Tag Archives: Epic Games

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has sold around 1.4 million digital units at launch, Fortnite is still going strong

SuperData Arcade has shared its monthly report, stating that Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has sold roughly 1.4 million digital units across console and PC, thus outperforming FromSoftware’s previous title, Dark Souls 3. Continue reading Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has sold around 1.4 million digital units at launch, Fortnite is still going strong

Tim Sweeney on Tencent accessing user data, Epic Store exclusives, older Epic games and more

In a series of tweets, Epic Games’ CEO Tim Sweeney commented on whether Tencent can have access to users’ data, future Epic Store exclusive games, when the store will open to indie developers, whether the company is planning to re-release some of its older titles and more. Continue reading Tim Sweeney on Tencent accessing user data, Epic Store exclusives, older Epic games and more

Former Valve dev: Steam was killing PC gaming, Epic is fixing it, 30% cut made Valve a lot of money

A lot has been said about the Epic Games Store and the fact that Epic Games has securing timed-exclusive titles for its digital store. And while the majority of PC gamers are really annoying by this exclusivity deals, a former Valve developer claimed that Steam’s 30% cut was unsustainable and that Epic Games is fixing it. Continue reading Former Valve dev: Steam was killing PC gaming, Epic is fixing it, 30% cut made Valve a lot of money

Epic releases the full length video for Chaos, showing next-gen high performance physics & destruction

Last week, we shared a video from GDC 2019 in which Epic Games showcased some truly next-gen high performance physics and destruction systems that will be coming in Unreal Engine 4. And today, the team has released the full length video from the Chaos tech demo. Continue reading Epic releases the full length video for Chaos, showing next-gen high performance physics & destruction

Quixel shows photorealistic real-time next-gen visuals by using Photogrammetry in Unreal Engine 4

At GDC 2019, Quixel introduced Rebirth; a real-time cinematic produced by Quixel, harnessing the power of Unreal Engine and real-world scans from the Megascans Icelandic collection. As the company noted, and by using Rebirth represents a new way of crafting computer graphics with photorealistic results rivaling traditional offline renderers. Continue reading Quixel shows photorealistic real-time next-gen visuals by using Photogrammetry in Unreal Engine 4

Epic Games shows impressive next-gen physics and destruction system in Unreal Engine 4.23

At GDC 2019, Epic Games showcased some really impressive and next-gen physics and destruction systems that will be coming to the latest version of Unreal Engine 4. As Epic Games noted, Chaos is Unreal Engine’s new high-performance physics and destruction system coming in early access to Unreal Engine 4.23. Continue reading Epic Games shows impressive next-gen physics and destruction system in Unreal Engine 4.23

Epic Games showcases an amazing Unreal Engine 4 ray tracing tech demo, called “Troll”

At GDC 2019, Epic Games showcased an amazing Unreal Engine 4 ray tracing tech demo, called “Troll”. According to the team, this demo was running on a single NVIDIA GeForce RTX2080Ti and showcased what developers can currently achieve with real-time ray tracing. Continue reading Epic Games showcases an amazing Unreal Engine 4 ray tracing tech demo, called “Troll”

Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games, comments on current and future Epic Store exclusive games

In a series of tweets and Reddit posts, Tim Sweeney, the founder of Epic Games, has commented on the Epic Store exclusive games (that have so far caused a lot of controversy). According to Sweeney, Valve has every right to negotiate free or exclusive distribution deals with developers and believes that companies choosing to partner together openly and exchange money or other benefits isn’t bribery. Continue reading Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games, comments on current and future Epic Store exclusive games

Epic Games Store roadmap revealed; Cloud Saves, Mod Support, Achievements and more

Epic Games has revealed the roadmap for all the improvements, enhancements and additions that will be coming to its Digital Store in 2019. According to the roadmap, Epic Games has recently implemented a Store Search feature, Free Game Notification, Code Redemption improvements, Collections and Bundles, an Offline mode, Pre-Loading and Regional Pricing. Continue reading Epic Games Store roadmap revealed; Cloud Saves, Mod Support, Achievements and more

PC gamers report that Epic launcher collects their Steam friends & play history, Epic Games responds

A few hours ago, Resetera’s member ‘Madjoki’ discovered that Epic Launcher collecting players’ Steam friends and play history. Going into more details, Madjoki found out that Epic Games Launcher on start up searches for Steam install and proceeds to get list of files in your Steam Cloud. This also includes game saves for every user that has logged in on your PC. Continue reading PC gamers report that Epic launcher collects their Steam friends & play history, Epic Games responds