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Update:Donald Mustard, worldwide creative director at Epic Games, confirmed that the idea for premiering the new Tenet trailer in Fortnite came from a call with director Christopher Nolan himself.According to Mustard, Epic told Nolan that it was sad they couldn't watch the new trailer on the big screen, but suggested…

TIME for Kids received letters from students expressing their feelings during this crisis. Here’s what they had to say: It feels like being trapped sometimes. Then, when we go out of the house, it’s like we’re free, like a bird out of its cage for the first time. —Emma Rich,…

Screenshot: Sega (Phantasy Star Online 2)Japanese virtual idol Hatsune Miku and her vocaloid friend, Meguirine Luka, have been popping by the Asia version of Phantasy Star Online 2 for years. Now North American players are getting their first taste of Miku and Luka’s “Living Universe” performance, and I was there,…

One of the biggest games in the world, "Fortnite," will be available at launch on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.Not only that, but the game will be playable across platforms — PS5 and Xbox Series X owners will be able to play with "Fortnite" players on Xbox One,…

The scale of the landscape and its detail on PlayStation 5 is crazy. Epic Games I've heard the idea before: living film. A game that feels cinematic. This has been every PlayStation's promise since the beginning of the century.Watching Epic Games' first peek at Unreal Engine 5 on PlayStation 5,…

Epic Online Services Launches, Giving Other Games Access To Fortnite-style Cross-play and More (polygon.com) Posted by msmash on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @12:45PM from the how-about-that dept. Epic Online Services is now available, giving developers free access to the same kinds of tools used to support Epic Games' massive Fortnite…

Screenshot: Epic GamesEpic Games confirmed today that its massively popular battle royale Fortnite will be available to play on next-gen consoles as soon as they are out. It won’t be a new version of Fortnite. Instead it will be the one that currently exists, built in Unreal Engine 4, just…

During an interview with Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, he waxed on about the power of the PlayStation 5, which is coming this fall at the same time that Microsoft is launching the Xbox Series X. But throughout the interview, Sweeney never mentioned the Microsoft console. I asked Sweeney, whose…

Esports organization Cloud9 has teamed up with Kaiser Permanente to improve mental health in the U.S. gaming community. It’s another sign of the mainstreaming of esports, video games, and mental wellness efforts. The Los Angeles-based Cloud9, which runs a number of esports teams for games such as League of Legends…

Photo: Putt Sakdhnagool / Patrick Semansky (Getty / AP)Former Pete Buttigieg campaign advisor Lis Smith cited “Travis Scott’s takeover of Fortnite” as a strategy for Democrats to consider when it comes time for the party’s National Convention in August. Because if you’re not already excited about Joe “30330” Biden, maybe…