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Epic Games confirmed that its Linux launcher will officially support SteamOS and Steam Decks.
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As part of changes going into effect on December 5th, Fortnite Crew will give subscribers 1,000 V-Bucks per month instead of 800. If you continuously subscribe for long enough, you’ll get even more monthly V-Bucks. The price for Crew will remain $11.99 per month. However, Epic will stop making the Crew-exclusive skins and is ending the battle pass dedicated to the OG mode (though it promises that the “Next Era of Fortnite OG drops in late 2027”). [Link: Big Changes to Fortnite Crew Launching December 5 | https://www.fortnite.com/news/big-changes-to-fortnite-crew-launching-december-5 | Fortnite]
Months after the US and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran, the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed. The UK chose not to get directly involved in the conflict. Nonetheless, it has...
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Epic’s VP of development, Marcus Wassmer, told This Week in Videogames that “we are definitely using AI to develop code and features for Unreal Engine.” Wassmer says that the UE team has seen benefits like “faster” development of features, and the ability for engineers to “explore ideas” that they haven’t had “the time to tackle.” CEO Tim Sweeney said this month that Epic is retooling for “maximum AI acceleration,” and the company said it “vibe coded” its updated games launcher. [Link: Epic Games Confirms AI is Being Used to "Develop Code and Features for Unreal Engine" | https://thisweekinvideogames.com/news/epic-games-confirms-ai-is-being-used-to-develop-code-for-unreal-engine/ | This Week in Videogames]
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Dan Brettig and Adam Collins analyse a crazy day one that raised questions of Steve Smith before showcasing Mitchell Starc.
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Dan Brettig and Adam Collins analyse a crazy day one that raised questions of Steve Smith before showcasing Mitchell Starc.
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Bec Wilson is the bestselling author of How to Have an Epic Retirement, a retirement educator and founder of the Epic Retirement Institute. She writes a weekly newsletter about modern retirement at au.epicretirement.net. Bec has various commercial arrangements with a range of organisations, including superannuation funds.
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Bec Wilson is the bestselling author of How to Have an Epic Retirement, a retirement educator and founder of the Epic Retirement Institute. She writes a weekly newsletter about modern retirement at au.epicretirement.net. Bec has various commercial arrangements with a range of organisations, including superannuation funds.
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As spotted by Kotaku, some people are posting videos showing strange visual issues with the updated launcher that agents wrote code for. Right now, the launcher is in preview. [Media: https://twitter.com/golden_aion/status/2110411675904164244]
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iPhone and iPad users in the European Union, Japan, and other countries can now download Fortnite directly from the App Store, Epic Games announced on Tuesday: > Fortnite is returning to the App Store now because we are confident that once Apple is forced to show its costs, governments around the world will not allow Apple junk fees to stand. Epic Games brought Fortnite back to the US App Store last year following a legal win against Apple. It’s still not available in Australia, however.
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Epic Games is going all-in on AI.