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Epic Games needs Fortnite players to "help pay the bills" as the multi-billion-dollar company raises V-Bucks prices while making Battle Passes and Crew way worse in value

"The cost of running Fortnite has gone up a lot"

GamesRadar

Hololive’s Hoshimachi Suisei joins Fortnite Icon Series

Time to BIBBIDIBA your way to a victory royale!

Dot Esports

Concord and Highguard show that even Fortnite would struggle with its 1.0 version today

Can anyone really save the world?

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Epic Games sues Fortnite leaker AdiraFNInfo, revealed to be a former contractor

Fortnite takes leaker to court.

Dot Esports

Epic Games is suing one of its former contract workers, alleging that he is notorious Fortnite leaker AdiraFN

AdiraFN spilled the beans on numerous Fortnite crossovers, using information Epic claims he discovered while working for the company under NDA.

PC Gamer

'Fortnite' Update 39.51 Downtime Alert: New Skins, Features Arrive—Here's When Servers Will Be Back

"Fortnite" servers go offline for update 39.51, bringing new crossover skins and gameplay features; downtime ends at 9 AM GMT with full access afterward.

Player One

Google settles with Epic Games with offer to lower its app store commissions

Google will lower the lucrative fees imposed on its Android app store and offer a way for rival options to gain its stamp of approval, ending a bruising legal battle that led to one of several rulings condemning its tactics as an illegal monopoly

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Trump administration weighs forcing China's Tencent to sell its stakes in Epic Games, Riot Games, and Supercell — meetings held over security risk ahead of China summit with Xi Jinping

The Trump administration is actively debating whether to allow Chinese tech giant Tencent to keep its ownership stakes in several major gaming companies, including Fortnite creator Epic Games.

Tom’s Hardware

Fortnite's Chapter 7 loot pool is a blueprint for battle royale going forward: balanced, lethal, and flexible

Weapon buffs and new guns in Fortnite Chapter 7 make it the most balanced loot pool I can remember.

PC Gamer

Fortnite's no-aim-required lock-on assault rifle is an all-time stinker, and I hope Epic vaults it into oblivion

The Lock On assault rifle in Fortnite Chapter 7 is too weak to help new players, but it's still annoying to face

PC Gamer

Is a Tung Tung Tung Sahur skin coming to Fortnite?

Epic meme collab.

Dot Esports

Fortnite expands Marvel lineup with Magik and Luna Snow skins

Fresh new superheroes!

Dot Esports

Horses dev says Epic Games Store made "provably incorrect" comments about the banned horror game: "They have effectively ghosted us"

After Epic's VP said the company "love that studio"

GamesRadar

Fortnite x Honkai Star Rail collab announced; splits fandom

Kafka and Blade look set to come to Fortnite in an unexpected Fortnite x Honkai Star Rail collab.

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Operation Sports

Epic Acknowledges Issues With Epic Games Store Launcher, Plans Performance Improvements

Epic admits to not having a great launcher right now.

Windows Central

Epic wants its store on the next‑gen Xbox — and Microsoft might actually let it happen

We recently caught up with Epic Games Store VP and GM Steve Allison to learn about how the platform is going in a world increasingly dominated by Steam.

PC Gamer

Epic says I can change baby, I promise, as it returns for its now-annual tradition of admitting its launcher 'sucks'

I can fix her (she is a videogames client).

PC Gamer

Epic Games Store to test forums for 'top games,' walking back previous plans, and a technical overhaul is coming: 'We're ripping out the guts'

Epic also plans to introduce player profiles, avatars, and private messaging.

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Operation Sports

Epic Games Store Reports Strong Sales Growth Even as Player Hours Decline

Epic sales are looking up, even if players aren't sticking around long.

PC Gamer

The Epic Games Store had a record-breaking 2025, with gamers throwing $1.16 billion at the 6,000-plus games it now offers

You also sent more than 100,000 gifts on the Epic store, which seems pretty good for a service that only rolled out in mid-November.

GamesRadar

"We do not police how developers make their games": Epic Games Store boss says "we let players decide" on games that use gen AI

The future is in your hands

PC Gamer

Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney voices support for $900 million Steam lawsuit: 'Valve is the only major store still holding onto the payments tie and 30% junk fee'

Sweeney says Valve's DLC purchase requirements are like "a car dealership demanding 30% of gas purchases."

Windows Central

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney takes aim at one of Valve's Steam policies as that massive UK lawsuit looms — "This is the practice courts found illegal"

Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney argues that the way Valve handles in-game microtransactions for Steam games is "unlawful."

GamesRadar

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney supports the $900 million lawsuit against Valve, arguing Steam is "the only major store still holding onto payment ties and 30% junk fee"

UK courts recently ruled that the trial can move forward

Creative Bloq

Grab over 50 free Unreal Engine 5 VFX systems

Epic Games has released its first Niagara Examples Pack for Unreal Engine 5.7.

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