Epic is laying off more than 1,000 workers, citing a downturn in Fortnite engagement

Epic Games has announced sweeping layoffs of more than 1,000 employees. “The downturn in Fortnite engagement that started in 2025 means we're spending significantly more than we're making, [...]

The Witcher IV's lush world is on display in Unreal Engine 5.6 demo

Epic Games held its annual State of Unreal event today, offering a first look at some exciting new features coming to Unreal Engine 5 through a tech demo set in the world of The Witcher IV.<br /> [...]

Everything new at Summer Game Fest 2025: Xbox handheld, Resident Evil Requiem and more

It's early June, which means it's time for a ton of video game events! Rising from the ashes of E3, Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest is now the premium gaming event of the year, just i [...]

Summer Game Fest 2025 schedule, announcements, new games and everything else to expect

As if early June wasn't already going to be a wild enough time in the gaming world with the arrival of the Nintendo Switch 2, that's also when a whole host of showcases takes place as part o [...]

Everything new at Summer Game Fest 2025: Marvel Tōkon, Resident Evil Requiem and more

It's early June, which means it's time for a ton of video game events! Rising from the ashes of E3, Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest is now the premium gaming event of the year, just i [...]

Epic Games Store will finally let you gift games

There's finally a way to gift games purchased on the Epic Games Store. Epic has announced that it's now possible to gift digital games through the Epic Games Store, provided the person you&# [...]

Epic is building Claude and Gemini into Unreal Engine 6, whether developers like it or not

Epic will let studios plug Claude, Gemini, or any model they like into the next Unreal Engine to do the ‘tedious work’ of building games. More than half of developers think that is a bad idea. Epi [...]

Epic is reportedly building an extraction shooter for Disney

Besides a wealth of Fortnite skins based on Disney IP, it hasn't really been clear what the entertainment company has gotten in return for its $1.5 billion investment in Epic from 2024. That coul [...]

Valorant is finally adding replays and upgrading to Unreal Engine 5

The hugely popular first-person shooter game Valorant is getting some long-awaited upgrades as the game approaches its 5-year anniversary. In the latest dev update, the Valorant team announced the lon [...]