Studio: Epic Games
Launch Date: July 25, 2017
Genre: Battle royale survival shooter
Business Model: F2P (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC, mobile, console
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Official Site: Fortnite
Studio: Epic Games
Launch Date: July 25, 2017
Genre: Battle royale survival shooter
Business Model: F2P (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC, mobile, console
Studio: Epic Games
Launch Date: July 25, 2017
Genre: Battle royale survival shooter
Business Model: F2P (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC, mobile, console
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Tim Sweeney insists Epic Games’ legal battle is meant to stop a monopoly
In an interview with NPR, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney is continuing to explain that the motivation for his company's legal battle with Google...
Apple reverses its decision to block ‘Sign In with Apple’ functionality for Fortnite after Apple user blowback
As the battle between Epic Games and Apple continues to wear on, the effects for the players continues to be felt in small waves....
Massively Overthinking: Contemplating in-game advertising
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Apple’s new countersuit decries Epic’s ‘subterfuge’ and ‘brazen’ rule-breaking with Fortnite ‘Trojan horse’
Another day, another pile of paper filed in the Epic Games v. Apple Inc. lawsuit. The latest is actually a counter-suit pressed by Apple...
Google seeks to dismiss Epic’s lawsuit as Epic talks up the Fortnite ‘Metaverse’
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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...
MMO Business Roundup: Fortnite iOS’s lost parity, Halo Infinite’s debunked rumors, Funcom’s movie
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent (mostly adjacent today) industry news.
Fortnite iOS players who don't read the news are in...
Thor’s hammer! Fortnite crosses over with Marvel this week!
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This week, the popular game is crossing...
Epic secures early win against Apple for Unreal Engine, but Fortnite remains barred
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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.
Apple’s retaliatory measures against Epic Games threaten Unreal Engine, not just Fortnite
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