Fortnite's back: Epic Games sees its hit battle royale return to the Play Store Epic Games' Fortnite returned to the Google Play Store for Android users. Android Central · Dec 11, 2025
Remember Postal? In the last 48 hours publisher Running With Scissors has announced a new game, insulted fans, apologized, canceled the game, the studio making it denied wrongdoing, shut down anyway, and we can thank the magic of AI for all of it We've finally found a game that's beneath the standards of Postal. PC Gamer · Dec 5, 2025
Sega Plans ‘Selective’ Use of AI Amid Industry Pushback Using it sparingly. Operation Sports · Dec 5, 2025
Steam requires AI game disclosures – Epic's CEO says they’re meaningless Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says AI labels on games are pointless, but players and developers are split over whether disclosure builds trust or just adds stigma. TechRadar · Dec 3, 2025
Fortnite's Latest Update Allegedly Uses AI Art — Gamers Say It Ruins Authenticity A major backlash has hit Fortnite Chapter 7 after players alleged that new artwork, including a nine-toed yeti poster, was created using AI. International Business Times UK · Dec 1, 2025
Epic Games' Tim Sweeney thinks game stores shouldn't bother with 'made with AI' labels — statement draws sharp criticism but is also ripe for misinterpretation. Tim Sweeney states game stores should ditch "Made with AI" labels Tom’s Hardware · Nov 29, 2025
Valve artist says that's "like saying food products shouldn't have their ingredients list" as Epic's Tim Sweeney and more call on Steam to drop the 'Made with AI' label Steam's way of categorizing AI is causing debate GamesRadar · Nov 28, 2025
Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney doubles down on his critique of Steam's AI disclosures: "I just hate to see Valve confiscate ever more opportunity from small developers…" He argues the platform is "facilitating" review bombing GamesRadar · Nov 28, 2025
Epic CEO slams Valve’s AI rules — says they fuel “cancel campaigns” and “review bombing” Tim Sweeney criticises Steam’s AI disclosure policy, arguing it harms small developers and encourages review bombing. The discussion highlights wider concerns about AI in game development and its impact on creative roles. Windows Central · Nov 27, 2025
Should game developers be forced to declare any usage of AI? Epic's billionaire CEO Tim Sweeney is against it — "AI will be involved in nearly all future production" A closer look at the ongoing dispute over AI use in games, Tim Sweeney’s stance on disclosure, and how recent releases highlight the shift toward AI-assisted development. Windows Central · Nov 27, 2025
Epic’s Tim Sweeney says AI tags make ‘no sense’ as ‘nearly all future production’ will be made with AI anyway AI will soon become so prevalent in games development that AI tags are unnecessary, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says. TechRadar · Nov 27, 2025
Epic boss Tim Sweeney thinks stores like Steam should stop labelling games as being made with AI: 'It makes no sense,' he says, because 'AI will be involved in nearly all future production' Don't need a notice if everyone's doing it. PC Gamer · Nov 26, 2025
Opposing Steam's AI disclosures, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says game stores should drop "the AI tag" because "it makes no sense" when "AI will be involved in nearly all future production" Steam has actually made AI disclosures even more prominent GamesRadar · Nov 26, 2025
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says RAM pricing crisis isn't going away anytime soon — Fortnite boss says crunch 'will be a real problem for high-end gaming for several years' Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney’s long-term RAM pricing prediction might make you wince. Tom’s Hardware · Nov 25, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2025 How generative AI in Arc Raiders started a scrap over the gaming industry’s future The use of AI in the surprise game-of-the-year contender has sparked a heated cultural and ethical debate, and raised existential questions for video game workers
Creative Bloq · Nov 19, 2025 Surprise Epic Games partnership with Unity promises more open game development Unity Games are coming to Fortnite, and the Unity store to Unreal Engine.
PC Gamer · Nov 19, 2025 Epic Games announces sweeping cross-platform collab' bringing Unity's games and commerce platform to Fortnite Frienemies forever?
We Got This Covered · Nov 17, 2025 Fortnite billionaire quietly buys 40,000 acres of U.S. wilderness before developers can touch it. His plan leaves everyone stunned A real-life Zero Build mode!
Inverse · Nov 13, 2025 Gaming CEOs Are Wrong Again. Every Video Game Is Not Using AI After 'Arc Raiders' use of AI-generated voices put it in the spotlight, developers have been lining up to deny exaggerated claims of AI's prevalence.
GamesRadar · Nov 13, 2025 Epic Games and Fortnite's billionaire boss Tim Sweeney plays devil's advocate in the Arc Raiders AI debate, argues the tech could create "an even bigger opportunity" for actors "When tech increases productivity, competition leads to building better games rather than employing fewer people."
PC Gamer · Nov 11, 2025 Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney wades into the Arc Raiders AI voice debate with an imaginary scenario predicting 'infinite, context-sensitive, personality-reflecting dialog based on and tuned by human voice actors' Sweeney says productivity increases driven by technology will lead to better games, not reduced employment.
Benzinga · Nov 5, 2025 Fortnite Maker Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney Praises Google's 'Awesome Proposal' To Open Up Android And Resolve App Store Fight Tim Sweeney, the CEO of Fortnite maker Epic Games, praised a proposal by Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) to open up Android in the U.S. Epic v. Google case, subject to court approval.
Android Central · Nov 5, 2025 Google and Epic's settlement proposal could finally end the multi-year Play Store dispute Google and Epic spent years in legal battles over Play Store rules and transaction fees, but the sides have just agreed on a proposal to resolve them for good.
International Business Times · Oct 7, 2025 Google Faces October 22 Deadline After Supreme Court Rejects Its Appeal Against Epic Games The Supreme Court's decision forces Google to open Android's ecosystem by October 22, giving developers new freedom from Play Store restrictions.
Benzinga · Oct 7, 2025 Tim Sweeney Declares End Of 'Scare Screens' As Google's Supreme Court Bid Over Android App Store Fails On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block a lower court order requiring Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google to overhaul its Play Store, marking a major win for "Fortnite" maker Epic Games.