insert_link Tech Made Simple Fortnite is closing its Second Chapter with a Big “The End” Event on December 4th Fortnite’s next big in-game event won’t just mark the end of the latest season — it’ll also draw chapter 2 to a close as well. Called, appropriately, “The End,” The Verge reports that the one-time-only event will take place on December 4th at 4PM ET. Developer Epic describes it as “one last stand for the fate of the island,” suggesting that players will soon be playing on a brand-new map. […] todayDecember 1, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple One of the Steam Deck’s biggest hurdles just disappeared: EAC has come to Linux and BattlEye is inbound As The Verge reports, Valve promised it would work with anti-cheat software makers EAC and BattlEye to ensure some of the most popular games will run on its upcoming Steam Deck Linux-based gaming handheld, and one of those companies is now officially on board — Epic Games has just announced that its Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) now supports Linux and Mac. Not only that, it’s specifically set up to work with the […] todaySeptember 29, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple Apple lawyers are fighting for Valve’s Steam data in ongoing litigation with Epic Games Apple subpoenaed Valve in November as part of its ongoing litigation with Fortnite developer Epic Games, and it’s demanding that Valve provide extensive sales data for more than 400 games, according to a new filing (via PC Gamer). The move comes amid Apple’s ongoing fight over Epic’s efforts to avoid paying iOS App Store fees. Apple argues that Valve’s data is necessary to calculate the size of the market of […] todayFebruary 24, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple Epic promises more Fortnite tournaments in 2021, just not a World Cup With the restrictions around travel and in-person events, Epic canceled the 2020 edition of the Fortnite World Cup back in April. Now, the developer says the esports spectacle won’t be taking place in 2021 either. “With so much still unknown about what is practical and safe, we do not plan to hold in-person events in 2021, including a Fortnite World Cup,” the company explained in a blog post. “We will continue to provide online competitions throughout […] todayDecember 8, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Fortnite’s latest Halloween “Fortnightmares” features a J Balvin concert and turns you into a Killer Ghost Fortnite kicked off its annual “Fortnitemares” Halloween event this week, and this year, you get to play as a killer ghost. In this year’s Fortnitemares mode, the Fortnite island is packed with spooky touches — a foreboding fog can hang over the island, houses have Halloween decorations, and there's even a witch’s hut surrounded by rideable brooms. But the real twist in Fortnitemares happens when you die: after your untimely demise, you’re returned […] todayOctober 26, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says Apple fight is about more than just Money Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has issued a series of public comments on his personal Twitter account regarding the legal fight the Fortnite creator initiated with Apple last week, following the iPhone maker’s removal of the game from the App Store. In the four-part thread, Sweeney says the fight isn’t about money. Rather, he says Epic is fighting for “the basic freedoms of all consumers and developers.” “At the […] todayAugust 18, 2020
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