Unity and Epic Games have shaken the industry with a groundbreaking announcement at the Unite 2025 keynote in Barcelona, Spain. In a surprising move, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney joined Unity President and CEO Matthew Bromberg on stage to reveal a partnership that could change the landscape of game development.
Unity and Epic Games Join Forces
The collaboration between these two giants, known for their powerful game engines, aims to support open digital platforms. The first fruit of this partnership is the integration of Unity’s new in-app purchase software development kit (SDK) with Unreal Engine, offering developers a unified API for cross-platform purchases. This development comes in the wake of legal battles that have pressured Google and Apple to open up their ecosystems.
Fortnite Welcomes Unity Games
In an even more exciting development, Fortnite, which boasts a staggering 500 million registered accounts, is now set to embrace games developed using Unity. Sweeney highlighted that Fortnite has evolved into a platform where third-party content thrives, with independent developers earning substantial income. Thanks to Unity’s cutting-edge network technology, developers will soon publish their games directly into Fortnite, participating in its evolving economy.
Fortnite’s Expanding Universe
In related updates, Fortnite has recently enabled Island Creators to sell items within their Islands, including random rewards akin to lootboxes, further broadening the scope of the Fortnite ecosystem.