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Disney’s big bets on the metaverse and AI slop aren’t going so well (theverge.com)

2026-03-25 | by Charles Pulliam-Moore | get Meta Quest 2 VR Headset → | tags: disney, openai, epic games

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Live-service games are such a mess even Fortnite is struggling (theverge.com)

2026-03-25 | by Andrew Webster | get Fortnite Battle Royale → | tags: fortnite, epic games, battle royale

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Epic Games Laying Off 1,000+ Employees, Swears AI Is Not to Blame (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-24 | get Epic Games T-shirt → | tags: epic games, fortnite, unreal engine

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Epic Games layoffs today: ‘Fortnite’ losses force video game maker into 20% job cut (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-24 | get Fortnite Official T-Shirt → | tags: epic games, fortnite, layoffs

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Epic Games layoffs today: Fortnite losses force video game maker into 20% job cut (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-24 | get Fortnite Official T-Shirt → | tags: epic games, fortnite, layoffs

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Epic Games To Cut More Than 1,000 Jobs As Fortnite Usage Falls (slashdot.org)

2026-03-24 | get Fortnite Action Figure Set → | tags: epic games, fortnite, tim sweeney

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Fortnite-maker Epic Games lays off 1,000 more staff (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-03-24 | get Epic Games T-shirt → | tags: epic games, fortnite, layoffs

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Epic is laying off more than 1,000 workers, citing a downturn in Fortnite engagement (engadget.com)

2026-03-24 | get Fortnite Official Merchandise → | tags: epic games, fortnite, tim sweeney

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Epic Games cuts 1,000 jobs, says Fortnite engagement is down (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-24 | by Amanda Silberling | get Fortnite Official Merchandise → | tags: epic games, fortnite, v-bucks

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Epic cuts 1,000+ jobs amid financial struggles, seeks half-billion-dollar cost savings (techspot.com)

2026-03-24 | tags: epic games, sweeney, industry-wide changes

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Epic Games to cut more than 1k jobs as Fortnite usage falls (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-24 | get Fortnite Action Figure Set → | tags: epic games, fortnite, layoffs

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Fortnite maker Epic is laying off over 1,000 workers (theverge.com)

2026-03-24 | by Andrew Webster | get Epic Games T-shirt → | tags: epic games, fortnite, tim sweeney

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Epic and Disney now let Fortnite creators make Star Wars games (theverge.com)

2026-03-19 | by Jay Peters | get Star Wars: Jedi Challenges → | tags: epic games, disney, fortnite

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Josh D’Amaro Takes Over as Disney CEO Today. These Are the Biggest Challenges He’s Facing. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-18 | by Jonathan Small | get Disney CEO Mug → | tags: disney, josh d’amaro, epic games

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Fortnite makes its return to the Google Play Store after six-year absense (androidauthority.com)

2026-03-18 | get Fortnite Battle Royale Game → | tags: fortnite, google play store, epic games

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Fortnite will return to Google's Play Store globally on March 19 (engadget.com)

2026-03-17 | get Fortnite Battle Royale Game → | tags: fortnite, google play store, epic games

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Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight's release date moves up a week (engadget.com)

2026-03-16 | get Lego Batman Set → | tags: lego batman, warner bros. games, playstation 5

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Android, Epic, and What's Really Behind Google's 'Existential' Threat to F-Droid (slashdot.org)

2026-03-16 | by Posted | get Android Open Source Project T-Shirt → | tags: android, epic games, google

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Live-service games are a mess (theverge.com)

2026-03-15 | by Andrew Webster | get Game Server Management Kit → | tags: fortnite, epic games, live-service games

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Apple drops commission rates in China without a fuss (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-13 | by Sarah Perez | get Apple App Store Gift Card → | tags: apple, app store, china

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Epic says its Fortnite V-bucks price hike is a ‘direct correlation’ to operating costs (theverge.com)

2026-03-13 | by Jay Peters | get Fortnite V-bucks Gift Card → | tags: epic games, fortnite, v-bucks

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Fortnite's original Save the World mode will be free to play starting on April 16 (engadget.com)

2026-03-11 | get Fortnite Save the World Key → | tags: fortnite, save the world, epic games

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Fortnite-maker raising in-game currency prices 'to help pay the bills' (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-03-10 | get Fortnite V-Bucks Gift Card → | tags: fortnite, in-game currency, epic games

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V-bucks are getting more X-pensive (theverge.com)

2026-03-10 | by Stevie Bonifield | get Virtual Currency → | tags: v-bucks, fortnite, epic games

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Please Just Let the Metaverse Go (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-05 | get Decentraland → | tags: metaverse, epic games, google

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Google's Epic Settlement Brings Fortnite Back to Google Play, Plus Broad Dev Discounts (cnet.com)

2026-03-04 | by See Full Bio | get Fortnite → | tags: fortnite, google play, epic games

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Google and Epic announce settlement to end app store antitrust case (arstechnica.com)

2026-03-04 | get Google Store → | tags: google play store, epic games, android platform

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Google and Epic look to bury the hatchet with new app store settlement (arstechnica.com)

2026-03-04 | get Cloud → | tags: google play store, epic games, android app stores

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Google settles with Epic Games, drops its Play Store commissions to 20% (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-04 | by Sarah Perez | get Cloud → | tags: google play store, epic games store, registered app stores

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Epic and Google have signed a special deal for a new class of ‘metaverse’ apps (theverge.com)

2026-03-04 | by Jay Peters | get Metaaverse → | tags: metaverse, epic games, google