That battle is on after Apple and Google removed Fortnite from their respective mobile marketplaces. Epic Games fired the first shot by instating a new in-game currency price drop for purchases made directly with Epic. CEO Tim Sweeney promises a “hell of a fight” as the company aims to secure changes that benefit all developers.…
After Epic Games picked a fight with Apple over the sizable chunk of fees the company takes on transactions in its mobile ecosystem, it looks like the Fortnite developer will be waging a war on two fronts. Epic added a direct payment option to its mobile game early Thursday, prompting Apple to remove Fortnite from…
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout launched on PC and PlayStation 4 today. Developer Mediatonic is struggling to cope with the demand, revealing that 120,000 players were playing concurrently today. The game is currently a top seller on Steam and the most-viewed game on Twitch. Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout has only been out for a few hours,…
Epic Games CEO says it has no interest in bringing Fortnite to Google Stadia. Tim Sweeney cites the need for a mass-market user base to warrant the work involved in porting the massively successful title. Fortnite is available on virtually every other platform, marking today’s news as a substantial snub. Epic Games has no interest…
The latest Fortnite leak has just dropped and it seems like underwater swimming will be added to the game. Right now the feature seems like it’s a temporary one for an upcoming live event. It might do the game some good if underwater swimming became a more permanent feature of the game. A new Fortnite…
A recent report from SuperData revealed that Fortnite’s revenue is trapped in a punishing decline. Epic Games claimed that those statistics are inaccurate. If that’s true, Epic can clear up the controversy by doing one simple thing. The Fortnite revenue controversy continues to heat up, with Epic Games slamming a report that alleges the battle…
The IRS mistakenly classified in-game currencies as taxable for months. It removed this classification almost immediately after reports went live. This mistake hints at a dystopian future for in-game currencies. Imagine a world where not only your real-life purchases were taxed but also your in-game ones, like Fortnite’s V-bucks. We caught a little glimpse of…
Epic Games finally settled on a start day for its long-awaited Fortnite update. Chapter 2, Season 2 launches February 20. Epic will introduce a new Chaos physics engine to the battle royale shooter. Fortnite’s headline-grabbing black hole that ushered in a massive revamp of the map feels like a lifetime ago. Little has changed for…
The final installment of the sequel trilogy is getting a lot of creative promotion — even by Star Wars standards. With The Rise of Skywalker out in just under a week, J.J. Abrams (and some spotty server issues) paid a visit to Fortnite. The director showed off an exclusive clip from the upcoming film featuring…
