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Google asks appeals court to reverse Epic Games’ antitrust case win

DIGIT — Fri, 29 Nov 2024 04:05:43 +0000

Google has sought to overturn Epic Games’ earlier court win that would see the tech giant forced to open its app store to third-party marketplaces and payments.

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‘Off The Grid’ exposes mainstream audiences to blockchain gaming

DIGIT — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 18:56:59 +0000

According to a recent gaming survey from Elympics, approximately 57% of respondents said they played pay-to-win games to collect airdrops.

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Disney to Acquire $1.5 Billion Stake in Epic Games, Aims to Create Joint Metaverse

DIGIT — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 10:00:36 +0000

Disney, one of the biggest entertainment companies, has decided to acquire a $1.5 billion stake in Epic Games, makers of the known persistent metaverse platform Fortnite. The companies will collaborate to develop a metaverse featuring Disney-owned intellectual properties (IPs) which will benefit from interaction and coexistence with Fortnite. The Disney Metaverse Is Coming Disney is […]

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Blockchain game Illuvium goes mainstream with looming Epic Games Store listing

DIGIT — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 13:45:10 +0000

Blockchain games have historically battled to gain mainstream attention, but Illuvium’s listing on the Epic Games Store could change the narrative.

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Epic Games lays off 830 staff, citing ‘unrealistic’ metaverse ambitions

DIGIT — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 06:16:52 +0000

“Spending way more than we earn” — CEO Tim Sweeney blamed job cuts on major structural changes to the company’s economics.

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Apple’s 30% tax rules will stay for now, crypto and NFTs may have to wait

DIGIT — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 03:32:10 +0000

A Supreme Court judge has rejected a request from Epic Games that would’ve immediately loosened Apple’s App Store payment rules, to the potential benefit of crypto and NFT apps.

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Immutable’s Gods Unchained launches on Epic Games Store

DIGIT — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 00:30:06 +0000

The trading card game, which features NFT cards, will now be available to Epic Games’ 230 million customers.

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Nike teases upcoming ‘Airphoria’ NFT sneaker hunt on Fortnite

DIGIT — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 01:50:00 +0000

In a short promotional video, Nike’s logo for its web3 platform .SWOOSH features alongside the logos for Epic Games’ Unreal Engine and Fortnite game.

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Nifty News: Pixel Penguin accused of ‘charity rug,’ Epic adds new NFT games and more

DIGIT — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 06:11:33 +0000

Epic Games is planning to list NFT games on its store, while the second 3AC NFT auction is slated to take place this month at Sotheby’s.

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Epic CEO mocks ‘metaverse is dead’ notion — 600M coming to the ‘wake’

DIGIT — Wed, 10 May 2023 01:39:57 +0000

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney made fun of a recent Business Insider article suggesting the Metaverse had run its course.

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