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EXCLUSIVE: Fortnite developer and publisher Epic Games is set to make its first known movie grant in the shape of animated feature film Gilgamesh, based on the hero from ancient Mesopotamian mythology. Through the Epic MegaGrants program, the developer is supporting Latin American animation studio Hook Up and…

Ruth Porat, CFO of Google, said an antitrust suit the Department of Justice and 11 state attorneys general filed against the search giant last month is meritless. Google dominates search because it's what users want, not because rivals can’t get a foothold, she insisted during a Q&A at The New York Times DealBook…

Tim Sweeney, founder and CEO of Epic Games, continued his attacks on Apple and Google for the 30% share of app sales they take from his company and other app developers. “Apple is a monopoly and it’s not just a matter of a distributor charging a commission,” Sweeney said at the New York Times DealBook Online Summit, a…

Tech giant Apple Wednesday unveiled a new developer program that reduces App Store commissions by half to 15% for businesses earning up to $1 million a year. It said the goal is to "accelerate innovation and help small businesses and independent developers propel their businesses forward with the next generation of…

The Television Academy on Thursday revealed winners of its 72nd Engineering Emmy Awards, with four of the nine companies honored for developing and deploying remote production technology that has become invaluable in a year in which the industry saw widespread shutdowns because of the coronavirus pandemic. Evercast…

Epic Games, Spotify and a handful of others have launched The Coalition for App fairness, a nonprofit meant to ramp up pressure on Apple over App store charges, transparency and access. Epic, the home of Fortnite, is currently in a legal tussle with Apple in the U.S. and Spotify is fighting them in the EU, targeting…

Apple on Tuesday countersued Fortnite creator Epic Games in California federal court, the latest move in the companies’ contentious battle over the uber-popular video game. At issue is the 30% of revenue that Apple and Google take from all downloads on their app stores. Epic integrated a feature that enabled users to…

Fortnite publisher Epic Games has suffered a setback in its legal fight against Apple, with a federal judge denying the company’s bid for an emergency order seeking to have the game restored on Apple’s App Store. Technically, it was a split decision by U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. In a ruling…

UPDATED, 6:45 PM: Google today also barred Epic Games from its app store, which caters to Android users. As of late Thursday, neither was allowing the publisher’s uber-popular Fortnite game to be downloaded and installs on devices through their outlets. Epic then also sued Google. Read more about the case below. PREVIO…

Endeavor Group will be selling a chunk of its stake in video game publisher Epic Games as part of a new round of fundraising for the company behind Fortnite, Deadline has confirmed. Endeavor has been dogged by debt and struggling for cash as the coronavirus hits its diverse businesses hard, especially live events. The…

Movie theaters and television production is shut down. There’s no pro sports or concerts or theater. But in the world of gaming, fans are excited about the imminent beta release of Valorant, a 5v5 multiplayer shooting game that’s the first in that genre from Riot Games, which makes the popular League of…

If you have a teenager in your house, you shouldn’t be surprised by Nielsen’s latest statistic: Fortnite took in $1.8 billion in sales in 2019, more money in a single year than any game in history. SuperData, the video game arm of Nielsen, gave the numbers on the game. Epic Games owns Fortnite but doesn’t break out…