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I had missed the part where it was a 2 year exclusive. What through me is they responded to a tweet asking about steam that effectively implied they had chosen to focus on launch platforms before anything else and would consider Steam shortly after. But the above makes sense now.
Apparently the Switch port has some really bad performance issues. The IGN reviewer said that one of the zones stuttered so badly it made her nauseous.
Also, fuck Ooblets.
Also, fuck Ooblets.
I thought it came out last year, so to learn it just dropped on EGS is... well, not shocking in 2022 really..
They should have dropped in the market when they were pissing all their goodwill away to ride on the controversy wave. At this point, no one gives a shit about it on PC and we should all be fine with that.
Probably is a feature in the roadmap, they are working on it
I mean, if they're getting paid upfront, what's the incentive to release a quality product?
A million dollars (number chosen at random I don't know the real deal) may seem a lot, but making games cost money, living costs money, wages costs money, and most of all making games takes time and more time means more money needed. It's why real success requires a constant influx of money (through WoM, sales, dlcs, new platform releases) not just a day one paycheck or day one big sales followed by an eternal slump
It's even worse with the EGS guaranteed since until Epic recoups the investment you will literally never see another cent unless you also have a console release. Don't let marketing or buzzword distract you from this reality: there is a reason IOI tried selling Hitman 3 at full price on Steam despite getting money from Epic, Sony and Apple too followed by a "great" console launch, and that reason is the Bond game requires a lot of money and 2025 is still very far away
If you need the money feel free to take the deal, but think about these words and never forget: money is never enough in this world
It's even worse with the EGS guaranteed since until Epic recoups the investment you will literally never see another cent unless you also have a console release. Don't let marketing or buzzword distract you from this reality: there is a reason IOI tried selling Hitman 3 at full price on Steam despite getting money from Epic, Sony and Apple too followed by a "great" console launch, and that reason is the Bond game requires a lot of money and 2025 is still very far away
If you need the money feel free to take the deal, but think about these words and never forget: money is never enough in this world
Their game wouldn't have set the world on fire if it released on Steam too. They probably survived another year that they wouldn't have otherwise by taking the Epic deal. I really have no beef with small devs taking deals any more, especially since the EGS releases are usually nothing but glorified beta tests.
Also the most played list was updated and appears to actually be correct now. You can tell it's accurate since Fortnite is the most popular game.
What's most interesting is that Rocket League is #2 and we can kind of get the CCUs for that game via a website that tracks the population with the API. Rocket League had a new season launch today and peaked at about 400k CCUs across all platforms combined (consoles, Steam and EGS). The EGS version is typically between 21% and 23% of the total playerbase which means the #2 game on EGS should be between 84k and 92k CCUs. So everything below Rocket League is at or below that number. Just as an example: Fall Guys went from about 350k CCUs at EGS F2P launch to sub 92k.
There's also a new list for the most wishlisted games and top reviewed games which doesn't appear to exactly match the Github page.
Also the most played list was updated and appears to actually be correct now. You can tell it's accurate since Fortnite is the most popular game.
What's most interesting is that Rocket League is #2 and we can kind of get the CCUs for that game via a website that tracks the population with the API. Rocket League had a new season launch today and peaked at about 400k CCUs across all platforms combined (consoles, Steam and EGS). The EGS version is typically between 21% and 23% of the total playerbase which means the #2 game on EGS should be between 84k and 92k CCUs. So everything below Rocket League is at or below that number. Just as an example: Fall Guys went from about 350k CCUs at EGS F2P launch to sub 92k.There's also a new list for the most wishlisted games and top reviewed games which doesn't appear to exactly match the Github page.
Lol, 8 out of 10 most played games are free or were part of a giveaway. EGS truly is the free games client.
The top sellers list doesn't show F2P games any more. I guess they didn't want Genshin being #1 every day.
Taken from epic games subreddit
Anyone knows for sure how epic games handles their ratings? I would assume its easier to vote on egs, since its just stars and doesnt it sometimes ask you to vote, even when you are playing the game?
Anyone knows for sure how epic games handles their ratings? I would assume its easier to vote on egs, since its just stars and doesnt it sometimes ask you to vote, even when you are playing the game?
Users are randomly sampled if they have more than two hours played. Comparing EGS votes to Steam reviews is pointless since they're so completely different.
I have 11 Steam reviews out of the 2k+ titles I own on Steam. I know I am far from alone on that low of reviews to game ratio.
