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The Witcher 4 is now in pre-production according to CD Projekt’s chief financial officer.In CD Projekt’s latest financial results video, chief financial officer Piotr Nielubowicz provided updates on the Polish studio’s current projects.Firstly, another update is in the works for Cyberpunk 2077 which will bring additional improvements. Nielubowicz also stated that the bulk of the studio’s “production capacity” is being used to develop “a large story-driven expansion for Cyberpunk”.However, he did also give an update on The Witcher 4.

Epic Games has confirmed that an Obi-Wan Kenobi skin will be available in Fortnite from next week.Starting May 26, players will be able to get their hands on the Obi-Wan Kenobi outfit alongside an Obi-Wan Back Bling featuring an “assortment of tools perfect for living an isolated existence on a remote desert planet.” Players can also get Obi-Wan’s Blade Pickaxe, Jedi Interceptor Glider and Obi-Wan’s Message Emote.Items can be purchased individually or as part of a bundle that also features the Kenobi Surrounded Loading Screen.Claim the high ground in the Obi-Wan Kenobi Cup starting on Sunday, May 22!Find out more: https://t.co/tvqXFznZvz pic.twitter.com/EwfcNA1hEx— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) May 20, 2022If players are impatient though, they can take part in the Obi-Wan Kenobi Cup this Sunday (May 22) for a chance to get their hands on the items before they hit the shop.Announcing the Battle Royale Duos tournament, Fortnite said: “The road lies before you, but you don’t have to walk it alone in the Obi-Wan Kenobi Cup. And yes, Lightsabers and E-11 Blaster Rifles will return in this Cup!”“Competitors can play up to ten matches within their region’s three-hour time window, and the specific event timing for each region can currently be found in the Compete tab in-game.” Players will get 25 points for a victory royale, 22 for coming in second place all the way down to one point for being the first person out.At the end of the tournament, the top 1250 players in Europe will win the Obi-Wan Kenobi In-Game Cosmetic Outfit and Back Bling with other regions having their own leaderboards.

Epic Games is being sued by choreographer Kyle Hanagami due to a Fortnite emote that resembles one of his dances.As reported by Dexerto, the “It’s Complicated” emote from Fortnite bares an incredibly strong resemblance to a dance copyrighted by Hanagami. The dance move can be seen in a YouTube video from Hanagami, set to Charlie Puth’s ‘How Long’.

Fortnite developer Epic Games announced it would donate all profits from purchases made between March 20 and April 3 to humanitarian relief for people affected by the war in Ukraine, and Xbox is now following suit with the same decision.Announced via Twitter, Xbox says it is “joining Epic in support of the people of Ukraine by contributing net proceeds for Fortnite during this time”.Xbox is joining Epic in support of the people of Ukraine by contributing net proceeds for Fortnite during this time. https://t.co/ZWEauUpFei— Xbox (@Xbox) March 20, 2022This isn’t the only way Xbox is trying to help out, as the company is also highlighting UNICEF‘s emergency response efforts in Ukraine on the console dashboard.

Fall Guys has launched a limited-time Live Event called Sweet Thieves, which runs until March 13.The challenge went live yesterday (March 8) and sees players doing battle in a capture-the-flag style contest.Announcing the challenge, Fall Guys explained: “Guardians must protect the candy. Find the thieves and send them to jail.

Fortnite creator Epic Games has announced that it “is stopping commerce with Russia,” joining a growing list of companies that are boycotting the country over its invasion of Ukraine.On Saturday (March 5), Epic Games shared on Twitter that “it is stopping commerce with Russia in our games in response to its invasion of Ukraine.”However, the company added that it is “not blocking access for the same reason other communication tools remain online: the free world should keep all lines of dialogue open.”Epic is stopping commerce with Russia in our games in response to its invasion of Ukraine. We’re not blocking access for the same reason other communication tools remain online: the free world should keep all lines of dialogue open.— Epic Games Newsroom (@EpicNewsroom) March 5, 2022This means that although fans in Russia will still be able to access titles such as Fortnite, they won’t be able to make any in-game purchases.

Epic Games will be making hundreds of temporary testers into full employees with benefits.As reported by The Verge, Epic Games will be hiring its US-based temporary staff full-time, complete with benefits. This will be offered to quality assurance testers and other “eligible” contract-based employees.The news comes about from an employee-facing memo, where the Fortnite developer wrote that it will “offer full-time at-will employment to eligible US-based contingent workers” and that “many of those offers will be effective April 4th, 2022.” The memo does also note that some will not receive the offer, saying, “there are a few exceptions in which it makes sense for both the worker and Epic to maintain contingent worker status.”Elka Looks, a spokesperson for Epic Games, told The Verge that the developer will hire “a few hundred” of its contracts, and that “most but not all” are QA testers.

Epic has confirmed that Windbound will be the next free game on the Epic Games Store.From February 10, Epic Games Store users will be able to pick up Windbound for free. This will replace Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, which is free until 4PM on the same day.Created by 5 Lives Studios, Windbound is an indie survival game that’s all about surviving a shipwreck.“As Kara, you are a warrior, caught at sea in a fierce storm, adrift from your tribe.

Neon Abyss available to grab on the Epic Games Store now. A new game will be given away every day as part of the festive season.Neon Abyss is a run n’ gun roguelike from Veewo Games and published by Team17.

Epic Games Store is giving away a free mystery game every day for the next 15 days. The first of these is Shenmue 3.Shenmue 3 is the third instalment in the Shenmue series and was eagerly anticipated by fans.

