Unity is confident that their “real competitor” is not Epic Games at all. Those companies that still independently make engines for their projects deserve much more attention.

The developer of the Unreal Engine has presented a tool that allows you to make a realistic digital model of a person in a few minutes — MetaHuman Creator. The technology is not yet without the effect of the “sinister valley”, but it is free. We chose the main thing about the Epic Games project and gathered the opinion of the gaming community.

The Epic Games team talked about what 2020 was like for its digital store. The report contains detailed statistics with business indicators and a few plans for this year. Spoiler: Weekly game giveaways will continue in 2021.

Epic Games has a new ally in the fight against Apple. Facebook has sided with Fortnite developers, which has been dealing with the Apple company for several months.

In the wake of the success of Among Us, other developers began to implement its mechanics. The first of the major companies was Epic Games, which added a similar “Spy, get out” mode to Fortnite.The launch of the temporary regime became known on December 15.

Epic Games has introduced an update for the Unreal Engine. A number of significant changes have been added to the engine version 4.26, including a new system of water and clouds, as well as an editor for creating realistic hair and wool.

Last night in Fortnite, a large-scale event featuring Galactus, a character from the Marvel universe, took place. More than 15.3 million players gathered simultaneously for the battle with the “Devourer of Worlds.” This set a new record for concurrent players in the battle royale.

Travis Scott’s concert in the Fortnite game not only broke attendance records, but also brought the rapper $ 20 million. This is several times more than the income from his most successful live performance.Forbes reports that the amount earned by Scott includes not only the fee for the virtual event, but also the proceeds from the sale of merchandise.

The rumors were confirmed. Fortnite will indeed add a monthly subscription, which will include game currency and other bonuses. But it will be possible to link it to only one platform.

Yesterday Apple announced a reduction in the commission in its store for small developers. But this still does not suit Epic Games. Tim Sweeney commented on Apple’s initiative and explained why he is not happy about the changes.

Epic Games has announced a deal to buy Hyprsense. The studio specializes in capturing facial animation in real time. Now this technology is planned to be integrated into Unreal Engine.

The confrontation between Epic Games and Apple is getting bigger. This time, the owners of Fortnite appealed to the Federal Court of Australia. The reason is the same — Apple’s monopolistic behavior and violation of the rights of consumers (already Australian).

Epic Games does not stop supporting the authors of 3D packages. The company became a minority owner of SideFX developer Houdini.

The developers of What Remains of Edith Finch have provided Epic Games with a large set of free assets. Now everyone can download and use more than 3000 items and models from the game.

Apple will not receive compensation and fines from Epic Games. A federal judge found the claims of an American corporation groundless.

Epic Games conducted a survey among Fortnite users to find out their opinion about the introduction of a monthly subscription to the game. This was told by a FireMonkey user who specializes in Fortnite news and drains.

The trial of Epic and Apple is still more than six months away. Meanwhile, the owners of Fortnite are making another loud statement. This time, the developers claim that they have never “stolen” anything from Apple — the unpaid commission rightfully belongs to them.

The conflict between Epic and Apple could turn into problems for console manufacturers, according to judge Yvonne Gonzales Rogers. Now the court wants to get more information about the principles of closed platforms.

The new trial between Epic Games and Apple will take place two months earlier than planned. The date of the next hearing is May 3, 2021.