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Imran Khan May 3, 2021. 2 minute read

PlayStation Charged Developers to Implement Crossplay

The trial between Epic and Apple, two mega-corporations both in and out of the gaming space, began today. As part of the trial, quite a lot of evidence and documentation has been made public, including Epic’s own internal communications with console partners like PlayStation. Contained within is PlayStation’s policies…

Jordan Mallory Feb 27, 2020. 3 minute read

Microsoft, Epic, and Unity Latest to Bounce on Ever-Shrinking GDC 2020

Microsoft, Epic Games (and its Unreal Engine division), and fellow engine maker Unity Technologies all separately announced today that they are pulling out of this year’s Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, California, amid growing concerns over the spread of COVID-19. This brings the total number of high-profile absences up…

Jordan Mallory Dec 4, 2019. 3 minute read

Everybody Mad: Rocket League’s New Loot System Edition

Welcome back to Everybody Mad™, an apparently ongoing series that aims to chronicle those times in which, verily, Everybody Mad™. As promised last October, Rocket League developer Psyonix fully revamped the game’s loot system with today’s v1.70 patch, replacing the existing randomized loot box system with a more legislation-friendly “blueprint”…

Epic Yields, Nerfs Fortnite’s Controversial BRUTE Mech

After what feels like 14 solid years of complaining from the greater Fortnite Battle Royale community, Epic has finally toned down Season 10’s hugely controversial (and just huge) BRUTE mech. The changes have already gone into effect, so if you’ve noticed that you’re exploding far less often than earlier in…