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2026
Remothered: Red Nun's Legacy launches October 27
Stormind Games announced that Remothered: Red Nun's Legacy will launch for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG on October 27.
2026
The Alighieri Circle: Dante's Bloodline launches September 10
Developer ONE-O-ONE Games announced that The Alighieri Circle: Dante's Bloodline will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG on September 10 for $19.99 / £19.50, with a Nintendo Switch 2 release later in 2026.
2026
Honeycomb: The World Beyond launches September 6
Publisher Snail and developer Frozen Way Studio announced that the survival-sandbox game Honeycomb: The World Beyond will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on September 6.
2026
Global game industry layoffs exceed 10,000 in 2026
As of mid-August 2026, the global game industry had confirmed 10,618 job cuts across 126 companies, with 29 studios shut down, according to analyst Mike Straw's monthly tracking; Epic Games cut about 1,000 jobs, Bungie about 292 in a third round, and Microsoft Xbox about 1,600 across Obsidian, Bethesda and Id Software studios.
2026
Apple revises EU app distribution fees to comply with Digital Markets Act
Apple announced it will charge a 5% commission on digital transactions in apps distributed outside its App Store in the EU, replacing its previous Core Technology Fee and store services fee system, and will charge a 20% commission on App Store apps using alternative payment processing (falling to 10% under its small business programme). The changes take effect October 1 and are intended to resolve disagreements with the European Commission over Digital Markets Act compliance. Epic Games criticised the new commission as "junk fees".
2026
Kingdom Hearts IV announced for late 2027 release on Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series, and PC
Square announced that Kingdom Hearts IV will launch for the Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and Xbox on PC in late 2027, with a new trailer revealing a world based on Disney and Pixar's Coco.
2022
Epic Games and The Lego Group announce metaverse partnership
Epic Games and The Lego Group announced a partnership to develop a family-friendly, kid-safe metaverse experience.
2022
Epic Games introduces RealityScan app in limited beta
Epic Games introduced RealityScan, a smartphone app for creating 3D models from real objects, with an initial iOS beta limited to 10,000 participants. A wider iOS release was planned for spring, and an Android version was planned for later that year.
2022
Epic releases Unreal Engine 5
Epic Games released Unreal Engine 5, making the next-generation game engine available to download. The release included updated developer tools and technologies such as Lumen and Nanite.
2022
Epic Games unveils RealityScan app
Epic Games unveiled RealityScan, a free 3D scanning application that converts smartphone photographs into 3D models. The app was in limited beta at the time reported.
2022
Epic Games introduces RealityScan
Epic Games announced RealityScan, a mobile application that lets users scan 2D objects and turn them into 3D models. The app was available in limited beta for iOS at the time of the announcement.
2022
Choreographer sues Epic Games over Fortnite emote
Choreographer Kyle Hanagami filed suit against Epic Games regarding dance moves included in the Fortnite “It's Complicated” emote. The lawsuit seeks the emote's removal and compensation from profits incurred in its sale.
2022
CD Projekt Red partners with Epic Games on Unreal Engine 5
CD Projekt Red announced a partnership with Epic Games involving licensing and technical development of Unreal Engine 5, including use of the engine for the next Witcher title.
2022
Epic Games announces acquisition of Bandcamp
Epic Games announced that it was acquiring online music marketplace Bandcamp. The companies said they shared a mission to create an artist-friendly platform; deal terms were not disclosed.
2022
Epic Games acquires Bandcamp
Epic Games acquired online indie music marketplace Bandcamp. Bandcamp said it would continue operating as a standalone marketplace and community.
2022
Epic Games Store service updates
Epic Games reported updates to the Epic Games Store, including changes to navigation, social features, discovery, wishlists, product pages, wallet payments and currency support.
2021
Fortnite experiences seven-hour outage
Fortnite's game servers were offline for roughly seven hours on Wednesday because of stability issues, preventing players from logging in and seeking matches. Epic Games said the servers were back online and promised details the following week about helping players make up for lost time.
2021
AWS service outage affects online platforms
Amazon Web Services suffered a power-related outage at a data centre in the US-EAST-1 Region, affecting some users of services including Slack, Epic Games Store and Asana. Amazon said it had restored connectivity to most remaining systems, while some users could still experience issues as services and servers relaunched.
2021
AWS outage disrupts services including Slack and Epic Games
Amazon Web Services suffered a connectivity and power outage at its US EAST-1 region on Wednesday, affecting services including Slack and Epic Games. AWS reported that power had been restored to all instances and network devices, though some problems persisted later in the day.
2021
Epic Games announces publishing partnership with Spry Fox
Epic Games' publishing arm announced Spry Fox as a new publishing partner. Spry Fox is developing a multiplatform persistent MMO for Epic.