Rocket League developer Psyonix, now part of Epic Games, today announced Rocket League Sideswipe, a new, standalone Rocket League experience built from the ground up for mobile platforms that’s coming later this year worldwide. A Free-to-Play title for iOS and…
Fall Guys – Epic Games acquires studio behind hit game
Epic Games today announced that it has acquired Tonic Games Group, the studio behind the global sensation Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout. To some extension, Tencent Games now owns Fall Guys since it is the majority shareholder of Epic Games, the…
Codename SYN – Tech demo for ambitious open-world cyberpunk online FPS revealed
Tencent announced several new games (such as Metal Slug Codename: J) over the weekend in a streaming event, along with updates on several in-development ones. Codename: SYN is a surprise entry, as there was no teaser prior. Currently a technical…
Epic Games – Developer reveals Unreal Engine 5 with PlayStation 5 demo
Today, developer Epic Games revealed Unreal Engine 5 together with a gameplay footage from the upcoming PlayStation 5 console. Mostly technical stuff more suited for developers than gamers, the video demo showcases new and improved features coming to Unreal Engine…
Dragon Raja – Unreal Engine 4 mobile MMORPG gets official name
Epic Games and Chinese developer Loong Entertainment unveiled their highly-anticipated mobile game, Dragon Raja, at Unreal Open Day 2019. The game, which was originally revealed as Project:SU at GDC 2019, is being developed by using the powerful Unreal Engine 4…
Code: Odyssey – Chinese studio teams up with Improbable for UE4 sandbox MMO
You probably have not heard of the tech company known as Improbable or its advanced multiplayer platform known as SpatialOS. In a nutshell, SpatialOS is a cloud-based platform for building and operating any online game. This complete multiplayer solution lets…
Rocket League – Developer Psyonix joins Epic Games
[Source] Following the massive global success of Fortnite, this deal doesn’t come much as a shock to me as Epic Games looks to expand its competitive games portfolio. Powered by Unreal Engine 3 and having a smaller but dedicated fan…
Project:SU – New Unreal Engine 4 mobile game announced at GDC 2019
Epic Games and China studio Loong Entertainment today announced a new mobile game entitled Project:SU at Games Developer Conference (GDC) 2019. Scheduled to launch later this year, Project:SU is co-developed by both companies using Unreal Engine 4 and incorporates advanced…
Dauntless – Migration to Epic Games store announced for co-op action RPG
[Epic Games store page] As part of developer Phoenix Labs and Epic Games’ partnership to publish Dauntless, the critically acclaimed Behemoth hunting co-op action RPG, on the Epic Games store later this year, Phoenix Labs announced that players will soon…
Epic Games – Fortnite developer announced as G-Star 2018 main sponsor
It seems that the market share of South Korea’s battle royale gamers might further tilt to the side of Fortnite, as developer Epic Games Korea was recently announced as the main sponsor for G-Star 2018, one of the biggest annual…
Project E – Tencent Games previews “flagship” mobile game for 2019
ChinaJoy 2018 is ongoing in Shanghai, so expect more posts about mobile games over the next few days. Publisher Tencent Games, together with representatives from developer Loong Entertainment and Epic Games, teased Project E over at the event as a…
Fortnite – Battle royale success elevates Epic Games founder to billionaire status
[Source] According to a recent report from Bloomberg, Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney is now a billionaire due to the mega success of the battle royale game, Fortnite. Founded 27 years ago in the basement of his parent’s house, Epic…
Fortnite – China server begins Limited Test Phase under Tencent later this month
A few months after confirming the China server of Fortnite, publisher Tencent Games recently announced that the Limited Test Phase will begin on 24 July. Fortnite is already running in China with a limited number of players and received the…
PlayerUnknown’s Battlgrounds – PUBG Corp withdraws lawsuit against Epic Games
In a surprising twist to the legal battle between PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Fortnite, developer PUBG Corp has withdrawn the lawsuit against Epic Games. According to Bloomberg, PUBG Corp sent a letter of withdrawal to Epic Games Inc.’s attorneys on Monday…