'The Jackbox Party Pack' (ALL) Will Be Free On Epic Games Store Next Week
by Rainier on Jan. 14, 2019 @ 12:00 a.m. PST | Filed under News
The team behind You Don't Know Jack presents five guffaw-inducing party games in one pack!
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'The Division 2' (ALL) Drops Steam in Favor Of Epic Games Store
by Rainier on Jan. 9, 2019 @ 10:07 a.m. PST | Filed under News
Tom Clancy's The Division 2 is a shooter RPG with campaign, co-op, and PvP modes that offers more variety in missions and challenges, new progression systems with twists and surprises, and fresh innovations that offer new ways to play.
'What Remains of Edith Finch' (ALL) Will Be Free On Epic Games Store Next Week
by Rainier on Jan. 4, 2019 @ 1:58 a.m. PST | Filed under News
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of short stories about a cursed family in Washington State.
'The Walking Dead: The Final Season' (ALL) Exclusively Through Epic Games Store On PC
by Rainier on Dec. 20, 2018 @ 11:20 a.m. PST | Filed under News
The final chapter of Clementine's journey begins where you will define your relationships, fight the undead, and determine how Clementine's story ends.
'Maneater' Will Be An Epic Games Store Exclusive For One Year
by Rainier on Dec. 11, 2018 @ 8:56 a.m. PST | Filed under News
Maneater is an open-world, single-player action-RPG where players take on the role of a shark.
Epic Games Store to Launch With Revenue Share for Developers
by Rainier on Dec. 4, 2018 @ 2:09 p.m. PST | Filed under News
Epic Games announced its new online store pioneering an 88/12% revenue split in favor of developers.
Epic Games Secures $1.25 Billion In Fresh Funding
by Rainier on Oct. 26, 2018 @ 3:05 p.m. PDT | Filed under News
If you though Fortnite was enough of a cash cow for Epic Games then you are wrong, as it has received an investment of approximately $1.25 billion from KKR, ICONIQ Capital, Smash Ventures, aXiomatic, Vulcan Capital, Kleiner Perkins, and Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Epic Games Signs Deal With Hasbro For 'Fortnite' (ALL) Toys and Games
by Rainier on Sept. 10, 2018 @ 7:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under News
Fortnite is an expansive original world that invites players to be creative, resourceful and collaborative by day and defend their prized fortress by night … all utilizing the latest Unreal Engine technology.
Epic Games and Xsolla Partner to Fund Unreal Engine 4 Projects
by Rainier on May 3, 2017 @ 8:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under News
Epic Games and Xsolla Capital announced a partnership to help Unreal Engine 4 developers bring their games to market.
Epic Games Launches $500,000 Games Development Challenge
by Rainier on Jan. 25, 2017 @ 12:00 a.m. PST | Filed under News
Epic Games and Wellcome are inviting games developers based in Europe to participate in a new $500,000 year-long development competition Developing Beyond.
Epic Games' Tim Sweeney Gets Lifetime Achievement Award
by Rainier on Jan. 20, 2017 @ 1:39 p.m. PST | Filed under News
The 17th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards will recognize Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games and creator of ZZT, Unreal and Unreal Engine, with this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
Epic Games Acquires Pitbull Studio
by Rainier on Aug. 5, 2014 @ 12:01 p.m. PDT | Filed under News
Epic Games announced the formation of Epic Games UK, which sets up longtime collaborator and trusted partner Pitbull Studio as a fully integrated team driving Unreal Engine 4 development in the region.
Epic Games Bringing Unreal Engine 4 To Firefox Web Browser
by Rainier on March 12, 2014 @ 2:50 p.m. PDT | Filed under News
Epic Games and Mozilla are demonstrating how the Web is continuing to evolve as a powerful platform for gaming by providing a sneak peek of Epic’s Soul and Swing Ninja demos, running in Firefox at near-native speeds.
