These past few months, a number of developers have been sharing their sale numbers for their games that were released exclusively on the Epic Games Store. Understandably, some gamers have been wondering whether those sale numbers included the “funding” money that Epic Games had provided developers and publishers in order to secure their Epic Games Store exclusive deals. And a couple of days ago, Epic Games CEO, Tim Sweeney, shed some light on this matter. Continue reading Tim Sweeney: Epic Store games sale numbers are for sold copies, do not include funding money
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First Epic Games Store Mega Sale launched, offering $10 discount for every game above $14.99
Epic Games has launched the first mega sale for its Epic Games Store, offering games with up to 75% discounts. This mega sale will last until June 13th and players will be able to get significant discounts for a lot of games. In fact, Epic Games is offering a $10 discount for every game that is priced above $14.99. Continue reading First Epic Games Store Mega Sale launched, offering $10 discount for every game above $14.99
Epic Games will announce new exclusive titles coming to Epic Games Store at E3 2019
Epic Games has announced that it will sponsor the PC Gaming Show 2019, and that it will reveal brand new material for several games, including some exclusives, coming to the Epic Games store at E3 2019. Continue reading Epic Games will announce new exclusive titles coming to Epic Games Store at E3 2019
Fortnite Season 9 Update is available for download, full patch release notes revealed
Epic Games has released a brand new update for Fortnite. According to the release notes, the Season 9 patch comes with some weapon and item changes (for example it adds Combat Shotgun and adjusts Tactical Shotgun damage), as well as some gameplay tweaks and enhancements. Continue reading Fortnite Season 9 Update is available for download, full patch release notes revealed
Rocket League has been review bombed after announcement of Epic Store exclusivity
Another game has been tested by Steam’s new review moderation algorithm as the store page of Rocket League succumbs to an inordinate amount of negative reviews. This follows after an article from Variety in which a public relations statement from Epic Store announced that Rocket League will become another exclusive to their client. Continue reading Rocket League has been review bombed after announcement of Epic Store exclusivity
Epic Games has purchased Psyonix, Rocket League will be Epic Games Store exclusive in late 2019
Epic Games has announced that it has acquired the creators of Rocket League, Psyonix. Moreover, Rocket League will come to the Epic Games Store as an exclusive title in late 2019, meaning that the game will no longer be sold on Valve’s distribution service, Steam. Continue reading Epic Games has purchased Psyonix, Rocket League will be Epic Games Store exclusive in late 2019
Tim Sweeney: “If Valve commits to a permanent 88% revenue share, we’ll stop making new exclusive deals”
Now here is something really interesting. Epic Games’ CEO, Tim Sweeney, has just stated that if Steam commits to a permanent 88% revenue share for all developers and publishers without major strings attached, Epic Games will hastily organize a retreat from exclusives and consider putting its own games on Steam. Continue reading Tim Sweeney: “If Valve commits to a permanent 88% revenue share, we’ll stop making new exclusive deals”
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has sold around 1.4 million digital units at launch, Fortnite is still going strong
SuperData Arcade has shared its monthly report, stating that Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has sold roughly 1.4 million digital units across console and PC, thus outperforming FromSoftware’s previous title, Dark Souls 3. Continue reading Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has sold around 1.4 million digital units at launch, Fortnite is still going strong
Tim Sweeney on Tencent accessing user data, Epic Store exclusives, older Epic games and more
In a series of tweets, Epic Games’ CEO Tim Sweeney commented on whether Tencent can have access to users’ data, future Epic Store exclusive games, when the store will open to indie developers, whether the company is planning to re-release some of its older titles and more. Continue reading Tim Sweeney on Tencent accessing user data, Epic Store exclusives, older Epic games and more
Former Valve dev: Steam was killing PC gaming, Epic is fixing it, 30% cut made Valve a lot of money
A lot has been said about the Epic Games Store and the fact that Epic Games has securing timed-exclusive titles for its digital store. And while the majority of PC gamers are really annoying by this exclusivity deals, a former Valve developer claimed that Steam’s 30% cut was unsustainable and that Epic Games is fixing it. Continue reading Former Valve dev: Steam was killing PC gaming, Epic is fixing it, 30% cut made Valve a lot of money