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Metaverse Weekly: Epic Battle Brewing for Control of the Metaverse
Metaverse Weekly: Epic Battle Brewing for Control of the Metaverse
May 26, 2022  |  Metaverse

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney went to war with Apple in 2020 over its iron grip on the iPhone ecosystem and with Google a year...

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NASA Crowdsources VR Tech for Mars Exploration, Partnering With HeroX and Epic Games
NASA Crowdsources VR Tech for Mars Exploration, Partnering With HeroX and Epic Games
May 08, 2022  |  Technology

HeroX, the marketplace working on crowdsourced solutions, has teamed with Epic Games and Buendea to roll out a competition called the NASA MarsXR Challenge, a...

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Epic Files Motion to Stop Google From Pulling Bandcamp From Play Store
Epic Files Motion to Stop Google From Pulling Bandcamp From Play Store
April 29, 2022  |  Legal

Epic Games, known for the popular digital game Fortnight, filed a motion to prevent Google from pulling independent music storefront Bandcamp from the Android App Store, according...

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PYMNTS Metaverse Series: Gaming Has a Big Lead in the Metaverse, for Better or Worse
PYMNTS Metaverse Series: Gaming Has a Big Lead in the Metaverse, for Better or Worse
April 13, 2022  |  Metaverse

Sixteen years ago, a group of World of Warcraft (WoW) players organized an in-game funeral for a real-life guild member who had passed away. The...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Lego, Sony Invest $2B in the Metaverse
Today in the Connected Economy: Lego, Sony Invest $2B in the Metaverse
April 11, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Sony and Lego invest $1 billion each in Epic Games’ planned metaverse project. Plus, Square debuts Square Stand, its updated point-of-sale...

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Metaverse Ambitions Raise Epic Games up to $31.5B Valuation
Metaverse Ambitions Raise Epic Games up to $31.5B Valuation
April 11, 2022  |  Investments

Fortnite maker Epic Games announced it was worth $31.5 billion Monday (April 11) after securing $2 billion in funding from Sony and the owner of...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Lego, Epic to Build Kid-Friendly Metaverse
Today in the Connected Economy: Lego, Epic to Build Kid-Friendly Metaverse
April 07, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Lego teams up with the creator of Fortnite to build a metaverse that’s family-friendly, while Apple and Dutch payments firm...

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Lego, Epic Games Building Metaverse For Kids
Lego, Epic Games Building Metaverse For Kids
April 07, 2022  |  Metaverse

Lego has teamed up with Fortnite maker Epic Games to create a kid-friendly metaverse, the Danish toymaker said Wednesday (April 6). The companies refer to...

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Today in FinTech Ukraine: Epic Games Raises $144M for Humanitarian Effort
Today in FinTech Ukraine: Epic Games Raises $144M for Humanitarian Effort
April 05, 2022  |  International

Today in the FinTech Ukraine Daily: Epic Games has raised $144 million for the humanitarian effort in Ukraine; AGI has donated $200,000 and launched a...

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