Epic Games Execs Inducted Into Develop Hall of Fame
by Rainier on June 27, 2013 @ 1:47 p.m. PDT | Filed under News
Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney and Mark Rein will be inducted into the games development hall of fame next month at the Develop Industry Excellence Awards.
'Gears of War' (X360) Producer Cliff Bleszinski Departs Epic Games
by Rainier on Oct. 3, 2012 @ 7:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under News
Today we are saying farewell with warm regards to Cliff Bleszinski, who is departing as Epic’s design director to chart the next stage of his career.
Epic Games Opens Unreal Engine 4-Dedicated Studio In Seattle
by Rainier on Sept. 7, 2012 @ 12:44 p.m. PDT | Filed under News
Epic Games has opened a new Seattle studio which will be initially focused on engineering efforts for its Unreal Engine 4 technology, and is recruiting developers to work on its latest technological projects.
Impossible Studios Formed By Big Huge Games Devs, Joins Epic Games
by Rainier on Aug. 9, 2012 @ 7:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under News
Epic Games announces the opening of Impossible Studios, a company comprised of highly skilled, senior-level game development talent.
Reverb Publishing Licenses Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3
by Rainier on March 5, 2012 @ 9:35 a.m. PST | Filed under News
Reverb Publishing has entered into a site licensing agreement for use of Epic’s Unreal Engine 3, giving developers that sign with Reverb the ability to harness the power of Epic’s video game engine along with Reverb’s digital publishing program.
Epic Games To Unveil New IP At Spike TV's 2011 VGA Awards
by Rainier on Dec. 5, 2011 @ 8:41 p.m. PST | Filed under News
Featuring world premiere footage from a variety of the gaming world's most anticipated releases, Spike TV's annual Video Game Awards will be a night to remember as the network celebrated the outstanding artistic and technical achievements in the gaming industry over the past year.
Epic Games Integrates Scaleform GFx Into Unreal Engine 3
by Rainier on April 15, 2010 @ 2:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under News
Epic Games announced that it will integrate Scaleform's user interface middleware solutions into all current and future versions of Unreal Engine 3, free of any additional charges, which it will also use in its own upcoming title, Gears of War 3.
Epic Games Opens Up Office In Japan Next Week
by Rainier on April 12, 2010 @ 4:53 p.m. PDT | Filed under News
Epic Games announced the company will officially open its new office in Japan at a launch event set for April 15, 2010, marking the expansion of Epic Games to include primary operations in Cary, North Carolina; Provo, Utah; Warsaw, Poland; Seoul, Korea; Shanghai, China and Tokyo, Japan.
Epic Games Integrates Valve's Steamworks Into Unreal Engine 3
by Rainier on March 11, 2010 @ 8:00 a.m. PST | Filed under News
Epic Games and Valve Software have inked an agreement to deliver Valve's Steamworks suite of services to all licensees of Epic's Unreal Engine 3 for use in their products, free of any additional fees.
Epic Games Launches Free Unreal Development Kit
by Rainier on Nov. 5, 2009 @ 2:43 a.m. PST | Filed under News
Epic Games announces the launch of the Unreal Development Kit (UDK), a free edition of Unreal Engine 3 that provides community access to the toolset like never before. This software release is available to anyone interested in using 3D game engine technology, including game developers, students, hobbyists, researchers, creators of 3D visualizations and simulations, and digital filmmakers.
Epic Games Opens Up Shop in Korea
by Rainier on June 29, 2009 @ 6:14 a.m. PDT | Filed under News
Epic Games celebrated the launch of its wholly owned and operated business unit based in Seoul, which extends Unreal Engine 3 licensing services and dedicated support resources to game developers in Korea.
Good Old Games Signs Epic's Unreal Games for Digital Distribution
by Rainier on Nov. 18, 2008 @ 8:41 a.m. PST | Filed under News
Good Old Games announced an agreement with Epic Games, Inc. that will bring several titles in the renowned studio’s Unreal series to GOG.com, DRM-free of course.