Tera

EVP, Ecosystem Experience & Global Affairs at Epic Games. From Alaska.

[Martin Keely @martinckeely]

I'm thrilled and honored to announce my new role with Epic Games – joining as the VP/General Manager of Epic Games Store and Epic Online Services. I'm excited to get started with the team delivering new capabilities that elevate player, creator and developer experiences.  And I’m truly grateful for the opportunity to play a role in shaping an open and sustainable gaming ecosystem.

[Tera @TeraRandall]

@deantak See you there!

[Dean Takahashi @deantak]

Here's our exclusive interview with Tim Sweeney (and a bit of Steve Allison) on Epic Games' settlement with Google and the return of Fortnite worldwide on Android. We got Tim's response to reactions about the benefits for game developers and his thoughts on why Epic decided to settle after six-plus years.

https://t.co/E9ITCt7Ez2

[Tim Sweeney @TimSweeneyEpic]

Apple is the only company with a great proposal here: let parents, who buy the devices used by kids, set up kids accounts and decide what they're allowed to do, then pass those decisions to apps through parental controls -- without demanding anyone's identity papers.

[Dexerto @Dexerto]

Custom Fortnite map 'Animora' is going viral for it's Genshin Impact inspired mode

via Augartistt

[Rocket League @RocketLeague]

this crowd <3

[Fray @FrayFN]

Can’t believe this is a Fortnite LAN

[Tera @TeraRandall]

@sarahelhairy @EpicGamesFR @FortniteFR I look forward to continuing the discussion. France was an incredible host for the global championship! Merci beaucoup!

[Tera @TeraRandall]

❤️ 🇫🇷

[Dignitas Fortnite @DignitasFN]

LOVE THIS CROWD 🇫🇷🫶

[Fortnite 🇫🇷 officiel @FortniteFR]

Wow 🤯🤯🤯

[Tera @TeraRandall]

4 hours worth your time!

[Lex Fridman @lexfridman]

Here's my conversation with Tim Sweeney (@timsweeneyepic), a legendary video game programmer, founder and CEO of Epic Games that created the Unreal Engine, Fortnite, Gears of War, Unreal Tournament, and many other groundbreaking and influential video games.

It's here on X in full, and is up everywhere else (see comment).

Timestamps:
0:00 - Episode highlight
3:06 - Introduction
3:39 - 10,000 hours programming
6:56 - Advice for young programmers
15:07 - Video games in the 80s and 90s
17:16 - Epic Games origin story
29:54 - Indie game development
35:47 - Unreal Engine
1:01:44 - Technical details of Unreal Engine
1:06:36 - Constructive solid geometry
1:12:35 - Dynamic lighting
1:17:05 - Volumetric fog
1:20:32 - John Carmack
1:22:19 - Evolution of Unreal Engine
1:28:34 - Unreal Engine 5
1:39:45 - Creating realistic humans
1:48:54 - Lumen global illumination
1:53:24 - Movies
2:08:06 - Simulating reality
2:20:21 - Metaverse
2:22:57 - Fortnite
2:26:53 - Scaling
2:42:17 - Game economies
2:43:46 - Standardizing the Metaverse
2:51:59 - Verse programming language
3:13:32 - Concurrency
3:21:09 - Unreal Engine 6
3:25:47 - Indie game developers
3:28:45 - Apple
3:43:25 - Epic Games Store
4:06:16 - Future of gaming
4:12:16 - Greatest games ever made
4:17:53 - GTA 6 and Rockstar Games
4:21:12 - Hope for the future

[Fortnite @Fortnite]

Back like we never left.

Download Fortnite via the new Epic Games Store on Android worldwide & iOS in the European Union and complete mobile Quests to unlock the Katalina Outfit ✨ https://t.co/RuZqRlegwo

[Geoff Keighley @geoffkeighley]

Here’s the trailer for Disney X Epic Games.

Groundbreaking new partnership to take digital entertainment to new level.

[Fortnite @Fortnite]

Way to start things off with a big bang 💥

We're blown away by the response to #FortniteOG. Yesterday was the biggest day in Fortnite’s history with over 44.7 MILLION players jumping in and 102 MILLION hours of play.

To all Fortnite players, OG and new, THANK YOU!

[Epic Games Newsroom @EpicNewsroom]

We’re teaming up with @LEGO_Group to build a fun place for kids to play in the metaverse!

Learn more here: https://t.co/rtrckV9UJm

[Geoff Keighley @geoffkeighley]

I've been waiting a long time for a moment like this.

Thursday, witness the future of interactive storytelling and entertainment. #TheMatrixAwakens world premieres at #TheGameAwards

Pre-download now on PS5 + Xbox Series X/S to be a part of a next-generation #ue5 experience.

[Gene Park @GenePark]

I spent many hours with @TimSweeneyEpic and others in Epic Games about why anyone would want a metaverse, and their vision for it.

Tech wants to improve the "meeting." Epic Games wants to improve the social and play experience.

https://t.co/YdTptubpWr

[Tera @TeraRandall]

History made.

[Tim Sweeney @TimSweeneyEpic]

Korea is first in open platforms!

Korea has rejected digital commerce monopolies and recognized open platforms as a right.

This marks a major milestone in the 45-year history of personal computing. It began in Cupertino, but the forefront today is in Seoul.

[Richard Blumenthal @SenBlumenthal]

For years, Apple & Google have owned the rails of our app economy—exercising gatekeeper control of the multi-billion dollar market to privilege their own apps & take hefty commissions from third-party developers. It's time to break their ironclad grip.

https://t.co/z2jZ3uezBU

[Epic Games Newsroom @EpicNewsroom]

Grammy-winning and multi-platinum artist @ArianaGrande is stepping into the Metaverse to headline a one-of-a-kind musical journey in @FortniteGame.