Epic Games (archive)
- www.ign.com The Epic Games Store Officially Launches on Mobile Devices - IGN
After months of waiting, Epic has finally released a mobile version of the Epic Games Store, which is now available for Android devices worldwide as well as EU iOS devices.
- www.theverge.com AltStore PAL drops its annual subscription thanks to a grant from Epic
The third-party app store will now be free.
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Doom Eternal released on the EGS
The newly enhanced versions of DOOM and DOOM 2 were also released.
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The look of the store and launcher has been updated
- The fonts are different and bolder, with many instances of text now in sentence case rather than uppercase.
- The highlight blue is now light blue. This also affects the discount percentage colors on the store.
- Many elements are also of a lighter color than they used to be.
- Launch options now available from the Manage menu of each game.
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Netflix Taps Epic Games’ Alain Tascan as President of Games
variety.com Netflix Taps Epic Games’ Alain Tascan as President of Games (EXCLUSIVE)Epic Games' Alain Tascan is taking on the top job in Netflix's growing games division.
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Tim Sweeney on the metaverse, blockchain, AI, and plans for Unreal Engine 6
www.matthewball.co Interviewing Epic Games Founder/CEO Tim Sweeney and Author/Entrepreneur Neal Stephenson — MatthewBall.coTim and Neal’s thoughts on the definition of the “Metaverse,” its technological and economic growth, Neal’s reaction on the day Facebook changed its name to Meta, the future of Fortnite , their thoughts on Apple’s Vision Pro, blockchains, and the ethics of Generative AI, plus “Snow Crash 2," a
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Gabe Newell on Valve's response to the EGS announcement in 2018: "We think Epic is smart. competition is great for customers"
The email exchange was released on July 11 as part of the Wolfire v. Valve trial.
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Apple green lights Epic Games Store in rapid reversal
appleinsider.com Apple reverses decision and approves Epic Games Store for iOSMere hours after reports circulated that Apple had declined to approve the Epic Games Store for iOS in the EU, the iPhone maker has changed course, allowing the app to proceed anyway.
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A LOT of unannounced games are leaking via EpicDB - ResetEra
www.resetera.com A LOT of unannounced games are leaking via EpicDB RumorA new SteamDB equivalent for Epic Games has recently launched, EpicDB; and with it comes the discovery of a lot of things the public are not meant to have seen. Search a publisher name and check their page and you'll find plenty of games / pages (albiet mostly labelled with codenames) that have...
- techraptor.net Lords of the Fallen 2 Coming in 2026 as an Epic Exclusive | TechRaptor
CI Games has revealed that its upcoming Lords of the Fallen sequel is coming in 2026, and there's bad news for Steam fans on PC.
- www.gamesindustry.biz Epic Games Store and Fortnite coming to iOS in Japan next year
Epic Games has announced that the Epic Games Store and Fortnite will be available on iOS in Japan in late 2025. This fo…
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Atomfall from Rebellion releasing in 2025 on Epic, Steam, Game Pass
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Marvel’s Midnight Suns could be the final mystery giveaway
www.dealabs.com Epic Games Store : Voici l'ultime jeu mystère AAA bientôt offert sur PCDécouvrez en exclusivité le 4ème et dernier jeu mystère qui sera bientôt offert par Epic Games Store. Préparez-vous à des combats héroïques.
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Chivalry 2 could be the next mystery giveaway
www.dealabs.com Après Farming Simulator 22, quel sera le 3ème jeu mystère de l'événement Mega Sale 2024 ? Découvrez-le ici !Découvrez en exclusivité l'identité du jeu mystère n° 3 de l'événement Mega Sale 2024 qui sera bientôt offert sur Epic Games Store.
- www.gamesindustry.biz Epic €1.1m fined for breaking EU consumer law in Netherlands
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets has fined Epic Games €1,125,000 for using "unfair commercial practi…
- www.theverge.com The judge in Epic v. Apple thinks Apple’s being shady about buttons and links
Judge Rogers can’t imagine a reason “other than to stifle competition” for button style restrictions.
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Dead Island 2 reaches 7M players, most of them likely from the EGS exclusivity period
As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, the game sold 1M copies in three days after its Epic and consoles release, and it was just revealed that the total number of players is 7M, less than a month after the game was released on Steam.
