News Epic Games hires Adam Sussman as president Sussman has held past VP roles at Take-Two, EA, Disney, and Zynga Feb. 12, 2020 Rebekah Valentine
News Sweeney criticizes "customer adversarial" industry tactics Epic CEO condemns privacy invasion, pay-to-win, and loot boxes, calls for companies to "divorce ourselves from politics" Feb. 12, 2020 Brendan Sinclair
News Kentucky officials trying to ban Fortnite from varsity esports "There is no place for shooter games in our schools," says Kentucky High School Athletic Association commissioner Feb. 3, 2020 Ivy Taylor
News Epic Games backs GamesIndustry.biz Academy Unreal Engine firm to contribute guides to our new section Jan. 31, 2020 Christopher Dring
News Epic Games Store avoids review bombing with OpenCritic integration Review aggregation site will display how many critics recommend purchase on each title's store page Jan. 16, 2020 James Batchelor
News Epic Games Store tops $680 million in player spending Storefront touts 108 million PC customers a little over a year after launch, extends weekly free game promotion through 2020 Jan. 14, 2020 Brendan Sinclair
Feature Epic's exclusivity push leads to ugliness 2019 in Review: How consumer grumbling over Steam's newest competition snowballed into outright abuse Dec. 12, 2019 Brendan Sinclair
News Epic Games files preemptive lawsuit against Dancing Pumpkin Man Fortnite developer responds to cease and desist letter with a lawsuit Dec. 10, 2019 Ivy Taylor
News Epic Games Store implements in-game purchases for third-parties Developers who use their own payment tools will not share revenue with Epic on in-game transactions Dec. 6, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News Another tester is being sued by Epic Games for leaking Fortnite Chapter 2 Keywords Studio employee was fired day after leak, now faces claim for over $85,000 in damages Nov. 13, 2019 James Batchelor
News Epic acquires Megascans creator Quixel All Megascans assets to become free for Unreal Engine users Nov. 12, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News Epic sues tester who leaked Fortnite Chapter 2 details Developer says defendant Ronald Sykes waited just three days to breach his NDA Oct. 28, 2019 James Batchelor
News Fortnite's "The End" event set Twitch record for concurrent viewers of a single game 1.7m people were watching a black hole on Twitch at the same time last week Oct. 23, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News Fortnite "shuts down" ahead of battle royale's Chapter 2 Latest live event sees iconic island devoured by black hole in livestream, game currently unavailable Oct. 14, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News Epic won't take action against Fortnite players who speak up about Hong Kong "Epic supports everyone's right to express their views on politics and human rights" Oct. 9, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News Epic Games faces class action lawsuit in Canada over "Fortnite addiction" Developer failed to adequately warn of game's dangers, alleges lawsuit Oct. 8, 2019 Ivy Taylor
News Epic, minor accused of cheating in Fortnite settle copyright suit Confidential settlement concludes summer dispute between Fortnite YouTuber and game maker Oct. 7, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News Epic paid 505 Games parent over $10m for Control PC exclusivity Digital Bros financial statements reveal exclusivity deal payout for Remedy's latest release Sept. 20, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News Darq developer offers Epic revenue to charity if given non-exclusivity Unfold Games offers to let the gaming community choose which organisation would receive donations Aug. 28, 2019 James Batchelor
News Ubisoft exec criticises Steam's "unrealistic" business model "It doesn't reflect where the world is today in terms of game distribution," says VP of partnerships and revenue Aug. 28, 2019 Ivy Taylor
News Sony publishes ReadySet Heroes on Epic Games Store Robot Entertainment's action-adventure title is the first Sony-published title on the storefront Aug. 20, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News DARQ dev highlights "double standard" of Epic Game Store Unfold Games explains decision to turn down exclusivity deal Aug. 19, 2019 Ivy Taylor
News Epic Games and Factor 5 founders opens new studio in Cologne Unreal firm's third German branch will focus on interactive media and streaming technology Aug. 15, 2019 James Batchelor
News Epic apologises following release of re-skinned cosmetic item Players refunded after complaints that new battle pet is nearly indistinguishable from previously released one Aug. 15, 2019 Ivy Taylor
News Epic Games faces class action lawsuit over Fortnite data breach US law firm says Fortnite users "have no guarantee security measures will adequately protect their personal information" Aug. 12, 2019 James Batchelor