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Epic CEO mocks ‘metaverse is dead’ notion — 600M coming to the ‘wake’
10.5.2023
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney made fun of a recent Business Insider article suggesting the Metaverse had run its course
Apple's outside payments ban upheld as unlawful in likely win for NFTs and crypto
26.4.2023
Unless Apple appeals the decision and has the ruling overturned, developers are free to direct app users to their own systems to make purchases
Epic's Billionaire CEO Jumps On Twitter To Complain About Elites
24.4.2023
If you had not already been made aware of the news—and I admire and respect everyone whose life choices means they are not—Twitter owner and exploding vehicle connoisseur Elon Musk spent the weekend further ruining his $44 billion purchase by messing around with the remains of the platform’s...
Will Microsoft actually close the Activision deal?
12.12.2022
We're going to say... yes. Also, Tim Sweeney & lots of discovery news!
Epic Games 'definitely won't' follow Minecraft NFT ban
22.7.2022
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has said that the firm will not ban NFTs, as devs “should be free to decide how to build their games.”
Epic CEO Calls Fortnite Crypto 'A Scam,' Threatens Legal Action
7.6.2022
I’m not surprised that Fortnite crypto exists. Whether it’s Nintendo or Minecraft NFTs, crypto scammers love to make environment-destroying projects out of other people’s IPs. What’s surprising is that Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney bothered to give the Fortnite Tokens project his time of day. “This...
The First Blockchain Game Coming To The Epic Store Looks Like Garbage
6.6.2022
Developer and publisher Epic Games will make its official foray into crypto with Grit, a battle royale game from blockchain video game company Gala Games. Read more
Sony Goes Big On Epic Games With Whopping $1 Billion Investment
11.4.2022
Epic Games recently announced an epic new wave of fundraising, notable both for the $2 billion it’s pulled in and for an eye-raising firm present among the leading partners: Sony. The makers of PlayStation VR have invested a cool $1 billion in Epic to further “the development of new digital...
New Epic And Lego Project Will Inflict The Metaverse On Children
7.4.2022
Right now, every company in the world is scrambling to announce something with the word “metaverse” in its pitch. Scrambling because it’s essential this be done before anyone actually works out what a “metaverse” might be, and all the wind comes out of it like stale air from a forgotten Whoopee...
Fortnite Boss Slams Billionaire Tax He Doesn't Seem To Fully Understand
28.10.2021
Surprise, surprise, Epic Games founder, Tim Sweeney, is not a fan of the new billionaire tax being proposed in Congress at the moment. The CEO of the company, which prints money thanks to Fortnite, said the tax would possibly “end founder control” of Epic Games, calling into question whether...
Epic Games Store Will 'Welcome' NFT Games After Steam Bans Them
16.10.2021
Epic Games and its CEO Tim Sweeney are open to letting games that use blockchain technology and NFTs onto its PC store, even as NFTs continue to be criticized for being a giant, planet-burning scam filled with grifters. This follows Valve’s decision to remove and ban all games that utilize NFTs...
Good Riddance: Steam Bans Games That Feature Crypto And NFTs
15.10.2021
Damn. Good Guy Steam is (sort of) back. The developer of an upcoming NFT-based PC game revealed in a tweet that Steam is no longer allowing games built on blockchain technology or that “issue or allow exchange of cryptocurrencies or NFTs.” Indeed, Valve’s onboarding rules page now says exactly...
Epic Confirms Massive L: Fortnite Not Returning To Apple Any Time Soon
22.9.2021
Today, Tim Sweeney confirmed on Twitter just how massive of an “L” Epic took in its recent trial against Apple. Apple has effectively “blacklisted” Fortnite from all Apple products until the legal clash between the two massive corporations reaches its conclusion, which could take as long as five...
Epic Wins Big Fortnite Lawsuit Against Apple
10.9.2021
Today a U.S. District Court judge ruled in Epic Games’ favor in its lawsuit against Apple. As a result, Apple can no longer dictate that purchases made in apps on its own devices go through the App Store. Apple had previously collected 30% of the revenue for purchases made in Epic Games’...
Among Us Devs Aren't Feeling Fortnite’s New ‘Impostors’ Mode
18.8.2021
Epic Games added a new game mode to Fortnite today that sounds suspiciously like indie hit Among Us, right down to the terminology used for its antagonists.Read more
Šéf Epicu Tim Sweeney si vyšlápl už i na Google, má prý prohnilou duši
25.6.2021
Po soudním procesu se společností Apple obrátil CEO společnosti Epic Games Tim Sweeney pozornost i na konkurenční Google. Vadí mu, že v jeho obchodě nenajdete populární hru Fortnite
Everything That's Happening In The Apple vs Epic Case
10.5.2021
The big court case between Apple and Epic is one of the most important legal showdowns in the history of video games. It’s also throwing up a ton of very funny and interesting looks at how these billion-dollar companies do business behind the scenes.Read more
Apple Tries Really Hard To Get Epic To Admit There's Porn On Its Store
8.5.2021
Is there porn on the Epic Games Store? Seems like a pretty easy “yes” or “no” question. Today, however, the ongoing, increasingly contentious Epic v. Apple court case showed us that actually it’s possible to have a nearly 10-minute argument about it.Read more
Please Enjoy Epic's Tim Sweeney Apologising Profusely To Ubisoft For Screwing Up
5.5.2021
While the documents and emails being released as part of the Epic v Apple case are often important and full of detailed information, I am very much enjoying the ones—like this—where billionaire executives are forced into embarrassing apologies when their company fucks up.Read more
Apple's Tim Cook On Epic's Tim Sweeney: I Do Not Know This Man
5.5.2021
Another day, another collection of very funny and insightful documents being released as part of the Apple vs Epic lawsuit. For tonight we have a 2015 email from Epic’s Tim Sweeney to Apple CEO Tim Cook, where one executive issues an impassioned plea for marketplace reform, and the other says “who...