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Fig-funded Outer Wilds will be a timed exclusive on Epic Games Store

Mobius Digital made the partnership to "keep our small studio running long enough to ship the game at the level of quality that it is today"

May 13, 2019 Matthew Handrahan

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The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast: How to spoil your own announcement

We discuss Borderlands 3 microtransactions, Epic's plans for Rocket League and Valve Index in our latest episode

May 3, 2019 James Batchelor

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Epic Games acquires Psyonix

Update: Epic seems to leave door open for game to continue to be sold on Steam after Epic Games store release

May 1, 2019 Rebekah Valentine

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Musician Leo Pellegrino sues Epic Games over alleged misappropriation of his identity

Pellegrino's “trademark moves have become inseparable from his persona and his life story" argues filing

April 29, 2019 Ivy Taylor

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Tim Sweeney: Epic would stop pursuing exclusives if Steam improved its revenue share

Epic CEO says Steam committing to permanent 88% revenue share would be "a glorious moment in the history of PC gaming"

April 25, 2019 Rebekah Valentine

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Epic devs speak out on Fortnite crunch

"I was working at least 12-hour days, seven days a week, for at least four or five months" after survival shooter became a mainstream phenomenon

April 23, 2019 Brendan Sinclair

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Epic Games Store exclusivity helps Phoenix Point achieve 191% return

"Cash advance" from engine provider will be shared with Fig backers as part of game's revenue

April 23, 2019 James Batchelor

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Over 200 Fortnite World Cup prize winners caught cheating

Over 1,200 total cheaters caught in first week of competition, most for circumventing region locks

April 22, 2019 Rebekah Valentine

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Fortnite cheat maker exposes professional player cheating in World Cup

Player dropped from Team Kaliber after using cheats during qualifiers for $30m competition

April 16, 2019 Rebekah Valentine

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Epic Games hires Jason West

Respawn and Infinity Ward co-founder returns to game development after six-year hiatus

April 12, 2019 Brendan Sinclair

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Sold Out and Epic offering up to $500,000 in The Unreal Box Offer

UK publisher seeking games that "feel fresh in a genre that isn't overcrowded" as it teams up with engine provider

April 8, 2019 James Batchelor

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Epic to continue signing exclusivity deals regardless of Steam plans

Tim Sweeney: Calls to switch exclusivity between stores "must be up to developers and publishers"

April 4, 2019 Rebekah Valentine

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Borderlands 3 joins list of Epic Games store PC exclusives

2K says its goal is "to embrace new distribution platforms that will contribute to our effort to grow the audience" for Gearbox's shooter

April 3, 2019 Brendan Sinclair

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Epic Games Store is making the industry better but “gamers don't see that”

CEO Tim Sweeney addresses backlash against exclusivity deals, promises human curation to block “shock controversy games” like Rape Day

March 22, 2019 James Batchelor

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Metro Exodus on Epic Store outsells its predecessor on Steam -- but what does that tell us?

“It's about the game, and not the store you sell on,” suggests Epic

March 21, 2019 Christopher Dring

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Epic offers support for third-party key sales -- but not for exclusives

Update: All Epic Games Store keys will be sold through the Humble Store, including exclusive titles

March 21, 2019 Matthew Handrahan

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Epic Games Store line-up expands with Private Division, more Ubisoft titles and Quantic Dream exclusives

GDC 2019: Humble Bundle will also start selling Epic keys

March 20, 2019 James Batchelor

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Epic Games announces $100m MegaGrants program, launches free Online Services tools

GDC 2019: Unreal Engine creator also releasing ray tracing and photorealism tech, debuts new Chaos physics and destruction tech

March 20, 2019 James Batchelor

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Epic Games awards final $500k round of Unreal Dev Grants

Last round of grants initiative brings total donated to $5 million

March 18, 2019 Matthew Handrahan

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Epic responds to accusations of Steam data mining

Update: Valve is "looking into" issue that Epic's Tim Sweeney attributed to “our rush to implement social features in the early days of Fortnite”

March 18, 2019 James Batchelor

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Julian Gollop defends Epic Games Store exclusivity for Phoenix Point

Developer assures that refunds will be offered to those who don't want to use Epic, or Steam keys if they wait a year

March 15, 2019 James Batchelor

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Fortnite adjusts cross-platform play to separate out Switch and mobile users

Xbox One and PS4 players will be together by default with Switch and mobile in their own pool

March 13, 2019 Rebekah Valentine

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Tim Sweeney: Storefront battle will be won with developer support

Epic Games CEO says PC digital storefronts are "nearly perfect" for consumers already

March 11, 2019 Rebekah Valentine

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2 Milly, Alfonso Ribeiro, others drop lawsuits against Epic Games over dances

Supreme Court ruling on copyright law forces plaintiffs to wait for dances to be granted copyright registration

March 9, 2019 Rebekah Valentine

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California man sues Epic Games over "predatory" loot boxes

Complaint alleges Save the World's loot llamas were "like playing a slot machine"

March 1, 2019 Rebekah Valentine