Epic Games Store is upping the ante and is giving away three games for free next week instead of the usual two.The next free games available on the Epic Games Store have been revealed, and this time there are three.The games will be replacing the Rogue Company Epic Pack that is currently available for free and will cycle in on November 18. However, Epic Games will be rotating out Tiny Tina’s Assault On Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-shot Adventure on November 16.

Apple will be forced to allow developers to link to other stores after it was denied a stay following the recent Epic Games trial.Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has denied Apple’s request for a stay of the injunction, forcing it to let app developers link to third-party payment options.

Riot Games is bringing League of Legends, Teamfight Tactics, Valorant and more to the Epic Games Store.Epic Games has today announced that some of Riot Games’ biggest titles are now available via the online game store.“Riot Games is one of the world’s best developers and creators of ground-breaking entertainment franchises,” said Steve Allison, Vice President and General Manager of the Epic Games Store.

Epic Games Store’s next free game will be Aven Colony, which will be available from November 4 to November 11.Aven Colony will be free on the Epic Games Store when it replaces DARQ: Complete Edition. It’s a city-building colony simulator where players will have to build a new home for humanity on Aven Prime.

Epic Games, the mega-publisher behind Fortnite, and the Epic Games Store has said that it’s “open to games that support cryptocurrency of blockchain-based assets”.Epic has told The Verge that it is willing to work in what it calls a “new field”.

Apple is appealing the ruling of an antitrust case between itself and Epic Games over practices in the Apple App Store.Apple has asked a U.S federal judge to put a hold on orders that could require it to change some of its App Store practices. These came as a result of the Epic v.

Epic Games is adding achievements to select games on the Epic Games Store, with development tools rolling out to others over time.Epic Games Store users will find that some of their games have been updated with new achievements for them to collect. While the first wave of games may be small, the tools will soon be available for all developers to add achievements if they want.The system appears to behave as a merger of Xbox’s Gamerscore and PlayStation’s trophy system.

Epic Games Store will be giving away PC Building Simulator as its next free game from October 7-14.As part of its long-running weekly giveaways, PC Building Simulator, which lets PC gamers build their dream PC, will be available for free through the Epic Games Store.

Fortnite will be getting a selection of immersive in-game musical shows from around the world during the new Soundwave Series.Announced today (September 28), the Soundwave Series will kick off on October 1 with Egyptian musician Mohamed Hamaki, who has previously been featured on Fortnite Radio.

Fortnite as playable skins, as announced on the Epic Games website.According to the post, Fortnite players will initially use the Eddie Brock Outfit, using the built-in Venom Unleashed Emote to transform into Venom himself. The post notes that “unlike the Venom Outfit, this version is based on the upcoming new film.”Eddie Brock also comes with a Symbiote Scythe Pickaxe, along with the Emote, and can be purchased with just these three items, or with a Venom Bundle.

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has accused Apple of keeping Fortnite blacklisted from its flagship operating system, iOS.Following a lengthy legal battle between Apple and Fortnite developers, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has accused Apple of reneging its promise to reinstate the battle royale to the iOS App Store.“Apple lied,” he said in a statement via Twitter.

Fortnite on it – for $995 (£726).As part of a line of Fortnite-themed clothing (spotted by PC Gamer), Balenciaga is selling a plain white shirt with the Fortnite logo on for £726. While it also comes in black, the front of the shirt – in fairly small text – is embroidered with “Fortnite artwork”.The Fortnite run of clothing isn’t just limited to this expensive shirt.

Epic Games Store has released its next set of weekly free games. This time around, it’s Tharsis and Speed Brawl.The latest freebies to hit the Epic Games Store are Tharsis and Speed Brawl.

Darkest Dungeon 2 will be available to play in early access exclusively on the Epic Games Store, with an October release date officially confirmed.The official Darkest Dungeon Twitter account has shared that early access for Darkest Dungeon 2 will be exclusive to the Epic Games Store when it launches on October 26.While many have expressed disappointment that fans will only be able to play the game’s early access through the Epic Games Store, a follow-up tweet has confirmed that the exclusive

Alan Wake Remastered will have much of the extensive product placement removed due to expired brand deals.In a statement to Screenrant, a PR rep for Alan Wake Remastered confirmed that the real-life brands featured in the original game will be wiped from the remaster and replaced with generic items.

Epic Games is appealing against the judge’s ruling in the Apple antitrust case that found the company in breach of contract for adding an alternate payment system to Fortnite.The case ruling went in favour of Apple last week at the same time as it was found that Apple must now allow developers to include their own in-app purchase options.Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers announced that Epic should pay 30 per cent of all revenue earned through its separate payment system since it was added.

Epic v. Apple ended with Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruling that Apple must allow developers to include their own in-app purchase options.A permanent injunction was issued today, September 10, in the Epic v.

Epic Games Store’s latest weekly giveaway has begun, and one of the games currently up for grabs is Nioh: The Complete Edition.Nioh: The Complete Edition is the collection of the base game plus all of the DLC, which was originally released in 2017. Nioh is an action game from Team NINJA and Koei Tecmo games that has aspects of the Dark Souls series.

Apple has rejected a request from Epic Games to restore its developer account, and therefore restore Fortnite to the App Store in South Korea.As reported in Reuters, the request had been submitted yesterday (September 9), while Epic also publicised this on Twitter via the Fortnite official account.“Epic has asked Apple to restore our Fortnite developer account,” the statement reads.

Fortnite players has signed a contract with Galaxy Racer to develop her own gaming career.Anne Fish, who has managed her son, Benjy “Benjyfishy’ Fish since he turned pro in 2018, began playing the game herself in February and quickly amassed a large following online via her Twitch and YouTube channels.