Epic Games has been making waves in the last few months, and though some of the feedback has been positive, a lot of gamers are angry with the successful developer and their attempts to compete with Valve and Steam. The core rejection that many gamers are voicing, is that Epic has been pushing way too
We’re back again with more news about the Epic Games Store, and this time it’s more good news, as Epic is giving away more free games. It looks like they’re definitely doubling down on the strategy of getting their foot in the door of public awareness by firing mountains of free games into our laps.
Season X of Fortnite is well underway, and with it comes the requisite string of patches and updates bringing new content, as well as reworking old content. The big new items in this patch cycle include the Zapper Trap, a thrown weapon that shocks enemies on detonation. Traps are steadily more dastardly in Fortnite. Weekly
During PAX West 2019, a whole cadre of developers and publishers were on hand to show off their games, with one of the many great companies being Epic, the team behind the battle royale titan Fortnite, and the much more controversial Epic Games Store. While some gamers don’t want anything to do with Epic due
As detailed on the Gearbox news blog, a Pandora Rift Zone has appeared on the Fortnite map has been seen, and it’s bringing with it a new in-game event. This new zone will create an aura that will alter the shape and the appearance of the whole area around it. This will cause the influenced area to
So, even as some publishers like Bandai Namco shun Epic and their exclusives plan, some people are still being convinced by loads of money to jump over to the Epic Games Store. Now, Bigben Interactive is the latest publisher to be pulled into the fold of Epic and their burgeoning juggernaut of a storefront. Benoit
In an interview with MCVUK, Bandai Namco Europe’s SVP marketing, digital and content Hervé Hoerdt, had some pretty clear words on the position the publisher has in regards to the Epic Games Store and the prospect of PC exclusives for their games. In short, the company is not interested in any Epic Games Store exclusivity
Epic games has just dropped the details of its newest platform update, its August feature update includes cloud saves for games on the Epic Games store, Humble Bundle keyless integration, and a new product page design. This joins the list of additions that PC gamers want to see on the storefront, but are stuck waiting for,
Fortnite is an incredibly popular game, and as the game only continues to grow in reach and value, the incentive for black-market activities within the game grows as well. Account hacking is a pretty major endeavor for scammers in any game, and that’s doubly true for the most popular battle royale title. That means that
Earlier this week, the ESA and several major gaming companies came together to promise a series of changes to the microtransaction ecosystem in modern video games. The idea was that these companies would band together to self-police their games and platforms by making multiple changes to how loot boxes and other monetization are handled. One
With the variety of different feelings around the Epic Games Store, things are rather tense for the fledgling storefront. As more and more games push exclusivity contracts with Epic, more and more gamers feel slighted. With titles like Tetris Effect making that jump to exclusivity on the PC, a lot of people are feeling as
So in a rather sad turn of events, the games industry and consumers have once again shown an ugly face to the world. Glumberland, the developer behind the quirky farming and life sim, Ooblets, announced that the PC version of the game would be an Epic exclusive. Within the announcement post, the developer included some
Fortnite is kicking of its next season of post-launch content, with the ever-popular battle royale title kicking off Season X this month. Of course, there’s an entirely new Battle Pass in Season 10, offering 100 new challenges to complete, with a similar number of rewards to earn for doing just that. Players looking to gift
The newest batch of free games on the growing Epic Games Store has been revealed. Epic has been steadily adding new titles in a big push to grab market share from Steam and GOG, their main competitors, and the primary way the company has done so is through controversial exclusives and a bunch of free
So we’ve got more bad news this week, both for those that wanted a new MechWarrior title and for those that loathe the Epic Games Store. It turns out that a new game based on the legendary robot battling franchise is being delayed. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, is being pushed back to Dec. 10. And when
It’s that time of the week again, no Ubisoft didn’t do something stupid, instead Epic Games is giving away more free games on their store. Last week gamers got the chance to grab a copy of ARPG Torchlight, offering some pretty stellar loot-farming fun. Now up for grabs is the much more somber, but still
Tetris Effect, the previously Sony exclusive title for the PS4, is making the jump to PC. If you’ve been wanting more Tetris action that isn’t the over-the-top craziness of Tetris 99, this could be a good pickup for you. The gameplay is a very big twist from the typical block-stacking elements of the original versions.
So gamers are still pretty salty over the announcement that Shenmue III would be a timed exclusive on the Epic Games Store for PC. Epic did make a promise to pay back refunds to any gamers and fans who wanted them, taking some of the financial burden off of developers who make a move to
It’s Thursday, so that means Epic is once again handing out free games to promote the Epic Games Store. Epic has introduced titles like Rebel Galaxy and other games on their store, and offering them completely for free. The idea is that these free games will encourage gamers to purchase more PC titles from Epic.
The newest patch for the monster of the battle royale genre that is Fortnite is live, and gamers are already digging in to uncover all of the new weapons, locations and other goodies this update added. And as is par for the course, there’ a fair few things changes as well. Gamers across the globe
The Epic Games Store has been getting a ton of backlash and public support, often in equal measure, due to various choices that Epic has made while trying to compete with Steam. The Fortnite mega-publisher has been steadily pulling more and more games into their digital distribution storefront over the last few months. And because
The issue of exclusivity on video game storefronts and consoles is a rather contentious one. Gamers across the globe may hate it, and they’re right to be angry about not having access to the games they love, but exclusives are a major part of the strategies game developers and publishers use to make money. Epic
The new batch of events is headed for Epic’s Fortnite. 14 Days of Summer will bring out a ton of new and old content alike. So let’s dive into these fresh waters to see what’s beneath the surface. Each day will see a variety of new content being dropped into the world for players to
A story has popped up on Reddit, and is doing the rounds online, which serves as yet another cautionary tale against microtransactions the predatory targeting of unaware children in games. Reddit user A_Sad_Frog posted a story about how they let their niece and nephew use their PSN account, so that they could have access to
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