Epic Games Launches Spring Sale — Ghost of Tsushima, Alan Wake 2, and more with up to 95% off
Epic Games has launched a big spring sale, where many well-known studios presented their creations.
Epic Games shuts down Sketchfab 3D model repository — scientists, museums and artists sound the alarm
Scientists, artists, and archivists are concerned about the closure of Sketchfab, a large repository of free 3D models, and the transfer of content to the Fab marketplace — both owned by Epic Games.
The court banned Google from paying for exclusivity of applications in Play, placing its programs in smartphones and other anticompetitive practices
On Monday, October 7, a U.S. court issued a permanent injunction forcing Google to
to soften its attitude towards alternative Android app stores. Google is prohibited from engaging in anticompetitive practices that favor Google Play.
Epic Games Store will distribute games for smartphones — for free, just like on PC
At the conference Unreal Fest Steve Ellison, General Manager of Epic Games Store, spoke about the company’s plans to develop the mobile version of the store.
Unreal Engine to be installed in cars: Qualcomm and Epic Games promote the Snapdragon Cockpit platform
Qualcomm and Epic Games have announced the first-ever deployment of the Unreal Engine on the Snapdragon Cockpit platform for vehicles. However, in this case, we are not talking about games, but about improving infotainment systems and user experience in the car.
Epic Games CEO on changes in the industry: «Players are now choosing large-scale projects where they can play with more friends»
Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, announced the beginning of a new era in the gaming industry. During his speech at Unreal Fest in Seattle, he spoke about significant changes that affect the success of gaming projects.
Epic Games Store is now available on mobile devices: Fortnite returns to iOS and Android
Epic Games has announced that its Epic Games Store is now available for iOS and Android mobile devices.
Unreal Engine 5.4 released — ray tracing on Linux, better TSR scaling and higher performance
The game engine is Unreal Engine 5.4, announced a month agois now available to all game developers. One of the most important things in list of updates was the improvement of TSR (Temporal Super Resolution) — an alternative to NVIDIA DLSS, AMD FSR, and Intel XeSS.
Unreal Engine 5.4, Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra, and mobile EGS. What Epic Games showed at GDC
On the evening of March 20, Epic Games held its annual State of Unreal at GDC 2024 — during the hour-long presentation, they showed the trailer for Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra on UE5 and announced the launch of a mobile digital store on iOS and Android in 2024. We have collected the most interesting announcements and news.
Meta, Microsoft, X (Twitter) and Match Group oppose Apple’s intention to charge 27% commission on payments outside the App Store
Several well-known tech companies have joined Epic Games in opposing Apple’s decision to charge fees for iOS payments made outside the App Store. Meta, Microsoft, X (Twitter), and Match Group have filed a legal challenge, which provides some support for Epic’s case.
Epic Games will charge $1850 per year for developers who use Unreal Engine for other purposes than gaming
Epic Games has announced a new pricing scheme for developers creating non-gaming products using the Unreal Engine. The company will charge an annual subscription «per seat» of $1850. The term «per» seat actually means «person using» software. These changes will take effect with the release of Unreal Engine 5.4 at the end of April.
European Commission «on game» — demands explanations from Apple on blocking Epic Games developer’s account
Apple has to explain to EU regulators how its blocking decision complies with the requirements of the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
Apple banned Epic Games developer account due to «unreliability» — EGS on iOS is still postponed
The other day, Apple released iOS 17.4 by allowing users to download apps and games from third-party app stores — Epic was also preparing its own alternative, but due to the blocking of the developer’s account, the plans are still on hold.
Mogilevich extortionists claim to have hacked Epic Games and want $15K The company found no evidence of the incident
The Mogilevich ransomware group has claimed to have hacked into Epic Games’ servers and stolen a lot of confidential information. We are talking about almost 200 GB of data, which includes information about emails, passwords, full names, payment information, source code, etc.
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