In a discussion with Twitter users, Tim Sweeney, head of Epic Games, explained the functioning of Epic Games Store and responded to allegations of using anti-consumer practices.
other
June 23, 2019
GOG Galaxy 2.0, the new GOG.com digital distribution platform, has been officially supported by Microsoft. Talks about potential cooperation with owners of other clients are still in progress.
hardware & software
June 15, 2019
Free games will be available weekly oo Epic Games Store until the end of the year, and not as originally planned until the end of Epic Mega Sale. In addition, the company has published a video on which it boasts of its exclusive titles.
special offers
June 12, 2019
If you are planning to purchase a Telltale Games game, it is worth to hurry up. All the team's productions will disappear from Steam and GOG.com distribution by May 27th. This is the result of last year's bankruptcy of the company.
video games
May 24, 2019
GOG.com digital game distribution platform has announced a new version of the GOG Galaxy 2.0 client. The updated application will offer integration with consoles and other digital distribution platforms.
hardware & software
May 22, 2019
Thanks to the SuperData report, we learned that Mortal Kombat 11 found 1.8 million buyers in digital distribution. This is over four times more than Mortal Kombat X.
video games
May 22, 2019
It turns out that not all PC developers are interested in a profitable exclusivity agreement with Epic Games Store. Some people reject the giant's proposal because they are afraid of losing their image and access to a wider audience.
video games
May 5, 2019
Ubisoft and Genba Digital are working on a new digital distribution system for video games. The solution known as Silent Key Activation will eliminate the need to send activation codes to vendors, thus preventing unauthorized trading of keys.
video games
May 3, 2019
Randy Pitchford continues to battle opponents of the Epic Games Store. The CEO of Gearbox Software thinks Steam could be a dying store in a decade and will be replaced by another digital distribution platform.
video games
April 20, 2019
Epic Game's Tim Sweeney shared some details about his development plans for Epic Games Store.
video games
April 12, 2019
Since its debut, the Epic Games Store has been making a lot of waves. Buying exclusive titles has caused many releases to miss Steam. A dispute arose between supporters and opponents of this practice, fueled by Richard Geldreich, a former Valve employee,
video games
April 9, 2019
When we think of Steam sales, both developers and publishers must take Valve's 30% revenue share into account. As it turns out, though, in fact, Gabe Newell's company gets, on average, only as much as 20% of a sold game copy's price.
video games
April 5, 2019
Tim Sweeney, the CEO of Epic Games, admitted that no previous developer announcements about e.g. Steam will prevent his company from acquiring new exclusive titles. Sweeney's words contradict the earlier assurances that the Metro Exodus affair was the las
video games
April 4, 2019
Sony published new rules of a new, precise refund policy for PlayStation Store. The changes relate mainly to games, pre-orders, expansions and subscriptions. There is, however, a certain catch to all this.
video games
April 2, 2019
Ubisoft decided to pull the original version of Assassin’s Creed III from Steam and Uplay. From now on, the game will only be available in its remastered version, which costs more and has higher hardware requirements.
video games
April 1, 2019
David Stelzer and Sergey Galyonkin took part in a Q&A session organized by GamesIndustry.biz during PAX East 2019 and answered some questions related to Epic Games Store. As you may expect, the main topic was exclusive titles.
video games
March 29, 2019
Witch Games has announced that Epic Games has rejected the request to add Assault Android Cactus, an acclaimed independent title, to the Epic Games Store.
video games
March 29, 2019
In a recent interview for Ars Technica, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney shared his thoughts on the PC video game market. He believes that Epic Games Store may help reduce prices.
video games
March 26, 2019
Bethesda Softworks informed that the PC edition of RAGE 2 and Doom Eternal will be available on Steam. The same goes for the upcoming spin-offs to the Wolfenstein series, followed by Fallout 76.
video games
March 25, 2019
The developers of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 have promised that the PC version of the game will not be available exclusively on any single digital distribution platform.
video games
March 25, 2019