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The metaverse transition: Fortnite

Blog post by Sam Griffin

19 Jan 2023

The metaverse transition: Fortnite Unreal Engine has been at the bleeding edge of digital development since its release, being fundamental to the development of household titles such as The Witcher ,...

Is TikTok becoming a record label? The question misses the point

Blog post by Tatiana Cirisano

18 May 2022

music streaming

music industry

Fandom

Every time TikTok does anything that seems to hedge on record label territory, someone inevitably asks the question: is TikTok turning into a record label? Cue the eye-rolls from the music industry. No...

Sony continues investing in Epic Games

Blog post by Karol Severin

19 Apr 2022

Sony

Epic Games

Fortnite

Sony continues investing in Epic Games Although Microsoft stole the headlines with its acquisition of Activision early this year, Sony is certainly not just standing on the side-lines. Last week, it announced...

Unreal is evolving from a games development tool to a story-telling tool

Blog post by Karol Severin

7 Apr 2022

Epic Games

Unreal Engine 5

games development

Epic Games, the developer of Fortnite, launched Unreal Engine 5 (UE5) this week. Despite being in works for a few years and in private Beta for most of 2021, the overall product strategy focusses on tapping...

Labels could have helped Epic reimagine music – now Harmonix will do it instead

Blog post by Karol Severin

25 Nov 2021

music industry

games industry

Epic Games

Epic Games announced it is acquiring Harmonix, the maker of Rock Band. While this makes sense for the Fortnite maker and its entertainment metaverse, it has the risk of diluting the potential music expertise...

Quick take: Another blow for Epic Games as Fortnite shuts down in China

Blog post by Karol Severin

4 Nov 2021

Fortnite

Epic Games

regulation

It has not been the best year for Fortnite. Following the fiasco with its Apple lawsuit, as well as year on year consumer penetration having declined , the Fortnite maker announced that it is shutting...

Justice is served…Initial thoughts on the Apple vs. Epic ruling

Blog post by Karol Severin

14 Sep 2021

Epic Games

Apple

Fortnite

The court ruling in the Apple vs. Epic Games case has taken media headlines by storm. However, given the diversity of narratives around the outcome, it is clear that the ‘winner’, is not exactly clear...

Why we could see Epic Games gradually turn Fall Guys into free to play?

Blog post by Karol Severin

28 May 2021

Epic Games

Fall Guys

Games

Fall Guys characters are venturing out into Super Bomberman’s free-to-play new release. It is the first time a Fall Guys character crosses over to another game. It is an interesting way to market a paid...

Quick take: Epic doubles down on expression and creation with the acquisition of ArtStation

Blog post by Karol Severin

10 May 2021

acquisition

m&a

Epic Games

Epic Games embarked on the journey of attracting third-party developers a while ago , but it has now made a significant step towards building up a go-to marketplace and distribution centre for designers...

Football looks to build digital engagement through Fortnite collaboration

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

22 Jan 2021

endeavor

IMG

WME

Endeavor-owned IMG, acting as Epic Games’ licensing representative, has brokered deals with 23 football clubs to appear in the publisher’s free-to-play battle royale-style game Fortnite. Looking to...

Epic Games takes on the media giants in #freefortnite fiasco

Blog post by Karol Severin

21 Aug 2020

Fortnite

Epic Games

Apple

Conflict between the gaming world and the tech giants erupted last Thursday, with Fortnite being removed from the App Store and Play Store, two lawsuits being registered, and a (niche) viral outbreak of...

Fortnite’s Party Royale provides sports untapped avenue for reaching digital natives

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

19 Aug 2020

Universal platform

Fortnite

Epic Games

Burgeoning universal platform Fortnite’s ‘ Party Royale ’ is slowly becoming the gateway for rights holders to reach digitally native audiences. Party Royale, Fortnite’s ‘ experimenta l’ game...

Sony buys stake in Epic Games: Small equity, large impact

Blog post by Karol Severin

13 Jul 2020

Games

Epic Games

Sony

Sony has made a strategic investment of $250 million to acquire a minority stake in Epic Games. According to Venture Beat , Sony will own 1.4% of the company, valuing Epic Games at $17.86 billion. While...

Endeavor, Epic Games and the Future Of Digital Entertainment Venues

Blog post by Karol Severin

15 May 2020

digital entertainement venues

endeavor

Epic Games

Just a couple of months ago Endeavor was on its journey of building a true cross-entertainment conglomerate. Endeavor recognised a long time ago the synergies which can be achieved from cross-entertainment...

Travis Scott has Only Scratched the Surface of Music Games Tie Ups

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

1 May 2020

artists

coronavirus

Covid-19

In February 2019 Marshmello caused ripples of almost tidal proportions across the music business when 10.7 million Fortnite fans watched him perform a ‘concert’ in the game. Then in April 2020 Travis...

Quick Take: Games News That Matters, but You May Have Missed Due To Coronavirus

Blog post by Karol Severin

30 Mar 2020

Epic Games

F1 cancelled

Fortnite

Google Stadia launched Stadia Maker s to get independent developers on board: If this works, it could play a pivotal role in the success of the service. Especially in the times of lockdowns and cocooning...

Take Five (the big five stories and data you need to know) November 25th 2019

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

25 Nov 2019

Colin Kaepernick

disney

Epic Games

Disney tidies its streaming stats: Disney is tidying up its streaming subscriber numbers in preparation for reporting the performance so far of Disney+. In the shake-up, ESPN falls from 3.4...

What Epic Games’ Acquisition Strategy Tells Us About the Company’s Long-Term Plans

Blog post by Karol Severin

3 May 2019

Epic Games

Fortnite

Games

Epic Games has announced it is acquiring Psyonix, the creator of Rocket League. As we’ve reported in the past, the coming games streaming revolution, which is already shifting market dynamics to a much...

Why First is Far Less Important Than Best

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

4 Feb 2019

Epic Games

Fortnite

fortnite live stream

Following Marshmello’s ‘live’ performance in Fortnite which was seen by 10 million simultaneous gamers, there has been the inevitable chorus of ‘but 2 nd life did this more than a decade ago’....

Marshmello Just Live Streamed on Fortnite…So Just What is a Concert?

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

2 Feb 2019

Epic Games

Fortnite

fortnite live stream

On Saturday I watched my 12 year old son scoff down his meal so that he could rush upstairs to get logged on with his friends in time for a Marshmello live streamed event on Fortnite. As you can see from...