/tags/epic-games Epic Games en-US Copyright Wed, 04 Dec 2024 19:30:00 GMT /show/due-south/2024-12-04/fortnites-nc-home-international-influence An excerpt from The Broadside's recent episode "The world's biggest video game is from North Carolina." Wed, 04 Dec 2024 19:30:00 GMT /show/due-south/2024-12-04/fortnites-nc-home-international-influence Leoneda Inge, Anisa Khalifa, Cole del Charco /news/2023-12-12/epic-wins-its-antitrust-lawsuit-against-the-play-store-what-does-this-verdict-mean-for-google Google lost an antitrust lawsuit over barriers to its Android app store, as a federal court jury has decided that the company’s payments system was anticompetitive and damaged smartphone consumers and software developers. It’s a blow to a major pillar of a technology empire. But it’s a win for Epic Games, the maker of the popular Fortnite video game that brought the lawsuit — and, analyst say, for the broader game developer community. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 21:59:43 GMT /news/2023-12-12/epic-wins-its-antitrust-lawsuit-against-the-play-store-what-does-this-verdict-mean-for-google Associated Press /business-economy/2022-12-19/fortnite-maker-epic-games-reaches-520m-ftc-settlement Epic will pay a $275 million fine for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, and pay another $245 million to refund customers for its design tricks — known as dark patterns — and billing practices. Mon, 19 Dec 2022 17:54:24 GMT /business-economy/2022-12-19/fortnite-maker-epic-games-reaches-520m-ftc-settlement Jason deBruyn /news/2022-04-12/sony-and-lego-are-investing-2-billion-in-epic-games-creator-of-fortnite Fortnite is one of the world's most popular video games. The investment "will accelerate our work to build the metaverse," Epic's CEO said. Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:04:04 GMT /news/2022-04-12/sony-and-lego-are-investing-2-billion-in-epic-games-creator-of-fortnite Elizabeth Blair /environment/2021-04-23/epic-games-ceo-saves-old-growth-forests-in-north-carolina The founder of Epic Games is donating a large stretch of North Carolina's Appalachian highlands to be preserved as a haven for wildlife. Fri, 23 Apr 2021 18:56:16 GMT /environment/2021-04-23/epic-games-ceo-saves-old-growth-forests-in-north-carolina Associated Press /news/2021-01-04/epic-games-to-move-hq-to-cary-towne-center Epic Games is moving its headquarters to the Cary Towne Center. The company announced the purchase of the building on Sunday. Epic Games says they plan to… Mon, 04 Jan 2021 12:59:55 GMT /news/2021-01-04/epic-games-to-move-hq-to-cary-towne-center Celeste Gracia, Elizabeth Baier