Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney still imagines the future of his Cary-based company will exist in the metaverse. Sweeney has promoted the metaverse concept since at least 2015, and this spring he went ...

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In case you thought Epic Games, developers of Fortnite and the PC’s most hated storefront, couldn’t get any richer, they actually just announced today that they’ve secured $1 billion in funding for ...

Sweeney’s floor pitch is the Fortnite mold will get the industry out of its current ‘malaise.’ Tim Sweeney is, without a doubt, one of the most successful video game developers of all time. And it’s ...

Epic has ramped up its plans to establish Fortnite as a metaverse with the launch of Lego Fortnite – the debut product of a long-term partnership with Lego, and the first of three key release within ...

In a letter to Epic employees, CEO Tim Sweeney confirmed that the company was laying off around 16 percent of its workforce, divesting Bandcamp, and spinning off most of SuperAwesome. The news of the ...

Epic Games has been "growing Fortnite as a metaverse-inspired ecosystem for creators," according to Sweeney. The game's growth is now primarily driven by creator content, meaning lower revenue for ...

In an effort to bridge the gap between gaming universes and redefine the sale of digital goods, the tech giant behind popular gaming platform "Fortnite" is planning to merge its suite of high-end game ...

In 1998, North Carolina’s Epic Games achieved its first big hit with Unreal, a first-person shooter game set on the alien planet Na Pali. Unreal featured dynamic gunplay and pioneering 3D graphics.