News Epic Games Store
- Thread starter Blizniak
- Start date
Yoinked from Reddit.
Some devs straight up copy/pasted an open source FPS (without attributing the original creators) to hawk as an NFT game and put it on EGS. It was called Vage Strike and Epic actually pulled it (probably thanks to this video).
No First Run tag either. Guessing Epic opened their wallets for this one (and probably Assassin's Creed Red as well).
Relevant, engaged audiences who will patiently wait for your game to become free.
meh more ubisoft shite (honestly can't recall last time I bought a game from them)
No First Run tag either. Guessing Epic opened their wallets for this one (and probably Assassin's Creed Red as well).
don't they still have an exclusive deal together? or did that expire?
It's unknown. I would assume that they had a long term contract that ran out some time last year, hence Avatar being in the First Run program. The exclusivity contract may have been renewed, but there might not be a blanket agreement for all future Ubi games either as it is rumored there is a Prince of Persria roguelike being revealed tomorrow that's launching in Steam early access first.
Just skimming it right now, but this popped out. In ~10 months (the GDC talk was in March) 3 million more people have made a purchase on EGS than bought Palworld on Steam in a month.
Considering that it includes fornite spending, it feels kind of low.
It's not even the first program of it's kind on PC; Ubisoft has or had something similar on Uplay.
Funny thing is that even with this rewards program, Steam games are still a lot cheaper thanks to 3rd party keystores.
Funny thing is that even with this rewards program, Steam games are still a lot cheaper thanks to 3rd party keystores.
You get epic rewards from Fortnite purchases btw lol
Just skimming it right now, but this popped out. In ~10 months (the GDC talk was in March) 3 million more people have made a purchase on EGS than bought Palworld on Steam in a month.
Or they just couldn't care less given the amount of purchases Avatar got. Cause' Epic ain't paying anything, that's for sure.
As for red, yes, Ubisoft is the only company that keeps doing this fiest EGS, then Steam strategy, so you can bet all their games will be timed (6-12 months)
Also Steam Trading Cards is kinda rewards like too
so funny to see now .... how all the game reveal streams dont show EGS logos nowadays when Timmy stopped paying 
just look at yesterdays iii-initiative
in the whole stream i saw EGS logo twice .... one is the ages ago announced 33 people coop thing and the other was Dankest Coachride udpate
Then there is the official newspost https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/the-triple-i-showcase-announcements-trailers-news-betas
Nothing new that was announced there is mentioned in the blogpost... only 5 "updates"
just look at yesterdays iii-initiative
in the whole stream i saw EGS logo twice .... one is the ages ago announced 33 people coop thing and the other was Dankest Coachride udpate
Then there is the official newspost https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/the-triple-i-showcase-announcements-trailers-news-betas
Nothing new that was announced there is mentioned in the blogpost... only 5 "updates"
Last edited:
Bingo. FN makes up a large portion of that purchaser pool and another chunk is taken by Rocket League, Fall Guys and Mihoyo titles.
First Run tag got applied today, so, easy to say EGS worker got the day off hehe
No First Run tag either. Guessing Epic opened their wallets for this one (and probably Assassin's Creed Red as well).
Either way, I believe from now on there's a high chance of Ubisoft games being 6 months exclusive.
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25157482/236883_Epic_Vs_Google_10_CVirginia.jpg)
Here’s 16 pages of what Epic wants after winning its Google app store lawsuit
It’s a lot.
So Epic wants to tell another company on how to run a business?
Yeah, I noticed that as well. Pots and kettles spring to mind.
Fortnite exec on kids making games: Island Creator Program is 18+ because "this is professional labour"
Epic's Saxs Persson talks moderation, DMCA takedowns and children monetising their creations with Fortnite.
www.eurogamer.net
Not wanting to be outdone by Roblox's child labor, Epic wants to
"What the Golf?" was a one year exclusive on EGS and it has supposedly not had an update since the Steam version was released. The Steam version has had several updates that has added a lot of content.
Epic deserves nothing more than that, but I am assuming that a few actual humans did buy the game on EGS and for those customers, abandoning the game is a very shitty move. The developers should support all versions.
You wouldn't know there was a problem by checking their Epic store page. It has a 4.8/5 star rating from players. Platforms should help customers make informed decisions.
I like the post saying Epic should remove their game from EGS. Those devs will be hurting without the tens of dollars of income.
Also their sequel, What the Car, currently doesn't have an EGS release planned.
I think It was Mike Rose (of No more robots) that said that in some games the effort of updating a non steam version had a higher cost than the money they got.
Im just here telling everyone to buy What the Golf on Steam. Super fun game, love it. What the Car is one of my most anticipated releases.
It is a comedy game, so you must be into that.
And today I saw those 3 new cheevos I need to get.
Worst thing about What the Car is that it doesn't release tommorrow.
It is a comedy game, so you must be into that.
And today I saw those 3 new cheevos I need to get.
Worst thing about What the Car is that it doesn't release tommorrow.
Last edited:
Dead Island 2 – 1 Year Anniversary!
Slayers, time flies as swiftly as a smashed zombie brain sailing through the air! Can you believe it's been a whole year since we embarked on this thrilling journey? Raise your glasses with us as we commemorate this epic milestone!
deadisland.com
Assuming the platform percentages match up to the number of players:
~1.26 million copies sold on EGS.
