Fortnite Developer Epic Games Raises $2 Billion To Grow Metaverse Efforts
Epic, the developer of the popular game Fortnite, has announced a $2 billion round of funding from Sony and KIRKBI. In addition, the funds will be used to boost Epic's dream to build the metaverse. Also, Sony and KIRKBI invested $1 billion in Epic. Notably, Epic Games and The Lego Group announced a collaboration to build and create a metaverse for… read-more
Tags: Epic Games, Metaverse, Fund, Sony, Kirkbi
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Apple Intimidates Removal of Epic Games' Account from its App Store
Apple has intimidated to remove developer account of Epic Games from its App store by August 28. Apple, in a letter to the Epic Games, sought violation of Apple Developer Program License Agreement as the reason to do so. Reportedly, this will affect all iOS games and apps that use Epic's Unreal Engine. However, Fortnite developer Epic Games has moved to the court against the Apple's decision.
Tags: Apple, App Store, Epic Games, Fortnite
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Epic Games Satirises Apple's 1984 Super Bowl Commercial
On August 13, Fortnite developer Epic Games released a parody of Apple's 1984 commercial that cast the launch of Macintosh personal computers. The parody is a payback regarding the removal of Fortnite from Apple's App Store concerning violation of in-app purchase guidelines. In the original version, Apple fought… read-more
Tags: Fortnite, Epic Games, Apple, App Store, Macintosh
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