iOS users spent the least in the game. The main part of the revenue was generated by console players. The PlayStation 4 gamers were the most generous.

Epic Games has announced the release of the MetaHuman Creator editor in early access. It allows you to create realistic human models in a few minutes.

Epic Games has attracted additional investments in the amount of $ 1 billion. This, among other things, made it possible to strengthen cooperation with Sony, which this time invested an additional $ 200 million in the company. Epic Games’ total valuation was $28.7 billion.Epic Games announced the closing of the investment round today on its official website.

Epic Games is losing hundreds of millions of dollars on its own store. Over the past two years, Epic Games Store losses have reached $454 million, and by the end of 2021, they may even amount to about $ 600 million. But Tim Sweeney is sure there is nothing wrong with that. He calls the losses “fantastic investments” and believes that such a strategy will prove itself well in the future.

Epic Games is going to hold another round of investments worth $ 1.7 billion. After that, the valuation of the company, which still remains private, will reach $28 billion. Plans for an IPO are still out of the question.Bloomberg sources report that Epic Games has already reached an agreement to receive $1 billion.

In May, the trial of Apple and Epic Games will begin. On the eve of the meeting, the parties announced a list of possible witnesses. Among them are the heads of companies Tim Cook and Tim Sweeney, as well as other top managers and a number of former employees.According to TechCrunch, the witness lists were submitted to the court at the end of last week.

Anthony and Joe Russo (Anthony Russo, Joe Russo), who directed the last two parts of “The Avengers”, turned out to be big Fortnite fans. So much so that they even helped Epic Games create the sixth season of the second chapter of the battle royale.

The Epic Games team decided to take up the improvement of social functions in their store. For example, now they want to add group chats to it. But personal messages will be removed for a while.

Consolidation continues in the gaming market. Epic Games became the owner of Tonic Games Group— the parent company of Mediatonic Studio. The latter developed the popular battle royale Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout.

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, Fortnite hosted a large—scale event with Galactus, a character from the Marvel universe. More than 15.3 million players gathered at the same time for the battle with the “Devourer of Worlds”. This is a new record online for 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.