Competing companies Unity and Epic Games have unexpectedly announced a partnership agreement. They have decided to make their platforms more open.

Last week, Google and Epic Games submitted their proposed settlement to the California court. However, they were unable to secure a swift approval of the deal, as the presiding judge, James Donato, expressed doubts about its merits.

The conflict between Google and Epic Games, which has stretched over five years, may soon come to an end. The companies have reached a settlement agreement and are now waiting to see how the court will respond.

Several years ago, Epic Games started to share revenue with users who create their own games within Fortnite. According to the company, this opportunity attracted not only legitimate developers but also scammers. Recently, they have filed a lawsuit against two such offenders.

The Google Corporation is not giving up in its efforts to come out on top in its confrontation with Epic Games. Now, it has decided to appeal to the country’s Supreme Court.

Nekki has received support from Epic Games. The company announced that it received $50,000 as part of the Epic MegaGrant program.

The South Korean studio Epid Games recently applied to register the trademark “EPIDGames” in several countries outside of its homeland. Noticing this, Epic Games filed an objection with the registration authorities.

For nearly 30 years in the gaming industry, Rod Fergusson has earned a reputation as a “fixer” of troubled projects—from the console version of Counter-Strike to Diablo IV. In light of his return to the BioShock franchise, we have compiled some striking quotes that reflect his philosophy and might serve as lessons for other game producers.

Epic Games announced that a court in Australia has ruled in its legal battle with Apple and Google. The court found that both corporations had abused their dominant position in the mobile store market and in the in-game payment sector to restrict competition.

Google Corporation failed to overturn a court decision in its dispute with Epic Games. Its appeal in the case regarding its monopoly on the Android app market was rejected once again.

Last fall, Epic Games accused Samsung of colluding with Google. Allegedly, the smartphone manufacturer made it more difficult to install apps from third-party sources on its devices in order to protect Google Play from competition. Almost a year later, the conflict has been resolved.

Epic Games has released the new version of the Unreal Engine — version 5.6. According to developers, it allows for the creation of games with large open worlds that can be consistently played at 60 frames per second on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series, as well as on high-performance PCs and mobile devices.

Epic Games held the State of Unreal 2025 presentation. Among other topics, the company focused on its game store. Specifically, it shared that since the launch in August 2024, the mobile version of the Epic Games Store has garnered 40 million downloads worldwide.

In early May, it became known that Epic Games won against Apple in the US appellate court: the corporation was prohibited from charging commissions on payments made outside the App Store. Analyst Joost van Dreunen believes that Apple may now be considering a number of strategies to mitigate the damage. One such strategy is acquiring Unity.

The Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) believes that Epic Games and its subsidiary, Llama Productions, have violated American labor law. They perceived a violation in the addition of an AI companion in Fortnite, represented as Darth Vader, using the voice of the late actor James Earl Jones.

Starting June 2025, the Epic Games Store will change its payment policy. From now on, the store will not take a share from sales if they are less than one million dollars.

A significant development has occurred in the longstanding legal battle between Apple and Epic Games. An American court has issued a ruling that mandates Apple to immediately stop charging commissions on payments made outside its app store.

Epic Games has expanded the catalog of the mobile version of the Epic Games Store (EGS). Now, in addition to its own games, the store also features games from third-party companies.

Epic Games summarized 2024 for Fortnite. Among other things, it revealed that users who created their games within the battle royale received a total of $352 million in payouts from the company over the year.