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What's Fortnite Festival? Here's Everything You Need To Know About The New Musical Experience
Monday, December 11, 2023 - 6:12pm | 446Epic Games' Fortnite Festival, the latest venture from Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. — the creators of the "Rock Band" video game series — has unveiled a musical experience within the Fortnite universe. This new triple-A rhythm game introduces two distinctive modes: Main...
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Epic Games Confirms Fortnite's OG Season Comeback In 2024 After Record-Breaking Success
Monday, December 4, 2023 - 2:46pm | 354Epic Games' Fortnite's OG season and the original map are set to make a comeback in 2024. This decision follows the overwhelming success of the OG season, which marked a pivotal moment for the game, drawing in a record-breaking 44.7 million players. Fortnite's official account on...
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Epic Games Lawsuit With Google Reveals Spotify Pays Minimal Fees For App Store, Why It's Important In Commission Battle
Tuesday, November 21, 2023 - 2:38pm | 737Video game company Epic Games has battled technology giants Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) over the years over the fees taken for app purchases. An ongoing trial with Alphabet revealed a company that gets around the app store fees. What Happened: Ongoing...
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Google's CEO Sundar Pichai Admits Deleting Internal Chats Amid App Store Monopoly Lawsuit
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 - 10:23pm | 656In a recent court proceeding, Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) CEO Sundar Pichai conceded to erasing certain internal discussions, although inadvertently. This move is under scrutiny by Epic Games, the complainant accusing Google Play Store policies of being...
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Google's Sundar Pichai To Stand Witness In Antitrust Lawsuit Filed By Epic Games On Tuesday
Thursday, November 9, 2023 - 9:23pm | 738In the ongoing antitrust lawsuit between Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Epic Games Inc., Sundar Pichai is slated to testify next week. What Happened: Pichai will testify in a San Francisco federal court on Tuesday, reported Bloomberg,...
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Google's $147M Bid To Secure Fortnite's Debut On Play Store Uncovered In Antitrust Trial
Thursday, November 9, 2023 - 7:23am | 584The ongoing Google antitrust lawsuit has revealed that the Android maker offered a whopping $147 million deal to Epic Games to secure the debut of Fortnite on the Play Store. This move aimed to prevent the potential loss of substantial in-app purchase fees via Fortnite's in-game V-Bucks. What...
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Epic Games Store Struggles To Turn A Profit: Inside Fortnite's Parent Company Court Case
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 - 3:32pm | 408Epic Games, the company behind Fortnite and the Epic Games Store, recently admitted in court that their digital PC game store is still not profitable. The Epic Games Store was launched in late 2018 as a direct competitor to Steam, offering free games each month and a more favorable revenue split...
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Epic Games Alleges Google Employed 'Bribe And Block' Tactics To Quash Competition
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 - 12:24am | 786In a recent development, Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has been facing allegations by Epic Games Inc. of employing “bribe and block” strategies to stifle competition within its Google Play app marketplace, according to Bloomberg...
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This Video Game Made History With Over 44.7 Million Players In A Single Day
Monday, November 6, 2023 - 1:33pm | 373Epic Games' "Fortnite" recently achieved its "biggest day" ever, with more than 44.7 million players participating in the game, accumulating a staggering 102 million hours of gameplay. This announcement was made via Fortnite's official Twitter account, which wrote:...
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Epic Games Aims To Rival Steam With 100% Revenue Share For Dev's Older Games
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 - 5:06pm | 349Epic Games introduced the "Now on Epic" program to encourage game developers and publishers to bring their older games to the Epic Games Store. This initiative aims to make it easier for users to discover and access back catalog games and compete with Valve's Steam, according to...
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Fortnite Implements Age Ratings For All Content In Player Safety Move
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 - 1:00pm | 348Epic Games is taking a significant step to enhance player safety in its widely popular game, "Fortnite." Starting on Nov. 14, the company will implement age ratings for all Fortnite content, including user-generated content in Creative mode. This move is the result of a partnership...
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Fortnite Creator Epic Games Announces Layoffs Of 830 Staff Members
Thursday, September 28, 2023 - 5:43pm | 413Epic Games, the company behind "Fortnite" and Unreal Engine, is laying off 830 employees, which accounts for approximately 16% of its workforce. CEO Tim Sweeney shared the news in a memo, citing financial difficulties resulting from overspending in pursuit of expanding Fortnite...
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Here's How To Claim Your Share Of $245M Epic Games Fortnite Settlement
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 - 3:45am | 511If you play Epic Games' Fortnite, chances are you could be entitled to a share in Tencent Holdings Ltd.-owned (OTCPK: TCEHY) company's $245 million settlement. The US Federal Trade Commission fined the company $245 million in March this year, and now, eligible users can file their claims. What...
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Google Could Dodge Massive Payout As Judge Reverses Class-Action Status For 21M Users
Tuesday, August 29, 2023 - 12:23am | 591Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google has found itself on the brink of potentially avoiding substantial payouts as a federal judge retracts class-action status for 21 million users. What Happened: U.S. District Judge James Donato in San Francisco, who...
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Fortnite Will Have Next-Level Graphics, Introducing Nvidia's DLSS 3 Support
Tuesday, August 22, 2023 - 2:38pm | 337Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA) announced that Fortnite, Epic Games' popular online video game, will feature the third generation of DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) technology. This was revealed during Nvidia's Gamescom 2023 announcements, as reported by IGN. See Also: How You...