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Inviting the wrath of diehard Steam fans, Epic Games continues to snap up Epic Store exclusives by throwing millions at developers to coax them away from Valve’s platform. How does a newcomer chip away at such an entrenched market? No competitor has yet to successfully rival Steam’s dominance as the go-to digital storefront for PC […]
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Epic Games has added a new update to Fortnite. Chief among the new features is an airstrike grenade, which adds fire from the sky for players lucky enough to find weapons on the map. Each projectile brings 20 missiles with it, and explosions damage players and buildings alike within a 3.5-meter radius. Like many other […]
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Hours before Stranger Things season three was released on Netflix, fans began noticing portals inspired by the show were popping up in Fortnite. This led to speculation that there would be a crossover event featuring the two entertainment juggernauts, with Epic Games and Netflix subsequently confirming the news. Taking to the game’s official Twitter, Epic […]
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President Donald Trump took a swipe at the Federal Reserve Chairman this week, saying Jerome Powell’s rush to raise interest rates hampered an economy that didn’t need tightening. Draghi, Not Powell Donald Trump said he would prefer the actions of European Central Bank President Mario Draghi – and wanted him as Fed Chairman instead – […]
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To the dismay of many in the gaming community, Epic Games, the company behind the wildly successful battle royale title Fortnite, announced the acquisition of Rocket League developer Psyonix Studios on Wednesday. Big news! We are extremely excited to announce that we are joining the @EpicGames family! Read more in our blog here: https://t.co/mlbsrKJ0b2 pic.twitter.com/fZYMpsBtt6 […]
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Earlier today, Epic Games released the full details for the upcoming Fortnite World Cup, which will feature a ridiculous $ 100,000,000 prize pool this year. This is your road to the Fortnite World Cup! Get all the details here: https://t.co/HM5iubonLq pic.twitter.com/Wi3uxUqGGQ — Fortnite (@FortniteGame) March 25, 2019 As we previously reported, the road to the World […]
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Controversy has swirled around Metro Exodus, an upcoming FPS game developed by 4A Games and published by Deep Silver, after it was first announced that it would be released exclusively on the Epic Games Store. Calls for boycotting the upcoming title by gamers have been spreading across social media, which ultimately prompted a member of the 4A Games […]
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Game company investments, into market leaders like Epic Games, doubled an already record figure for gaming investments in 2017. Epic Games, developer of Fortnite – the world’s most popular videogame – saw the greatest single investment in 2018 of $ 1.25 billion. Epic Games $ 1.25 Billion Funding Round is the Largest non-IPO Gaming Investment Ever A first-quarter 2019 report from Digi-Capital, as reported by VentureBeat confirmed the latest industry statistics. Gaming investments reached $ 5.7 billion in 2018. Double the record figure for 2017. Epic Games, riding on the global success of online-game Fortnite, led by raising $ 1.25 billion from investors. Epic’s huge
Fortnite fans rejoice, Epic Games has announced a partnership with ESL to host the ESL Katowice Royale, a new tournament series with $ 600,000 in total prizes. We have teamed up with @EpicGames to bring the game that took the world by storm to our flagship event. ESL Katowice Royale – Featuring @FortniteGame will take the #IEM Katowice […]
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Epic Games recently revealed the Secret Skirmish Series, a $ 500K two-day competitive tournament invitational that will feature top players from each open Fortnite competition held so far. We're breaking into 2019 with a special invitational! Check out our blog for more info: https://t.co/usJUtNaccx#ˢᵉᶜʳᵉᵗˢᵏᶦʳᵐᶦˢʰ pic.twitter.com/GMFDcnahrH — Fortnite (@FortniteGame) January 18, 2019 According to the announcement, the secretive tournament […]
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Epic Games received significant backlash in December after pushing a game-altering update just hours before the $ 100,000 WSOE Fortnite Duos tournament. In the update, Epic Games introduced a new item called the Boom Box, which delivers powerful blasts of music that deal structure damage in a large area. As first highlighted by esports consultant and industry leader Rod Breslau, the […]
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MIXMARVEL, a game platform and content community, announced this past weekend that Epic Dragons has launched on the TRON network, as part of a partnership with Tron Arcade that will produce several titles utilizing the TRON network. We are happy to announce Top ETH dApp creator of HyperDragons @MixMarvelGAME has released Epic Dragons on TRON over the weekend […]
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The battle for digital game distribution dominance is now in full swing, as new entrants including Discord and Epic Games look to take users from Steam. On Wednesday, the Epic Games store scored its biggest win to date, landing Tom Clancy’s The Division 2. .@Ubisoft to release Tom Clancy’s #TheDivision2 on Epic Games store. Details here – https://t.co/SQeUQR7btR […]
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Middle Eastern gamers joined together on Monday to push the conversation around the current server issues facing Fortnite in the region, uniting under the #FortniteMiddleEastServers hashtag on Twitter. The social media push has been strong enough that the hashtag has trended across numerous countries, including Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. The coordinated movement, started by […]
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In today’s edition of The Daily we cover reports that Robinhood is working under the radar to hire staff in London for an expansion into the U.K., an auction of seized cryptocurrency in Northern Ireland, and comments from the founder of Fortnite developer Epic Games about rumored cryptocurrency partnerships.
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Earlier this month, Fortnite creator Epic Games unveiled the Epic Games store, a new digital distribution platform that boasts a generous 88% revenue share with game developers. Now, as it begins its campaign to take market share from the likes of Steam, the company has announced a partnership with Team Meat to offer Super Meat Boy for free in the […]
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North Carolina-based Epic Games has reportedly brought in $ 3 billion in profits in 2018, on the back of its wildly successful battle royale title, Fortnite. According to a recent report by TechCrunch, which cites individuals familiar with the matter, the profit number comes from revenues derived from in-game microtransactions made on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PC, Mac, Android and […]
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Discord, the popular chat service utilized mainly by video game communities, announced Friday that it closed a $ 150 million fundraising round that values the company at $ 2.05 billion. The additional capital, which came from major investors including Greenoaks Capital, Tencent, and Index Ventures, will help build out Discord’s new Nitro service, an online store that […]
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Steam’s reign as the king of computer gaming may soon come to an end, as Epic Games, creator of the battle royale sensation Fortnite, recently announced a new game store that boasts a generous 88% revenue share with game developers. Announcing the Epic Games store for PC and Mac! We’re bringing developers an 88% revenue share and […]
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North Carolina-based Epic Games has reportedly raised $ 1.25 billion in a financing round that values the company at nearly $ 15 billion, with participation from major investors including Kleiner Perkins and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The funding round, which data shows is the second largest gaming investment in history, comes on the back of the gaming sensation that is Fortnite. The […]
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