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Spellbreak trades battle royale’s shooting for spellcasting as it officially launches
As we mentioned earlier this week, the battle royale sub-genre has a fresh arrival in the form of Spellbreak, a game where the shooting...
Wizarding battle royale Spellbreak launches September 3 – here’s the latest trailer
Yep, it's another battle royale game launch. This one, however, is all about flinging spells angrily at other wizards, which might be enough of...
The panther statue in Fortnite has become a player memorial for Chadwick Boseman
The unexpected passing of actor Chadwick Boseman at age 43 has left many people struggling to find the words to express what has been...
Director Sir Ridley Scott sounds off on the Fortnite ad spoof with mild disappointment
Aside from directing Gladiator, Alien, and Blade Runner, Sir Ridley Scott is also known for directing the famous '1984' commercial for Apple - because...
Path of Exile is headed to the Epic Games Store in September, expansion reveal is tomorrow
While many players of Path of Exile are understandably eager for the next expansion that's arriving in September, there's something else happening that month:...
Apple officially terminates Epic’s dev account, cutting Fortnite iOS and Mac players from future updates
This past Friday, Apple made good on its threat to terminate Epic Games' developer accounts on iOS and Mac, which now effectively cuts off...
Thor’s hammer! Fortnite crosses over with Marvel this week!
Selling Batman and Harley Quinn outfits in Fortnite is so last month. This August, it's all about Marvel.
This week, the popular game is crossing...
Epic secures early win against Apple for Unreal Engine, but Fortnite remains barred
If we're keeping score, and really that would be unnecessary since the courts are doing that for us, we're currently at Epic 1, Apple...
Microsoft general manager says Apple’s block of Unreal Engine ‘will harm game creators and gamers’
The ongoing kaiju-sized hand-slapping fight between Epic Games and Apple isn't just about two massive corporations having a hissy fit over money; it's tangentially...
Epic-Apple lawsuit filings reveal Epic’s pre-suit efforts at securing competing payment options
The upcoming legal clash between Apple and Epic Games has mostly featured a competition by Epic to secure mind share, painting the company in...
Epic’s new #FreeFortnite Cup promo is another cynical dig on Apple
If you thought Epic Games was being childish or cynical in its attempts to rile up the video game faithful over its otherwise perfectly...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 284: Mommy, don’t let them take my Fortnite away
Justin and Bree discuss Final Fantasy XIV 5.3, City of Heroes Homecoming, Daybreak buying Cold Iron, WoW Shadowlands' prepatch, EVE Echoes' launch, Epic's lawsuit, and the passing of Meridian 59's Brian Grene, with adventures in Valiance Online, LOTRO, and The Sims 4, plus a mailbag topic on industry stress for devs.
Steam’s new TOS cracks down on devs using it to promote other platforms
Point your eyeballs at what Valve is up to with Steam: It's apparently trying to bar developers from using Steam to advertise, for example,...
Apple’s retaliatory measures against Epic Games threaten Unreal Engine, not just Fortnite
As we've been covering, Epic Games is suing Apple and Google for "unfair and anti-competitive actions" as to their payment markets, over which Apple...
So Epic Games is taking on Apple and Google – but can it win?
Last week, Epic Games kicked off both an internet drama and a lawsuit when it instigated legal action against both Apple and Google over...
This is the weirdest Fortnite lawsuit you’re going to read about all week
While Epic Games busies itself taking on some of the biggest digital platforms in the world, it's being sued by a Samson of its...
Epic Games could lose almost $50M every month the Fortnite Apple/Google lawsuits go on
Yesterday, we covered the emerging legal drama between Epic Games and... well, everyone with a platform trying to take a cut from transactions inside...
Epic Games is suing Apple (and probably Google too) over its payment monopoly
Epic Games is really swinging for the bleachers on this one.
Earlier today, Epic revealed the Fortnite "mega drop" - a permanent discount of up...
New executive order could ban US transactions with Tencent – potentially bad news for gaming [Updated]
File this one under "I was about to go to sleep when the internet erupted in an absolute panic over Tencent": Late this evening,...
Fortnite’s receding water level reveals a new Atlantis-like location known as Coral Castle
As the water level recedes in the battle royale island of Fortnite, more locations are revealed, yet those who have been exploring the area...