The SteamDB owner estimations put the number of Steam owners at 131K-209K, with 12K concurrent players at its best.
This suggests that most of the sales took place before the Steam release, but it's unclear how many of the sales were on the Epic store compared to the consoles. Either way, it's a major success for the game.
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The US is banning TikTok, could Fortnite and League of Legends be next?
www.gamesindustry.biz The US is banning TikTok, could Fortnite and League of Legends be next? | This Week in BusinessThis Week in Business is our weekly recap column, a collection of stats and quotes from recent stories presented with a…
The article contains some important clarifications by Epic:
>After publication, an Epic Games representative reached out to give us a more current figure. These days, Tencent owns about 35% of Epic shares.
>Epic is an American company based in North Carolina. Tim's the controlling shareholder. There is no realistic chance of the Tik Tok scenario occurring with Epic. In the worst case scenario, Tencent would have to sell 15% to other shareholders, and business would continue on as usual.
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Supercharge Your Game with the Epic Games Store and Services | GDC 2024
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Some highlights:
- Users who claim free games convert to paying at about 30% on average
- Expect free games for years to come
- Reminder that developers can keep 100% revenue of their in-app purchases
- Kyle Billings appears to have taken Sergiy Galyonkin's place as the store strategy director
- Ground to make up, 2024 and 2025 to be focused on enhancing the player experience
- Epic rewards first of its kind on PC, 5% goes back to the player
- Crossplay required for new games reminder
- 1919 of the 3174 games were via the self-publishing system
- New Epic Savings sales to last two weeks, occur multiple times a year
- Ongoing work includes launcher performance and wishlist improvements
- Features planned for 2024 and 2025 include improvements to the download manager, activity feed introduction, personalized store suggestions, pre-loading for self-published games, third-party subscriptions, publisher-funded coupons, dynamic discounts for bundles
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Fallout 4 to be released on Epic on April 25
>Alongside this exciting update, Fallout 4 will be available to purchase on the Epic Games Store.
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Older Need for Speed, Battlefield and Dead Space games released on Epic last week
- Battlefield 1 Revolution
- Battlefield 4 Premium Edition
- Battlefield Hardline Ultimate Edition
- Dead Space (2008)
- Dead Space 2
- Need for Speed Deluxe Edition
- Need for Speed Heat Deluxe Edition
- Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered
- Need for Speed Most Wanted
- Need for Speed Payback - Deluxe Edition
- www.pcgamer.com 'The gold rush is over:' Slay the Spire and Darkest Dungeon devs say that big Game Pass and Epic exclusive deals have dried up for indie devs
It's not easy to get funding for a new game right now.
- www.polygon.com Phil Spencer wants Epic Games Store and others on Xbox consoles
More stores mean more sales!
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Australian trial of Apple and Google updates
John Davidson of The Australian Financial Review has been reporting on the ongoing 16-week trial of Apple and Google, with the other party represented not only by Epic but also Australian phone users as a class. Tim Sweeney himself is to testify.
The updates so far:
- Monster court case could speed the end of Apple’s walled garden (Web Archive)
- Epic Games opens case against Apple, Google (Web Archive)
- Judge led through ‘sideloading’ Fortnite – and finds it all too hard (Web Archive)
- What did Epic Games say to a Melbourne judge that made Apple so mad? (Web Archive)
- What peanut butter has to do with what’s available in the App Store (Web Archive)
- iPhone will be ‘degraded’ if Epic wins court case, Apple warns (Web Archive)
- Epic battle with Apple and Google heads into the wilds (Web Archive)
- Fortnite billionaire admits he loved, deceived Apple (Web Archive)
- Apple exec’s secret to success: don’t take notes (Web Archive)
Edit: Added the web archive links to the full articles.
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Some details on the Epic publishing deal for Alan Wake 2
From a financial report by Remedy.
Previously, it was announced that "the game has already recouped a significant part of the development and marketing expenses"
- www.digitaltrends.com Epic plans to bring the Epic Games Store to iOS and Android in 2024 | Digital Trends
Epic Games is committing to getting the Epic Games Store on both iOS and Android by the end of 2024.
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Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra trailer from State of Unreal
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The game uses UE 5.4 and Epic's MetaHuman Creator. More on the game tech in this video.