Epic
Sensor Tower: Epic Games’ Fortnite makes $1.2m a day for November on iOS alone
The battle royale has now made $385 million from iOS
Company Profile
Epic Games
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epicgames.com
About
Founded in 1991, Epic Games is an American company founded by CEO Tim Sweeney. The company is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina and has more than 40 offices worldwide. Today Epic is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, one of the world’s largest games with over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections.
Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is also adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation. Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content.
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Accolades
Articles featuring Epic Games
Huge
Epic is launching its own Android games storefront off back of Fortnite success
Launching soon with a curated selection of games
Indie Delight
Donut County and Gorogoa named iPhone and iPad game of the year by Apple
Alto’s Odyssey and battle royale games also given the nod
Paradise Palms
Fortnite now has 200 million players
Rise of 60 per cent in the last five months
Chill
$1 million is on the line in Fortnite’s Winter Royale Online Tournament
Star players will be chosen to take part in the Fortnite World Cup in 2019
Funding
Super.com will support Unreal Engine projects with a new $50 million investment fund
Funding site is looking for independent Unreal developers of all levels of expertise
Spooked
Epic Games’ Fortnite builds up $350m in revenue on iOS
$55 million was grossed in October
Epic Stuff
Fortnite developer Epic Games raises $1.25 billion in funding from over half a dozen investors
Seven new investors become minority shareholders in the Fortnite and Unreal developer
Woah
Fortnite developer Epic Games to open new Australia and New Zealand branch
GDA Australia CEO Anthony Reed will be stepping down from his role to help start it up
Open Sesame
Fortnite Android beta now open
Title has already grossed more than $60 million, according to Sensor Tower estimates
Service
Epic Games acquires security and service provider Kamu
Kamu brings its speciality in game security and community building to Fortnite and Unreal developers
Support A Creator
Fortnite's 'support-a-creator' initiative lets players back their favourite influencers
The event allows players to support their favourite creators when making in-game purchases
Cash Royale
Fortnite iOS revenue catapults to $300 million faster than Clash Royale
But slower than Niantic’s Pokemon Go, which only took 113 days
Epic
Fortnite lands on 78.3m player count for August
Epic also admitted that this player figure revealed weaknesses in performance and spectating
Divorce Royale
Report: Fortnite to blame in over 200 UK divorces this year
"It is no surprise to us that more and more people are having relationship problems because of our digital addictions"
Best Of 2018
Fortnite developer Epic Games named the world’s top mobile games company in the PocketGamer.biz Top 50 Developer list
The full list of the 50 hottest mobile game developers! [UPDATE: exclusive video]
Oh No
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney dubs Google ‘irresponsible’ over Android bug row on Fortnite
Google had made it public knowledge that hackers could hijack the game's installation software and load it with malware
Revenue
Fortnite swoops past $200 million revenue on iOS five months after launch
Rapid success puts the battle royale on equal footing with Clash Royale’s performance
Best Of 2018
The Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2018
Revealed: the movers, shakers and moneymakers!
Fort-not
Google Play now warning Fortnite fans that the game isn’t on its Android store
Despite best efforts, clones are likely to flood the Google Play store
Fortnite Android
Fortnite Android rolls out exclusively on Samsung Galaxy devices first today
Heading to other Android devices over the next few days
Salty Springs
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney labels Google Play 30% revenue share “disproportionate” as Fortnite bypasses Android store
Developer goes direct to consumer in bold move
Learning Tools
Epic includes a nifty tutorial for creating high-end mobile games with the latest build of Unreal Engine
'Action RPG' sample project aims to help get developers to grips with high-quality mobile production
Paradise Palms
Fortnite mobile clears 100 million downloads and $160m revenue
Reached milestone
Fortnite Android
Battle royale hit Fortnite may bypass Google Play for Android release
Rumours suggest there will be timed exclusivity for Samsung Galaxy Note 9
Two Sweet
Fortnite Mobile bagging up to $2m a day
Revenues have received a shot in the arm following the launch of season five
Epic
Fortnite boom propels Epic Games to $8.5bn valuation
The battle royales success has also made Epic Games’ founder Tim Sweeney a billionaire
Yet More Pop Vinyls
Prepare for wave of Fortnite toys as Epic signs deals with Funko and Jazwares
Array of Fortnite toys and collectibles to launch in holiday 2018
A Pretty Penny
Fortnite hits $1 billion through in-game purchases across mobile, PC and console
Viewers racked up 574 million hours watching Fornite in May alone
Victory Royale
After Fortnite's success Epic aims to make cross-play more accessible to all devs with Unreal Engine 4.20
Arjen Brussee discusses the latest update and features
Gold Chest
Fortnite’s first major esports tournament boasts an $8m prize pool
Epic begin digging into the $100m set aside for this season’s competitions
Payday
Epic Games' new 88/12 revenue-share split will give more back to Unreal Marketplace creators
Creators will be issued retroactive payouts to match the new 88/12 split
Battle Royale
Fortnite Mobile has five times the revenue of PUBG but half the downloads
Fortnite made $92 million revenue in the 11 weeks ending on June 18th, compared to PUBG’s $19 million
Goodnite
PUBG Corp ends Epic Games lawsuit over PUBG and Fortnite copyright infringement claims
Brings end to battle royale spat
That Is Unreal
Epic Games dishes out $1 million in grants for Unreal Engine 4 devs
The games publisher handed out grants to 37 teams
Not Bad
Fortnite bags $100 million in its first 90 days on iOS
And it still has not launched in China or on Android
Big Drops
Fortnite for Nintendo Switch stacks up two million players in less that 24 hours
Epic’s hit continues to be a worldwide phenomenon in spite of cross-platform woes
World Cup
Epic lays out Fortnite World Cup 2019 plans as battle royale hit surpasses 125m players
$100 million prize pool to support numerous competitions
Dive In
Fortnite Battle Royale launches on Nintendo Switch today
Epic Games’ battle royale hit was revealed during Nintendo’s E3 Direct
Redefining Mobile Gaming?
Fortnite Battle Royale is redefining what's possible in mobile gaming - so what?
AppLovin's Johannes Heinze looks at what the success of Epic's hit battle royale title really means
Leak Before E3 Klaxon
Battle royale hit Fortnite appears on Nintendo Switch following eShop update
A hacker found a text mention of the game along with a home screen icon
Switching It Up
Reports: Battle royale sensation Fortnite set to parachute onto Nintendo Switch
A classification for the game appeared on the Korean Games Ratings Board
Opinion
PUBG Corp's lawsuit against Epic's Fortnite could set an uncomfortable precedent
This market has been built on a cycle of iteration and improvement which could end if the Playerunknown's Battlegrounds firm wins this case
Unreal
Interactive Gaming Ventures and Epic Games out to invest in indies using Unreal Engine 4
IGV plan to invest $1 to $5 Million in one to three indie teams per year
There Can Be Only One
PUBG Corp sues Epic over Fortnite Battle Royale
Follows threats last September and a lawsuit against NetEase
Well Now
Epic puts up $100 million for Fortnite esports tournament prize pools
And that’s just for the first season
Fortnite Android
Epic eyes summer release for Fortnite on Android
Mobile version of battle royale hit to get smaller install file and new updates
That’s A Lot Of Money
Fortnite Mobile hits $50 million in revenue on iOS
Player spending increased 293 per cent following the launch of season four
Avenger Royale
Thanos brings the Infinity War to Fortnite
Two giants collide in a limited-time mode for Epic's smash shooter
Epic
Epic Games set to host series of workshops and panels at Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco
The talks will centre on the latest Unreal Engine mobile advancements