~2.94 million copies sold on PS.
~2.8 million users on Xbox (on Game Pass).
I'm kind of skeptical as I would have guessed Xbox would be higher due to Game Pass, but still something to chew on.
While the data was from 4 month ago, I don't think the sales have moved much from then to now.
This game was in the top 5 of the EGS (epic kind of obscures it cause it's money and engagement, whatever they mean by that). That tells you how "bad" the rest of the games did there (considering how top heavy all stores/platforms are).Which leads me to believe that HL, sold less (or very close) copies than the launch day CCU on steam.
This game was in the top 5 of the EGS (epic kind of obscures it cause it's money and engagement, whatever they mean by that). That tells you how "bad" the rest of the games did there (considering how top heavy all stores/platforms are).Which leads me to believe that HL, sold less (or very close) copies than the launch day CCU on steam.
Spitballing here, but I'm guessing Mythic tier is >$50 million, Legendary is ~$20-49 million and Epic is $10-19 million. But they get cute and also include engagement which means Dying Light 1 would show up on the list which was a free giveaway title.
Yeah HL probably did 500k-600k.
Keep in mind the EGS version was also given away for free with AMD gpus and cpus. Thats where I got it.Dead Island 2 – 1 Year Anniversary!
Slayers, time flies as swiftly as a smashed zombie brain sailing through the air! Can you believe it's been a whole year since we embarked on this thrilling journey? Raise your glasses with us as we commemorate this epic milestone!
Assuming the platform percentages match up to the number of players:
~1.26 million copies sold on EGS.
~2.94 million copies sold on PS.
~2.8 million users on Xbox (on Game Pass).
I'm kind of skeptical as I would have guessed Xbox would be higher due to Game Pass, but still something to chew on.
While everyone is in a tizzy about Samus and Fortnite, I found this passage to be more interesting:
Donald Mustard was one of the top people that worked on Fortnite until last year. It looks like he and Tim had a disagreement about the future of the game and he left. Epic pivoted from Fortnite events to the metaverse, and frankly at this point it is not paying off. Of course they can always recover, but right now most people don't want to play half baked game modes in their battle royale.
Donald Mustard was one of the top people that worked on Fortnite until last year. It looks like he and Tim had a disagreement about the future of the game and he left. Epic pivoted from Fortnite events to the metaverse, and frankly at this point it is not paying off. Of course they can always recover, but right now most people don't want to play half baked game modes in their battle royale.
Wow, it has less players than rocket league on steam (where you can't even get the game anymore) Heck, even cookie clicker has more players.
That said, I still think that the "everything game" can't work. As an aside, since someone from epic confirms that the game (and any GAAS) is basically a black hole of resources that I always find funny that epic left AAA gaming cause it was a black hole of resources to end up in a situation were they're permanently in that space (if their CEO didn't waste money in crusades he doesn't even know how to fight, they would probably be fine for a while)
I think the Mihoyo approach to making multiple massive separate GaaS games works better tbh. (They are soon going to have a unified launcher containing all their games so it will be even easier to jump around, while still being distinctly separate in their gameplay/rewards structure.)
Not everyone is going to like every style of game, so throwing them all together and possibly even throw all the varying rewards together can easily become very messy (I'm not sure of Fortnite's reward structure though, so maybe they separate things well).
Trying to make Fortnite an eternal game that plays every genre makes me remember about this picture
And that one didn't work out in the end since the majority of Persona fanbase likes the game for the things that make it "Persona"
And that one didn't work out in the end since the majority of Persona fanbase likes the game for the things that make it "Persona"
I'm curious if Remedy will partner with Epic again for their upcoming games...
techraptor.net
Alan Wake 2 Still Hasn't Earned Back Its Budget | TechRaptor
Remedy has released its financial statement for the first quarter of 2024, and despite strong sales, Alan Wake 2 has yet to recoup its development costs.
techraptor.net
If Epic offered, they absolutely would as the terms are highly favorable to the developer. But in this high interest rate environment, will Epic bother? They're all in with the metaverse right now.I'm curious if Remedy will partner with Epic again for their upcoming games...
Alan Wake 2 Still Hasn't Earned Back Its Budget | TechRaptor
Remedy has released its financial statement for the first quarter of 2024, and despite strong sales, Alan Wake 2 has yet to recoup its development costs.
Alan Wake Remastered crawled to profitability after two years. AW2 will get there eventually, but it may take DLC releases and future Game Pass/Playstation Plus deals for it to happen.
Yeah unless one of the other games Epic is publishing is a huge hit I have my doubt the Epic publishing label will survive much longer.
Speaking of remedy:
Read it as you want.
A Steam version is inevitable, but you're looking at a timeframe of years and not months.. Even the EGS head honcho said it would only be exclusive for "a long time" and not permanent.
Remedy still owns the Alan Wake IP and Epic will give them publishing rights for AW2 at some point.
Remedy still owns the Alan Wake IP and Epic will give them publishing rights for AW2 at some point.
Exactly this, that was my reading but as usual, it's interesting to share this stuff
Even if it was permanent, previous permanent EGS releases ended up being not so permanent in the end (like Oddworld)
Wonder if Remedy will be able to publish a GotY type version with all DLC or something like that on Steam but not the base version.
not in the same way, no. (likely?)
but as soon as they legally can do this, they will.