If all I had to do was give a thumbs up or down with no text, and let alone anonymously, my number of reviews would skyrocket, though I also think the quality of my reviews would plummet (granted, they are bad already)
If all I had to do was give a thumbs up or down with no text, and let alone anonymously, my number of reviews would skyrocket, though I also think the quality of my reviews would plummet (granted, they are bad already
)Skull and Bones is $60 on EGS and Uplay. We'll see in a few years if the next mainline Assassin's Creed and Far Cry games are $60 on PC. I have a feeling they won't be.
Looks like Knockout City will require an Epic games account now.
The craziest part is they're going to delete all accounts that don't migrate by December.
Thats so stupid, their game is already at a low player base, why would they want to go even lower with this move?
It seems they needed to drop EA's tech as EA is no longer the publisher. Afaik, Epic is the only one providing a multiplatform login system and online play backend for free.
While I don't like Epic gaining more accounts and more control of (PC) gaming, this move actually makes sense for this game. I still wonder why so many singleplayer games on Steam started using EOS as well. There's something fishy about this...
For EOS in single player games, I think it's because it's simpler for devs to maintain one build across all stores. Just using Disco Elysium as an example, SteamDB shows it has Steamworks, EOS and GOG Galaxy files in the Steam version. I'm not really knowledgeable on that topic though so I could be wrong.
The first NFT game on EGS just launched.
Like why even bother to have the game for sale, if you have to straight up warn folks to not interact with one of the game's chief mechanics
The first NFT game on EGS just launched.
Wait... is that store page region locked ?
That said "Do your own research" and "We don't encourage the use of Crypto" is not what I'd expect a store to tell me.
That said "Do your own research" and "We don't encourage the use of Crypto" is not what I'd expect a store to tell me.
Isn't "Do your own research" the classic alt-right, anti-vax saying?
The first NFT game on EGS just launched.
So I VPN'd to the US and in fact I can now see the game, so for some reason it's region locked.
Probably don't want to deal with all the legal shit regarding crypto/NFTs in international markets.
sclusive early access
So it is published by stardock, wasnt the ceo of that company some idiot?
I assume this will go as well as Gal Civ 4.
New feature?, devs can make games non-refundable
Another one to the EGS marketing black hole. So in a few days people will forget it exists.
Will be interesting to see which publishers make their games non-refundable. Instant shit list for me because who knows what other shit they might pull.
Also, EGS continues to prove it’s a curse.
Also, EGS continues to prove it’s a curse.
Sins of a Solar Empire is one of my favorite RTS games of all time.
I guess I get to wait until it's polished and out of early access.
I guess I get to wait until it's polished and out of early access.
Not surprising that Stardock would take an EGS deal. I always remember Brad Wardell being down on the Steam Store. Probably because of their own failed store.
Also because Wardell is a massive egomaniacal prick. Anyone remember the “Gamers’ Bill of Rights”?
There isn't really a nice way to give the news, so I'll just say it:
I've been informed today on another italian forum we both followed for years that Meschio passed away after years of struggling against a terminal illness.
Rest in peace, Meschio.
And condolences to his family.
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WHAAAAAAAT? oh jeez, horrible news.
My condolences to his family and friends. May he rest in peace :_(
It's always hard to read something like this.
That is absolutely horrible news...
I am wishing his family the best. Let us know if you hear anymore news, but thank you for this update.
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We should probably get pinged over in the Steam thread just so others see it, some folks may have this thread on ignore.
Terrible news indeed. RIP.
His last post is only last week, too. Perhaps it's worth creating a thread for a memorial? He's a member here after all.
To put it simply, going all those years without proper marketing and then going all out at TGS sure is something for Valve.
So far it seems that people have a positive outlook on the device (how ever you do have the issue of price, other wise it would be a lot easier of a sell)
Yesterday and "today" will both be busy but Saturday and Sunday will be even busier when it open to the public.
So far it seems that people have a positive outlook on the device (how ever you do have the issue of price, other wise it would be a lot easier of a sell)
Yesterday and "today" will both be busy but Saturday and Sunday will be even busier when it open to the public.
Rest in peace Meschio
Damn, that's always terrible to hear
RIP
RIP
You don't really have to enter any text. Some of my steam reviews just contain my rating (like "7/10").I have 11 Steam reviews out of the 2k+ titles I own on Steam. I know I am far from alone on that low of reviews to game ratio.
If all I had to do was give a thumbs up or down with no text, and let alone anonymously, my number of reviews would skyrocket, though I also think the quality of my reviews would plummet (granted, they are bad already
That's a dumb statement/question
Another EGS exclusive announced:
Doesn't look very attractive, but it's both sad and unbelievable that Epic keeps spending money on exclusives after so many failures.
Doesn't look very attractive, but it's both sad and unbelievable that Epic keeps spending money on exclusives after so many failures.
You should change your name to SometimesFunnyJay
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