After five years, you would expect most online games to be dead or full of hackers because the team behind the game moved on. That is entirely the opposite of the situation with Rocket League. Psyonix created this masterpiece six years ago. It keeps giving hours and hours of fun to fans worldwide. After Epic Games bought Psyonix … Read more
Just ahead of Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 6 – which kicks off tomorrow – Nintendo and Epic Games have revealed the Joy-Con Fortnite Fleet Force Bundle. The bundle comes with a Fortnite-themed Joy-Con. One of the controllers is blue and the other is yellow with a banana smiley face next to the Home button. The … Read more
The Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout developer is no longer an indie studio. Mediatonic is the latest studio to come under the Epic Games umbrella. “It’s no secret that Epic is invested in building the metaverse and Tonic Games shares this goal. As Epic works to build this virtual future, we need great creative talent who … Read more
If you missed the news yesterday, Apple removed Fortnite from the App Store after Epic Games implemented its own in-game payment system. In response, Epic is suing Apple. For its part, the Open Markets Institute is supporting Epic’s fight challenging Apple’s App Store monopoly. The Verge has done excellent reporting on this, so I recommend … Read more
The popular competitive vehicular soccer game Rocket League will soon be free to play. After first launching in 2015, the game is celebrating its fifth anniversary this summer. And while it has sold over 10 million copies to date, developer Psyonix is looking to expand its reach even more. The game is already free to play … Read more
Epic Games Store is still a relatively new distribution platform, but it’s already looking beyond PC. Epic Games is setting its sights on the vast mobile market. “We’d like to bring the [Epic Games] Store to iOS in the future, and we will bring it to Android,” Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said in an … Read more
Yesterday, footage of a supposed PS3 build of Gears of War 3 was uploaded to YouTube. Turns out, it’s real. The Gears of War franchise – which is exclusive to Microsoft’s Xbox and PC platforms – never saw a release on Sony’s last-gen system. But Gears of War 3 was ported to PlayStation 3 nonetheless … Read more
Today, Epic Games confirmed that the massively popular Fortnite will be available at launch on PS5 and Xbox Series X. The game coming to next-gen consoles will be “the same Fortnite you know and love” while taking advantage of new hardware. According to Epic Games: While we can’t share specifics at the moment, more powerful … Read more
It was a record night. The Grammy-nominated rapper Travis Scott performed for millions of fans last night in Fortnite. Epic Games says that the virtual concert was a record-breaker in terms of the audience size for the in-game event. Fortnite – which helped lead the gaming industry to a record $120 billion in revenue last … Read more
Epic Games has acquired Cubic Motion. It’s just the latest in a string of purchases. According to Gamesindustry.biz, Epic Games has acquired 3Lateral, Agog Labs, Psyonix, Twinmotion, Houseparty, and Quixel. This is at least Epic’s seventh acquisition since the start of 2019. Cubic Motion develops facial animation technology. It has been used in notable big-name … Read more
If you’re a regular reader, you know that Epic Games Store keeps giving away free games. Throughout 2019, they had been giving out weekly freebies. During the holiday season, it has been a daily freebie. Ever since the platform launched in December 2018, Epic has encountered resistance from PC gamers. With each new Epic Games … Read more
Rocket League will soon ditch loot boxes. The announcement came yesterday via a blog post on developer Psyonix’s website. In a short statement, the company explained the decision: Here at Psyonix, and Epic Games as a whole, we are dedicated to creating the best possible experience for our players all over the world. In pursuit … Read more
The Epic Games Store will soon have a number of new features including cloud saves, wish lists, mods, user reviews, and achievements. After launching in December 2018, the store has been a bit barebones. Updates are planned over the coming months, which will be rolled out in stages. The online game storefront recently added a … Read more
