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Epic Games’ ‘Fortnite’-Based Roblox-Killer Still Has a Way to Go
- Company paid out $352 million to independent game creators
- Developers say its hard to compete with Epic’s own content
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Epic Games Inc., publisher of the wildly successful Fortnite video game, launched an initiative two years ago to take on industry leader Roblox Corp. in the fast-growing business of user-generated games.
Epic gave third-parties a chance to make their own games within the Fortnite universe, using its Unreal Editor for Fortnite game-making tools. Much like at Roblox, the creators get a share of in-game sales as a reward for their efforts.