of money for exclusives, dev says

Epic is paying big bucks to lure developers over to its PC storefront.

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The Division 2 sold 10x more copies than first game on Uplay

The Uplay version of The Division 2 sold 10x more than The Division, even with Steam out of the picture.

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Epic Games buys Pysonix, Rocket League to leave Steam

Epic's latest strategy isn't to just buy exclusives, but to buy studios and make their games Epic Games Store exclusives.

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Of course Epic will chase exclusives, it's all the store has

Epic's exclusivity race won't die down soon--it's really the main selling point of the Epic Store.

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Epic boss: games will eventually be cheaper on Epic Store

Epic Store's revenue split should pass cheaper prices onto consumers.

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Epic Store has 85 million users

But how many of them are from Fortnite?

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Epic won't let 'crappy games' on its store

Epic will separate the wheat from the chaff, it says, taking a potshot at Valve's free-flowing Steam platform.

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Fortnite now has over 250 million registered players

Epic Games announces at GDC 2019 that Fortnite is now home to over 250 million players.

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Epic Store is slowly morphing into Steam

With mod support, cloud saves, achievements, and wishlists, the Epic Store will soon look a lot like Steam.

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Epic boss: exclusives are pro-competitive

Tim Sweeney says Epic Store's exclusivity deals are 'pro-competitive' compared to Microsoft's walled-garden approach with Windows UWP.

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Satisfactory Lands in Early Access on Epic Games Store on March 19th!

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Epic Games Store receives offline mode feature

Epic's game launcher now allows you to 'skip sign in' if your internet is down, allowing offline play.

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Dauntless is another title skipping Steam for the Epic Store

Dauntless is yet another title skipping Steam and heading straight to the Epic Games Store.

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Epic Store refund policy mimics Steam

Epic updates the refund policy for its new fledgling games storefront.

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Epic Games made $3 billion in profit in 2018

Fortnite propels Epic's yearly profits to juggernaut peaks.

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80 games at E3 2016 were powered by Epic's Unreal Engine

Epic's Unreal Engine had a great showing at E3, but what's even more impressive is how widely the engine is being used outside the game industry.

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Lambada Wars BETA: A free RTS mod set in the Half Life 2 world

Lambada Wars is said to provide a Command and Conquer or Starcraft II type experience set in the HL2 world - for free!

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Gears of War: Judgement Xbox 360 Review

Cash in or cash cow? Epic gives another game developer some time with Gears.

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Epic Citadel tech demo available on Android, comes with benchmarking feature

Epic releases Epic Citadel demo for Android, shows what UE3 is capable of on Android.

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Cliff "CliffyB" Bleszinski leaves Epic, is taking a "much needed break"

One of the industry great, CliffyB, leaves Epic Games.

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Unreal Engine 3 ported to Windows RT ARM-powered tablet

Epic and NVIDIA port Unreal Engine 3 to Windows RT Tegra 3 powered device.

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Unreal Engine 4 demo released, check it out for yourself

Epic releases a video demo of Unreal Engine 4.