Industry September 10, 2018 The Android version of Fortnite without Google Play has gained 15 million installs in 21 days The Epic Games experiment went well. The company has proven that many downloads on Android can be typed without Google Play. Only within the beta for a limited number of Android devices, its blockbuster Fortnite generated 15 million installations in three weeks.
Games August 24, 2018 Epic Games has added a reward to Fortnite for enabling dual authorization Epic Games has started encouraging players to take care of the security of their accounts. As a reward for enabling two-factor authentication, the company gives gamers an exclusive emotion-the Boogie Down dance.
Industry August 15, 2018 Epic Games has launched a training site on Unreal Engine — with free courses and videos The authors of Unreal Engine continue to aggressively promote their engine. Their new step in popularizing the tool among developers is the launch of a website with free courses on it.
Industry August 13, 2018 Google will miss at least $50 million due to the lack of Fortnite in the Play Market Analysts from Sensor Tower have calculated how much Epic Games’ decision not to publish its Fortnite blockbuster in the store can cost Google Play.
Industry August 13, 2018 Epic Games is not completely leaving Google Play. She still has one release scheduled for her Despite Epic Games’ refusal to publish Fortnite on Google Play, at least one of the company’s mobile games will still appear on the official Android marketplace.
Conferences August 13, 2018 Video: round table about influencers During the round table at White Nights St. Petersburg, experts discussed the specifics of interaction with influencers, what difficulties they have to face, and how cooperation helps in promoting the game.
Industry August 3, 2018 Fortnite will not appear on Google Play. Developers are not satisfied with its ecosystem At the beginning of the week, there was a rumor that Fortnite would not be published on Google Play. Today, this information was confirmed by Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney. He stated that the game will be available for download from the official Fortnite website.
Development July 31, 2018 Epic Games has released a mobile game to teach the basics of Unreal Engine Action RPG Sample Project is an educational mobile game from Epic Games, which should help designers familiarize themselves with the features of the Unreal Engine on a specific example.
Industry July 27, 2018 Everything you wanted to know about bizdev, but were afraid to ask Epic Games Licensing Manager Alexey Savchenko explains the meaning of the business developer’s work, talks about the types of investments and gives advice for successful negotiations.
Development July 19, 2018 Unreal Engine 4.20 was released The other day Epic Games introduced an updated version of the Unreal Engine. Its serial number is 4.20. Among the key innovations: mobile optimization, the appearance of Proxy LOD and support for realistic depth of field.
Money July 18, 2018 Fortnite earned $1 billion on in-game purchases Fortnite received $1 billion in revenue from in-game purchases. Monthly revenue of the game is only increasing, the analytical company Superdata reported.
Conferences July 17, 2018 Video: Alexey Savchenko from Epic Games about business development Epic Games Licensing Manager Alexey Savchenko spoke at White Nights St.Petersburg 2018. He spoke about the differences between a business developer and sales, about why investors invest money in development, as well as how to conduct transactions correctly.
Industry July 12, 2018 New conditions in the Unreal Engine Marketplace: 88% of the money goes to developers, 12% to the platform Epic Games turns into a rich kind uncle. The company has changed the terms of payments in its asset store. Instead of the standard 70%, it now pays 88% to content authors from each purchase.
Money July 5, 2018 Mobile Fortnite surpassed PUBG five times in revenue In the rivalry between Fortnite and PUBG on the mobile market, the Epic Games project is still confidently winning. Fortnite Mobile has half as many downloads, but five times more revenue than its competitor.
Industry July 2, 2018 Moscow studio Mundfish received a grant from Epic Games The winners of the Unreal Dev Grants program, which is conducted by Epic Games to support developers working on the Unreal engine, have been determined. $1 million was distributed among 37 teams. Among the grant recipients are the Moscow studio Mundfish and its Atomic Heart project.
Money June 27, 2018 The average check of a Fortnite player was $85 The credit company LendEDU has studied in detail the habits and expenses of players in the Fortnite freeplay battle royale. Two-thirds of respondents buy in-game content. At the same time, the average Fortnite fan has already spent $84.7 in the game since the beginning of this year.
Industry June 27, 2018 PUBG Corp. changed my mind about suing because of Fortnite Developer of the popular “battle royale” PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS studio PUBG Corp. withdrew a lawsuit against Epic Games without explanation. The termination of the case was reported by the business publication Bloomberg.
Money June 20, 2018 Fortnite earned $100 million in three months on iOS In the first three months since the launch on iOS, fans of the main hit Epic Games spent $ 100 million in the game, analysts from Sensor Tower estimated. Only Clash Royale and Pokémon GO earned faster on iOS.
Development June 7, 2018 Retrospective: a little bit about the history of Unreal creation The legendary Unreal shooter turned 20 years old. In honor of the anniversary, developers told how the game was created.
Industry May 31, 2018 A new program for financing indie projects on Unreal Engine 4 has been opened Epic Games has launched a joint program with the Interactive Gaming Ventures investment fund — indie developers making games on the Unreal Engine 4 engine will be able to receive up to $5 million from the fund.