Epic Games Store Latest news (4)

Paul Wozniak, 14 December 2019, 22:04

For for 12 days, beginning with December 19 and the start of Epic Game Store Holidays Sale, players will be able to receive a variety of free titles on Epic Game Store. It has not yet been revealed exactly what titles will be covered by the offer.

Paul Wozniak, 13 December 2019, 11:08

To mark the announcement of the sequel to The Wolf Among Us, players can pick up the first installment of this 2013 adventure game at Epic Games Store for free. The offer will last until December 19, till 8 AM (PT).

Bart Swiatek, 11 December 2019, 13:09

Reviews of MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, a simulator of a mech pilot from Piranha Games, have started appearing in numbers on the web. It seems that the developers managed to deliver a solid piece of work, although there was not enough time to fine-tune the technical layer and remove some imperfections.

Bart Swiatek, 11 December 2019, 11:16

We've learned the official hardware requirements of Detroit: Become Human, and they are slightly different from the specs suggested by Epic Games Store. The information was provided by the game's developer, Quantic Dream.

Adrian Werner, 10 December 2019, 10:40

First exclusivity deals on Epic Games Store are coming to an end. Yesterday the RPG Ashen debuted on Steam and today Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek and Hades: Battle out of Hell will be released.

Agnes Adamus, 22 November 2019, 23:49

A Black Friday sale has started in Epic Games Store. Until December 2, 10 AM PT you can buy digital versions of such titles as Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint or Metro Exodus.

Krzysztof Kaluzinski, 21 November 2019, 12:23

Beginning with today, the strategy game Bad North will be available for free on Epic Games Store. The title from an independent Swedish team is characterized by minimalistic graphics and extensive gameplay. The offer will last until November 29.

Christian Pieniazek, 12 November 2019, 19:44

As part of the new special offer on Epic Games Store, we can earn a coupon worth $ 10 for use in the store. As usual, however, the action will last for only six days; however, we will have more than five months to use the coupons.

Konrad Serafinski, 09 November 2019, 22:21

Death Stranding will be released simultaneously on Steam and Epic Games Store. Such information can be read in the official announcement of the publisher. The game will be coming to PC next summer.

Jacob Blazewicz, 21 October 2019, 21:59

Nathalie Verweij from Coffee Stain spoke on Epic Games Store's policy. The designer, currently part of the team responsible for Satisfactory, said that the platform helps the devs, and the voices of criticism on the Internet are only a „loud minority”.

Paul Wozniak, 19 October 2019, 11:57

It turned out that yesterday's update to Control was flawed and had already been withdrawn. Thus the game works again without an internet connection and Steam Controller pad is compatible again.

Adrian Werner, 18 October 2019, 11:22

Patch 1.04 brought a lot of unpleasant surprises to the PC version of Control. It added a DRM system that forces online mode through the Epic Games Store client. It also broke compatibility with Steam Controller.

Bart Swiatek, 08 October 2019, 15:43

IGN conducted an analysis which shows that Steam's 30% revenue share does not differ from the industry standards. Only a few other distributors apply different rules - including, of course, Epic Games Store, which often accuses Valve of engaging in shameful practices.

Michael Kulakowski, 07 October 2019, 22:13

Paradox Interactive announced the sequel to the strategy game Surviving Mars, titled Surviving the Aftermath. The action of the title takes place after the apocalyptic catastrophe destroys our civilization, and the task of the players is to build a thriving colony of people who survived this global catastrophe.

Bart Swiatek, 30 September 2019, 10:06

Epic Games has published a note outlining recent changes to the Epic Games Store platform. The company has also announced what it will implement in the near future.

Konrad Serafinski, 23 September 2019, 21:52

Borderlands 3 has had a very successful start, as evidenced by the announcement published by Take-Two Interactive. The game has several million units sold and a record in pre-orders on Epic Games Store, and that's not all.

