While it is known that Sony has made significant financial investments in Epic Games over the years, it is evident that the business values its collaboration with the Fortnite creator highly. The Japanese behemoth mentioned the creator of the Unreal Engine several times in a range of media during its Corporate Strategy Meeting. Unreal Engine 5 is undoubtedly going to ...
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Check out Fallout for the first time in Fortnite on PS5, PS4, and Xbox One
A teaser image for the game’s new season and a copyright warning from Zenimax in a recent trailer both confirm that Fallout will be coming to Fortnite. Here’s an exclusive sneak peek at the T-60 Power Armor, possibly obtainable through the Battle Pass or the Item Store. Courtesy of the Brotherhood of Steel. pic.twitter.com/x3IEwZOxtU — Fortnite (@FortniteGame) May 21, 2024 ...
Read More »The next season of Fortnite on PS5, PS4, and PC will have Fallout
It looks like Fallout will be a part of the next season of Fortnite in some way. Epic Games tweeted a picture of some Power Armor from the Bethesda franchise over the weekend. The franchise is having a bit of a comeback right now, thanks to Amazon Prime’s incredibly popular TV show. SEATBELTS: ON pic.twitter.com/7Iv73Q606Z — Fortnite (@FortniteGame) May 19, ...
Read More »Disney invests $1.5bn in Epic to create Fortnite-related universe
Disney has recently revealed a collaboration with developer and publisher Epic to bring forth a captivating “games and entertainment universe” that will be intricately linked to the widely acclaimed free-to-play game Fortnite. Disney is making a significant investment of $1.5 billion to acquire an equity stake in Epic Games. This upcoming game universe, developed with the powerful Unreal Engine, promises ...
Read More »Telltale Games Dismisses ‘Most Of’ Its Employees
Telltale Games has joined Epic Games, Crystal Dynamics, and Team17 in laying off employees in a turbulent year for the video game industry. Former Telltale cinematic artist Jonah Huang posted that the studio had laid off “most of” the team in early September and that he could not comment on The Wolf Among Us 2, the sequel to the 2013 ...
Read More »Claims in a Class-Action Lawsuit Fortnite Was Intentionally Made “Very, Very Addictive” by Epic Games
Parents have filed a class-action lawsuit against Epic Games, alleging that the company knew Fortnite would be highly addictive (thanks, TechRadar). Since quite a few years ago, concerns about the game’s level of addiction have been a major topic of discussion. Legal representatives argue that Epic Games engaged psychologists to help make the game as addictive as possible and failed ...
Read More »Paragon, an epic’s long-dead MOBA, is being brought back
The former MOBA is being reincarnated as Paragon: The Overprime, as discovered by PC Gamer. A free-to-play action MOBA is being created by South Korean company Netmarble, PtO. “Paragon: The Overprime is a free-to-play third-person shooter action massively multiplayer online battle arena. To win the battles in Prime, you and your squad must select one of the many formidable heroes, ...
Read More »Unreal Engine 4 Is Now Free to Use
In a post on the official Unreal blog, Epic Games revealed that Unreal Engine 4 is available to everyone for free, now and for all future updates as well. The only charge taken only comes after you ship a game or application, where a 5% royalty remains in place on gross revenue after the first $3,000 per product, per quarter. As co-founder ...
Read More »Street Fighter V will be powered by Unreal Engine 4
Capcom made a couple of surprising announcements related to Street Fighter V these last couple of weeks. First off, official confirmation that the game is actually happening was seen as pretty surprising by some. However, even more so was the news that the latest installment in the long running fighting series will not be coming to the Xbox One as Capcom ...
Read More »Infinity Blade Saga Coming to XBox One
Infinity Blade Saga will be coming to XBox One according to reports out of China earlier this week. Tencent Games, a Chinese investment company that holds nearly half of Epic Games, says that a PlayStation 4 release is a possibility but their focus is currently on XBox One. An XBox One release for the Infinity Blade Saga opens up some ...
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