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AI technology company Loci has been acquired by Epic Games
Read More »[From the industry] Loci is now a part of Epic Games
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[From the industry] FTC sends refund payments to American consumers impacted by Epic Games’ unlawful billing practices
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The Federal Trade Commission is sending refunds totalling more than $72 million to American consumers who were tricked by Epic Games, maker of the popular video game Fortnite, into making unwanted purchases
Read More »Donald Mustard is leaving Epic Games
Epic Games’ chief creative officer Donald Mustard has announced that he is leaving the company after nearly 25 years in the games industry
Read More »Yoti and SuperAwesome will partner up to improve app safety for children
Digital ID firm Yoti has announced a new partnership with the Epic Games-owned company SuperAwesome
Read More »Devolver Digital has appointed new Fall Guys licensors for Italy and LATAM
Devolver Digital has announced that Maurizio Distefano Licensing and Tycoon Enterprises will be the Fall Guys merchandise licensing agents in Italy and LATAM
Read More »Epic Games has released self-publishing tools for game developers and publishers
An assortment of new self-publishing tools have been released for developers on the Epic Games Store
Read More »The FTC has ordered Epic Games to pay $245 million to consumers tricked into purchases
Epic Games will have to pay $245 million out to its consumers
Read More »Industry Voices: How the Epic Games and LEGO metaverse collaboration outcompetes a competitive market
This is a guest article by Stuart Smith, corporate transactions and intellectual property lawyer and Partner at Simkins On 11th April, Epic Games announced that it had raised a further $2 billion, bringing Epic’s post-investment value to $31.5 billion. Half of that investment comes from Sony, building on a previous …
Read More »Fall Guys goes free-to-play today
Epic Games’ Fall Guys has gone free-to-play today, alongside launching on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5
Read More »Unreal Engine 5 awakens: “Developers can have confidence that Unreal Engine 5 is ready to ship”
After its 2020 announcement and a year in early access, the latest 3D tech from Epic has finally been released to the world. Richie Shoemaker took a tour with its architects ahead of the big day
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