Epic Games
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Vampire: The Masquerade - Reckoning of New York has a Mac version on Epic, but not on Steam and GOG?
The Epic release is newer. As of this writing, there is no Mac icon on Steam or GOG, so it's either that the Mac icon is in error on Epic or the Mac version is indeed exclusive to Epic at the moment.
- www.gamesindustry.biz Epic launches combined Fab marketplace amid confusion and backlash from artists and developers
Fab, the new unified marketplace from Epic Games is launching today, combining the offerings of Unreal Engine Marketpla…
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Dark fantasy FPS Witchfire says “everybody won” after Epic Store exclusivity
www.pcgamesn.com Dark fantasy FPS dev says long-awaited Steam launch “went better than we dreamed”Witchfire recently launched on Steam after a year of Epic Games exclusivity, and developer The Astronauts is thrilled with the reception.
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EA Play subscription service is now available on Epic
Epic supports currencies unsupported by Steam, making the subscription potentially more appealing.
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Epic v. Google trial megathread (repost w/ new updates)
Live updates from the courtroom by The Verge
- "A secret Google deal let Spotify completely bypass Android’s app store fees"
- "Activision Blizzard had a plan — or ploy — to launch its own Android game store"
- Internal Google document on being pressured by Epic to change its revenue share
- "Federal judge vows to investigate Google for intentionally destroying chats"
- "A fortnight in Fortnite court" (a summary of the updates / trial)
- "Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fight"
- "Epic judge lets Google keep its Android app store closed to competitors — for now"
- Jury instructions
- Final verdict form
- The verdict
- Jurors' questions
- Proposed injunction
- Google's objection
- The FTC's amicus brief
- Permanent injunction *** Post-verdict interviews
- A juror sharing their thoughts
- Tim Sweeney to The Verge
- Tim Sweeney to CNN *** Misc.
- The Verge staff chatting about the trial after the verdict and Tim Sweeney as a person
- www.theverge.com Epic has a plan for the rest of the decade
“We have a very, very long runway,” says Epic’s CEO.
- www.theverge.com Epic knows its game store social features ‘suck,’ but it wants to fix that
“Our social features on PC suck.”
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Unreal Engine royalty fee reducing to 3.5% for games that ship on the EGS at the same time as on other stores
Other highlights from the presentation:
- Epic Games is "financially sound" after the layoffs.
- Epic Games Store had 70M MAU in September; on track to beat its all-time record during the holiday season.
- Third-party games, including Ark, coming to the mobile EGS app around the holidays.
- 850,000 MAU on Unreal Engine.
Fortnite-related:
- Fortnite reached its all-time high of 110M MAU.
- 134,000 islands created in Fortnite, $479M paid to creators since March 2023.
- Text chat coming soon to Fortnite in order to help the casual / roleplay experiences.
- Many authentic TMNT assets made available to creators for TMNT-themed experiences.
- www.gamesindustry.biz Epic suing Google and Samsung over Auto Blocker's barrier to other app stores
Epic Games is filing another legal complaint against Google as well as Samsung, claiming the latter's Auto Blocker is a…
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Horizon Zero Dawn is unavailable to purchase on Epic. Preparing for the remaster?
A September 17 snapshot on the Web Archive indicates the game was available to purchase until just recently.
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TOEM and The Last Stand: Aftermath giveaways are live on Epic
If anyone has a working and reliable RSS feed for the Epic giveaways, please share it as long as it links directly, not via a Steam group.
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Train Sim World 5 Island Line 2022 DLC free to claim on Epic
The DLC reportedly requires claiming the Free Starter Pack as well, which is also free on platforms like Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation.
- www.gamesindustry.biz Epic launching unified Fab marketplace in mid-October
Epic has announced that its new unified Fab marketplace will launch next month, bringing together its various game asse…
- www.gamesindustry.biz Epic, EA, Roblox, and more face EU complaint over tricking players into spending
Seven major games companies – including Epic Games, Electronic Arts, and Roblox – have been accused of misleading consu…
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Tales from the Borderlands and Arcadegeddon added to Amazon Prime, redeemable via the Epic launcher this month
gaming.amazon.com Prime Gaming | Discover, download, and play gamesEnjoy games and more gaming extras every month with Amazon Prime.
The newly added titles also include a number of games redeemable via GOG:
- 9 Years of Shadows
- Cursed to Golf
- Hell Pie
- Moonlighter
- Showgunners
- www.gamesindustry.biz Epic Games' free game giveaways have been "magical" for user acquisition
Epic Games' Tim Sweeney has admitted that whilst its free game giveaways have been good for business, many of its exclu…
- www.theverge.com Apple is still standing in the way of Epic’s app store
Smaller developers could have a tough time on the iOS Epic Games Store.
