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Sony Buys Minority Stake in Fortnite Dev Epic Games Ahead of PS5 Release

By Michelle Ehrhardt published 9 July 20

Sony is pouring $250 million into Epic Games.

Epic Games Store Would Stop Snagging Exclusives If Steam Adopted Their Revenue Model

By Lucian Armasu published 25 April 19

Tim Sweeney, Epic Games' CEO, called out Steam for taking too large a cut from game revenues.

Epic Games Joins Nvidia in Pushing Ray Tracing

By Nathaniel Mott published 21 March 19

Epic Games joined Nvidia in pushing ray tracing on developers at GDC 2019 with a real-time demo made with Unreal Engine 4.22 called "Troll."

Epic Games Responds to Privacy Concerns About its Store

By Nathaniel Mott published 16 March 19

Epic Games responded to concerns about the Epic Games Store copying a Steam file, regularly accessing root certificates, and tracking user activity.

Epic Store Releases Feature Update Road Map

By Zak Storey published 15 March 19

Epic set to release multiple updates to its gaming store, with search, user reviews, achievements and more to follow soon.

Community Questions: What's the Best Battle Royale Game?

By Joshua Simenhoff published 22 February 19

What is the best battle royale game? Let us know what you think in the Tom's Hardware forums.

Store Wars: Epic Games Takes on Valve, Google with Own Games Store

By Lucian Armasu published 4 December 18

Epic Games announced the launch of its own games store, which will be available initially on Windows and macOS, but it should also come to "other open platforms" such as Android, throughout 2019.

Royale-lly Screwed: Epic Sues YouTubers Promoting Fortnite Cheats

By Nathaniel Mott published 17 October 18

Epic Games sued "Golden Modz" and "Exentric" for making, selling and promoting "Fortnite" cheats via their YouTube channels.

Make Your Own Rift with Fortnite 5.30 Update

By Nathaniel Mott published 23 August 18

Epic's latest update introduces a new Rift-To-Go item, the Score Royale mode, and a new Tomato Temple where Tomato Town once stood.

Fortnite for Android Will Bypass Google’s Play Store

By Lucian Armasu published 3 August 18

Epic Games announced that the Android version of its popular online shooter "Fortnite" will be distributed directly from the company's website, bypassing Google's Play Store.

Epic Is Shutting Down 'Paragon'

By Brittany Vincent published 26 January 18

'Fortnite' Tests Your Skills In Survival Mode Update

By Rexly Peñaflorida published 24 August 17

The limited-time event will pit you against tougher monsters in order to earn powerful weapons.

Epic Games' 'Fortnite' Heads To Early Access

By Rexly Peñaflorida published 25 July 17

You will work together with three other players to construct a base and fight an onslaught of monsters.

Unreal Engine 4.16 Adds Support For Nintendo Switch

By Kevin Carbotte published 25 May 17

Epic Games' 'Robo Recall' VR Game Picks Up Where 'Bullet Train' Began

By Fritz Nelson published 6 October 16

Epic Games let us try "Robo Recall," a VR FPS that takes many of the concepts from "Bullet Train," an experience that wowed the Oculus Connect audience in 2015.

Iggy And Scorch, Paragon's Hot New Duo, Join The Fray

By Tom's Hardware News Team published 22 April 16

Paragon’s Early Access Season is in full swing, and we had a blast trying it out last month. The latest development is the addition of Iggy and Scorch, a caster duo specializing in lane control.