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Valve and Epic are taking drastically different approaches to blockchain and NFT games on their storefronts, as Valve has moved to remove them from its platform.
Read More »Blockchain and NFT games are banned on Steam, but not the Epic Games Store
Epic Games Store takes first step to Steam-styled self-publishing with closed beta
“This is the first step towards opening up the store so all developers can submit products.”
Read More »How to launch on Epic Games Store with Hybrid Cloud Hosting – A case study
Developing and operating a multiplayer game is a notoriously complex, time-consuming and expensive business. And when you launch your title on the Epic Games Store (EGS) the stakes are high and the world is watching.
Read More »PS4 crossplay, EGS free game cost, 12 per cent Xbox cut – all the big stories from the Epic vs Apple documents
The biggest stories from the Epic-Apple court papers
Read More »Epic committed $444m to exclusives in 2020 – Apple claims store won’t be profitable until 2027
With Epic Games Store (EGS), the Fortnite-creator is undoubtedly targeting Steam’s market dominance on PC. But the store has now been drawn into the legal fight between Epic and Apple as well. In court papers for an upcoming hearing, spotted by PC Gamer, Apple uses EGS as an example of …
Read More »Epic Games Store hits over 160 million users
Epic Games has released its Epic Games Store year in review, revealing that the platform has now reached over 160 million users
Read More »Total War: Troy claimed 7.5m times – an epic game, on Epic Game Store, is downloaded an epic number of times
A truly Epic occurence
Read More »So why is Creative Assembly giving away Total War for 24 hours on Epic Games Store?
Creative Assembly seem to have come up with the best strategy yet for the tricky Epic exclusive
Read More »Epic Games Store introduces self-service refunds and expands keyless integration
The Epic Games store has added a handful of new features to the store, including the addition of self-service refunds as well as expanding the keyless purchases system
Read More »The Epic Games Store has given away over $2k in free games to date
The most recent giveaway of GTA V proved especially popular
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