Epic Games

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Posted by | November 8, 2023
Blockchain game Illuvium goes mainstream with looming Epic Games Store listing

Blockchain-based game Illuvium is set to tap into an audience of millions of PC and mobile gamers with its upcoming listing on the Epic Games Store, which is home to...

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Posted by | September 29, 2023
Epic Games lays off 830 staff, citing ‘unrealistic’ metaverse ambitions

“Spending way more than we earn” — CEO Tim Sweeney blamed job cuts on major structural changes to the company’s economics. 1376 Total views 20 Total shares Epic Games, the...

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Posted by | May 10, 2023
Epic Games CEO Laughs Off ‘Death’ Of Metaverse, Says 600 Million To Attend Its ‘Wake’

Video gaming industry giant Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, doesn’t hold back in mocking the claim that the metaverse has become extinct. The billionaire behind Unreal Engine and Fortnite,...

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Posted by | May 9, 2023
Epic CEO mocks ‘metaverse is dead’ notion — 600M coming to the ‘wake’

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney made fun of a recent Business Insider article suggesting the metaverse had run its course. 3260 Total views 30 Total shares Epic Games CEO Tim...

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Posted by | April 28, 2023
Epic Games Alum Mike Seavers Will Join Web3 Giant Yuga Labs as CTO

Brandy covers crypto-related venture capital deals for CoinDesk. Mike Seavers, the former executive vice president of development at Fortnite creator Epic Games, is joining Yuga Labs as chief technology officer,...

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Posted by | August 18, 2022
Fortnite developer supports Animoca subsidiary’s blockchain racing game

Australian indie game developer Grease Monkey Games, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, has received financial support from video-game giant Epic Games to develop a new blockchain-based motorsport game Torque Drift...

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Posted by | July 22, 2022
Fortnite Creator Has No Plans To Follow in the Footsteps of Minecraft’s NFT Ban, Says Epic Games CEO

Epic Games is weighing in on the debate about whether mainstream video games should incorporate blockchain-based digital assets. In a new tweet, Epic Games CEO and Fortnite founder Tim Sweeney...

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