All developers can also now offer their own payment service, effectively ending Apple’s monopoly on payment services and fees; ‘developers are free to pass along savings to customers.’
New animated short anthology series sets in-game launch on May 2, 2 days prior to Disney+ premiere; first entirely ‘Star Wars’-themed Battle Royale Season also launching; from Dave Filoni, show focuses on 2 iconic villains from the galaxy’s criminal underbelly.
Expansion to state-of-the-art facility with up to 250 artist positions grows the company’s international footprint and ability to take on more ambitious work; expansion also planned at Los Angeles headquarters.
Following Disney’s $1.5 billion investment in Epic Games earlier this year, the collaboration releases ‘ESPN Football Island,’ which features ESPN SportsCenter Anchors Randy Scott and Gary Striewski, and the voice of ‘SportsCenter’ and NHL content host Arda Öcal as announcer.
Unreal Engine 5.5 Preview 1 is now out and ready to explore; new Unreal Engine royalty rate savings when shipping eligible titles in the Epic Games Store on supported platforms; and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have burst from the sewers of NYC straight into Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN).
The two companies' collaboration will further expand the reach of Disney’s huge IP catalog, stories, and experiences in the new venture, with the Mouse House acquiring an equity stake in the game company.
Announced by CEO Jim Sweeney on Thursday, the company plans a 16% workforce reduction as well as a divestiture of Bandcamp in a move towards a new ‘metaverse-inspired ecosystem’ strategy.
Vassey shares her journeys, including how she crossed the bridge from TV and feature animation to CG gaming and what skill level is needed to be a technical artist; also learn about the short she’s currently producing.
The new update introduces Procedural Content Generation tools and a Substrate shading system providing artists with new real-time functionality – both showcased in March at GDC’s Electric Dreams real-time demo; also announced Unreal Fest 2023 coming to New Orleans in October.
10,000+ digital assets are coming to Fortnite creators via Fab, Epic’s new creator marketplace, now available in its Alpha Version.
The Federal Trade Commission has accused the leading video game developer of manipulating young players into unintentional purchases, illegally collecting personal information of kids under the age of 13, and endangering children by connecting them with strangers in its hugely successful ‘Fortnight’ game.
The award recognizes individuals, films, and organizations working to expand diversity; recipients include producer Chris Nee, Epic Games, and Seyed Mohsen Pourmohseni Shakib's film, ‘It's a Gray, Gray World.’
Epic Games teams up with Toei Animation for the first-ever anime franchise integration transporting characters Goku, Vegeta, Bulma, and Beerus to the world of the famed online video game.
Company's week-long celebration begins with the release of its new 100-page guide, a deep dive into using the Unreal Engine for real-time animation; event programming showcases the latest tools, workflows, and free learning resources in the Epic Games ecosystem.
Everything, everywhere, all at once.
Check out 12 animated short films though the video game’s Party Royale mode starting February 20th, 2 PM EST.
Simple free SDK helps developers grow their communities across multiple platforms and stores.
Slated for release in 2021, Epic Game’s next generation game engine looks to achieve photorealism on par with movie CG.
Linear debut via U.K. IPTV provider TVPlayer follows last year’s XUMO launch in the U.S.
Serbia-based group will lead Epic and Unreal Engine’s worldwide digital human efforts.
Detailed look at the making of the three-minute ‘Fortnite’ trailer assembled, lit, color corrected and rendered in Unreal Engine will be presented at the Unreal Engine User Group meeting during SIGGRAPH 2017.