Jacob Blazewicz, 23 September 2019, 21:28

DSOG reports that Denuvo has disappeared from Batman: Arkham Knight in Epic Games Store. It was not necessary to wait long for Internet users to check whether the infamous anti-piracy protection actually affects the performance of the game.

Agnes Adamus, 20 September 2019, 21:45

List of games that Epic Games Store has purchased for temporary exclusivity included Control. Today we found out how much this move cost Tim Sweeney's company.

Jacob Blazewicz, 18 September 2019, 22:11

There are rumors about the imminent announcement of a new game with Batman as an exclusive title for Epic Games Store. Their source are mysterious entries of the creators of Batman: Arkham Origins, but also a new update of Fortnite.

Bart Swiatek, 13 September 2019, 12:20

Today marks the long-anticipated launch of Borderlands 3 - the next installment of the series of shooters with RPG elements, developed by Gearbox Software. The game is available on PCs (Epic Games Store only), PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Christian Pieniazek, 12 September 2019, 16:56

Conarium, a psychological horror inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's prose, is a game that will be available for free in the Epic Games Store today. Besides, at 8 AM (PT). we'll know what title we'll get next week.

Christian Pieniazek, 10 September 2019, 23:08

Although Everspace 2 will use Unreal Engine technology, Rockfish Games has decided not to make this project exclusive to the Epic Games Store and release it on Steam. The reason for this is that the band owes its existence to Steam.

Bart Swiatek, 06 September 2019, 14:45

One of Steam's users created a useful tool that needs only one click to import games from most other launchers to Valve's client. This enables us to take advantage of many useful features such as Steam Overlay, home streaming and Big Picture mode. And we've got everything in one place.

Michael Kulakowski, 03 September 2019, 22:57

Contrary to previous announcements, owners of Borderlands 3 pre-orders on PC will be able to download the game before its release on Epic Games Store. The title will be made available to the fans 48 hours before the release.

Konrad Serafinski, 31 August 2019, 18:19

Epic Games Store has decided to change the organization of the Trello board, where the players can find plans for platform development. From now on, instead of deadlines, we will find bookmarks concerning changes - introduced, forthcoming and future ones.

Agnes Adamus, 30 August 2019, 22:02

CEO of Koch Media, the publisher of Metro Exodus, said he was extremely pleased with the partnership with Epic Games Store. He also does not exclude that in the future it will once again decide to sign an exclusivity agreement with Tim Sweeney's company.

Bart Swiatek, 30 August 2019, 12:45

Epic Games announced eight more exclusive Epic Games Store titles during PAX West 2019. These are mainly smaller, independent productions. We've heard about some of the titles before, but some of them are completely new.

Jacob Blazewicz, 28 August 2019, 23:16

Chris Early from Ubisoft commented on his company publishing PC versions of games on Epic Games Store rather than Steam. This is the decision of the publisher, who has had enough of the „unrealistic” business model used by Valve.

Julia Dragovic, 27 August 2019, 12:54

The developers of DARQ, Unfold Games, turned on Twitter to Tim Sweeney, the head of Epic Games Store, with a problematic challenge from which he will not emerge unscathed one way or another.

Paul Wozniak, 22 August 2019, 22:11

A platform dedicated entirely to adult games, Nutaku, would like the most popular websites, such as Steam or Epic Game Store, to be more open to erotic games. Thanks to this, Nutaku would gain competition, which would contribute to the development of the industry.

Jacob Blazewicz, 22 August 2019, 14:29

Startheory Studio has revealed more details about Kerbal Space Program 2. We won't see any lootboxes in the game, and the title itself won't be a temporary exclusive on Epic Games Store.

Frozen, 21 August 2019, 14:10

We got to know the official hardware requirements of Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey. Created by Panache Digital Games, the production will debut on Epic Games Store next week.

Adrian Werner, 20 August 2019, 11:56

Free early access to The Cycle, a multiplayer shooter from the developers of Spec Ops: The Line, has started.

