Epic announces another round of funding has placed an additional $1 billion
(with a "b") in its coffers, including $200M from Sony. Word is: "Today Epic
Games announced that it completed a $1 billion round of funding, which will
allow the company to support future growth opportunities. Epic's equity
valuation is now $28.7 billion." Here's more:
“We are grateful to our new
and existing investors who support our vision for Epic and the Metaverse. Their
investment will help accelerate our work around building connected social
experiences in Fortnite, Rocket League and Fall Guys, while empowering game
developers and creators with Unreal Engine, Epic Online Services and the Epic
Games Store,” said Tim Sweeney, CEO and Founder, Epic Games.