Author: Reuters
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Epic Games raises $200 million from Sony in $1bn round at $28.7bn valuation
Epic Games said on Tuesday it had raised $1 billion in its latest funding round that valued the “Fortnite” maker at $28.7 billion. The company said it received an additional investment of $200 million from Sony Group Corp in the funding round, which also included Appaloosa, Baillie Gifford, and KKR & Co Inc. Epic Games…
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Epic’s request to restore Fortnite on Apple Store denied by California Judge
A federal judge in California on Friday ruled in an injunction request that Apple Inc could bar Epic Games’ “Fortnite” game from its App Store but must not harm Epic’s developer tools business, which includes the “Unreal Engine” software used by hundreds of other video games. “The Court maintains its findings from the temporary restraining…
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Team Secret wins DotA 2 Chongqing Major title
Team Secret got a double dose of revenge on their way to winning the grand final of the $1 million Chongqing Major in China on Sunday. After sweeping Evil Geniuses 2-0 in the lower bracket final, Team Secret moved on to the best-of-five grand final against Virtus.pro. Virtus.pro already had advanced to the grand final by…