Christian Pieniazek, 20 August 2019, 10:54

The team at Oddworld Inhabitants has announced that the PC version of Oddworld: Soulstorm will be an Epic Games Store exclusive. Magic: The Gathering Arena, as revealed by Wizard of the Coasts, will share the same fate.

Paul Wozniak, 17 August 2019, 22:24

Epic Games Store has informed players that due to launcher malfunction, Hyper Light Drifter's cloud game saves will be completely disabled.

Frozen, 16 August 2019, 19:44

Epic Games Store has added new titles that offer the ability to save the state of the game in the cloud. In addition, the store has received the Humble Bundle and Humble Store integration announced for some time now, as well as several other improvements.

Agnes Adamus, 15 August 2019, 21:01

Today, two free games - Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden and Hyper Light Drifter appeared on Epic Gmes Store. You can add games to your library for free for the next week. At the same time we got to know the next title covered by the offer. This is an arcade platform game - Fez.

Adrian Werner, 13 August 2019, 15:05

We have received confirmation that Epic Games Store will not offer a pre-load option for Borderlands 3, i.e. the possibility to download game files before the official release.

Konrad Serafinski, 04 August 2019, 19:49

One Twitter user asked the CEO of Epic Games about a possible resuming of work on Unreal Tournament. Unfortunately, Tim Sweeney dispelled the doubts of the fans. The studio doesn't really have a concept to finish the game, and besides, Fortnite remains a priority.

Bart Swiatek, 02 August 2019, 14:06

The developers of Epic Games Store are past the deadline for some of the new features that the platform was due to receive last month. The new features has been moved to August, as we know from the schedule update on Trello.

Barth Faryna, 31 July 2019, 21:26

Epic Games Store is committed to exclusive titles, as we've all known for a long time. However, gamers still feel offended by the fact that more titles are rejected by the platform because their creators do not want to offer exclusivity. Recently, SkateBIRD met wich such a fate.

Adrian Werner, 30 July 2019, 12:25

Snapshot Games has announced that the turn-based strategy game Phoenix Point will be delayed even further. The launch has been postponed from September to December, this year.

Paul Wozniak, 26 July 2019, 15:35

Tim Sweeeney, CEO of Epic Games Store, confirmed on Twitter that Moonlighter and This War of Mine support cloud-based game saving. This option is to be made available shortly for more titles.

Agnes Adamus, 26 July 2019, 00:14

The Epic Games Store has just come into exclusive possession of another title. Piranha Games has announced that their latest work - MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries - will be available for one year only on Tim Sweeney's platform. Additionally, the game will the delayed a bit and will appear on the market on 10 December.

Milosz Szubert, 22 July 2019, 15:27

Today Beyond: Two Souls, a cinematic adventure game from Quantic Dream, launches today. The production will be available only on Epic Games Store.

Frozen, 18 July 2019, 20:41

From today, Epic Games users can add Limbo, a two-dimensional platformerm game from PlayDead, to their library at no charge. The game will be available for free for a week.

Bart Swiatek, 02 July 2019, 14:09

Fredrick Wester, CEO of Paradox Interactive, believes that the traditional 70/30 distribution of profits between developers and owners of digital distribution platforms is scandalous and outdated. He believes that Epic Games Store is having a very positive impact on the industry. This opinion was shared by several other devs.

Paul Wozniak, 29 June 2019, 22:14

According to the CEO of Epic Games, Tim Sweeney, the lack of keys distribution via Steam is the fault of Valve. Their policy doesn't allow this in the case of games that have their release outside of their service.

Christian Pieniazek, 28 June 2019, 09:35

Quantic Dream Studio has released a demo version of Beyond: Two Souls on Epic Games Store. In addition, we have learned about the hardware requirements of the game. .

Frozen, 26 June 2019, 23:09

Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, explained on Twitter why the strategy of mass buying of exclusive titles, though unpopular, is beneficial to gamers.