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Epic and Unity Partner to Bring Unity Games to Fortnite Next Year

Epic casts the deal as a move toward an open, interoperable metaverse.

Remarkably, you'll soon be able to play Unity games in Fortnite as Epic joins forces with its long-time rival
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Overview

  • Epic CEO Tim Sweeney announced at Unite that Unity developers will be able to publish games into Fortnite starting next year.
  • Unity will add Unreal Engine support to its cross‑platform commerce platform so developers can manage catalogs, payments, and web shops across PC, mobile, and web.
  • Unity‑built Fortnite experiences will be subject to an Epic review to ensure ratings compliance and adequate functionality.
  • Sweeney said Unity game publishing into Fortnite will arrive before Epic enables publishing standalone Unreal Engine games into Fortnite.
  • Additional product details and timing will be disclosed next year, with The Verge reporting the Unity Editor has more than 1.2 million monthly active users.