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Fortnite has refunded $72M to gamers so far thanks to ‘dark patterns’ settlements
Last year, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hit Epic Games with a $245M fine as the government body found that the company was...
Tencent removes its Epic Games board inserts after US Justice Department gives it the stinkeye
If this news story were a Discord conversation, the US Justice Department would have posted the Futurama Frye squint animated gif and Tencent would...
Fight or Kite: IfSunSets tasks players with surviving the night on a zombie-filled island
We are rapidly approaching the end of the year, and my game time is getting especially sporadic. This time of year things is a...
Fortnite’s season-ending in-game concert establishes a new concurrency record for its events
Apparently, there were a lot of people who were interested in digital versions of real-world rap artists hosting pre-animated performances of their songs in...
Dauntless’ big Awakening revamp arrives December 5 along with a confirmed Steam release
It's been teased, detailed, talked about, and planned for summer while wholly missing that mark. It's the Awakening update for the multiplayer critter hunting...
Fortnite is bringing back its ‘OG’ game mode and map as a permanent fixture December 6
We've reported before how most players of Fortnite seem to not care about Epic Games' attempt to forge a multi-game metaverse platform that whirs...
Guild Wars 2 just launched on the Epic Games Store – here’s the new trailer
Yesterday, when ArenaNet laid down Guild Wars 2's roadmap for the next few months, the studio teased that the game would be coming to...
33 Immortals delays early access into 2025 to address player feedback and stability problems
Earlier this year we started reporting on the not-so-massive 33 Immortals, a multiplayer co-op roguelike game that put 33 players together (natch) to try...
The MOP Up: Ethyrial adds guilds and guild leveling
We'll start today's leftover news roundup with the word that Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore added guilds with Patch 3.2.2!
"They can be created for the...
Epic Games claims to be ‘financially sound’ with new concurrency records for Fortnite and EGS
If anyone was harboring a concern for the financial health of Epic Games, then let the soothing words of some of the company's execs...
PSA: Gigantic Rampage Edition is now free to grab and enjoy on EGS this week
One of our favorite underdog shooters is now more accessible than ever before, thanks to Gigantic Rampage Edition becoming free on the Epic Games...
Paragon successor Predecessor officially launches today as a F2P MOBA on PC and console
At this afternoon's Gamescom Opening Night Live, the indie team at Omeda Studios formally launched Predecessor, one of multiple MOBAs spawned from the remains...
Fortnite plans a long-reaching infusion of Disney characters, starting with a Marvel-loaded season August 16
Fortnite is no stranger to cramming a bunch of different characters into its battle royale shooter, and it's had some from the Marvel universe...
QuakeCon 2024: Elder Scrolls Online kicks off a free-play event through August 19
If you were watching the QuakeCon 2024 opening ceremonies last night, you got a bunch of Elder Scrolls love - including a new expansion...
Fortnite unveils plans to add previous battle pass items to its shop, but not every item
The battle pass monetization model is something of a double-edged sword: On the one hand, it can motivate people to spend money in order...
Fortnite has added the Cybertruck to the game, and players are marshaling to kill it on sight
If you're among those players in Fortnite who, for whatever reason, are eager to get behind the wheel of the in-game version of Tesla's...
Co-op survivalbox Medieval Dynasty adds cross-platform play and updated character creator
Ever wanted to live in the medieval ages but didn't want to actually go through the effort of dressing up in period outfits and...
Fortnite Reload mode brings the battle royale shooter back to gimmick-free basics
For all of the aspirations Epic Games has heaped upon Fortnite as some metaverse-adjacent hub of greater entertainment, the actual battle royale mode that...
Gigantic launches free trial on Epic Games Store as ranked competitive mode comes to PC
Gigantic continues to do things nobody expected in 2024: First, Abstraction Games brought it back from the dead years after PWE sunsetted it. Second,...
Guild Wars 2 announces Janthir Wilds expansion – with player housing and raid – coming August 20
So who's up for a new Guild Wars 2 expansion? What if I told you Guild Wars 2 is about to get a real...