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GameSpot

2 weeks ago

Indie Devs Say Xbox Game Pass And Epic Exclusive Deals Have Dried Up

Xbox Game Pass and Epic Games Store deals are no longer as lucrative for indie developers.

Budget cuts and funding cancellations are impacting small indie teams in the gaming industry. [ more ]

GameSpot

The Epic Games Store Spring Sale Features Some Awesome Deals, Including Alan Wake 2

The Epic Games Store Spring Sale offers discounts on PC games and free game promotions.

Highlighted games include Alan Wake 2, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, and Ultros with positive reviews. [ more ]

Kotaku

Fans Say Tomb Raider Trilogy Is Better On Epic Store, Devs Claim That's The Wrong Version

The Epic Games Store version of the Tomb Raider remastered collection was considered the best by fans, with unique improvements and fewer issues.

Aspyr, the studio responsible, admitted the Epic build was incomplete and different from other versions, leading to fan frustration. [ more ]

ReadWrite

Epic Game Store highlights plans for this year

Epic Games Store had 270M+ PC customers and $950 million in total spend in 2023.

In 2024, Epic Games Store plans to focus on improving game discovery, player experience, and adding new features like a new Download Manager and Subscription Support. [ more ]

VG247

Gear up for Dead Island 2's Steam debut with a free copy of Dead Island: Riptide - Definitive Edition

Dead Island 2 will release on Steam on April 22, after its exclusivity period on the Epic Games Store ends.

To celebrate the release, Dead Island Riptide - Definitive Edition is available for free on Steam if claimed within 48 hours. [ more ]

Kotaku

Epic's Next Free Game Offers Brightly Colored Puzzling Intrigue

Doors: Paradox will be available for free on the Epic Games Store from February 1.

Doors: Paradox is a puzzle game inspired by The Room, with a distinct colorful style. [ more ]

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Kotaku

This Fantastic Sci-Fi Game Is Free On PC Right Now

The Epic Games Store offers free games weekly, including popular titles like Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided combines shooting, stealth, and role-playing elements, offering a rich immersive experience. [ more ]

Kotaku

Super Meat Boy Forever Will Be Free This Week On Epic

Epic Games Store offers free games weekly to attract users.

Super Meat Boy Forever is the upcoming free game on February 22. [ more ]

GameSpot

Here's How The Epic Games Store Plans To Improve In 2024

Epic Games Store plans to improve user experience in 2024 with new features such as a download manager, offline mode, and meaningful friends lists.

Epic Games Store and Fortnite will return to iOS in Europe thanks to the EU's Digital Marketing Act, with a planned launch in 2024. [ more ]

GameSpot

3 months ago

This Week's Free Game At Epic Is A Brilliant Retro Platformer

The Epic Games Store continues to offer a free PC game each week.

To claim the free games, users need to create a free Epic account and enable two-factor authentication. [ more ]

WGB

Privacy professionals

Ransomware group claims to have hacked the Epic Games Store and is selling data, including emails and payment information

Potential data breach at Epic Games Store by hacking group

Hacking group claims to have stolen sensitive data from multiple organizations [ more ]

Kotaku

Thanks To New EU Rules, Fortnite Is Coming Back To iPhones

Epic Games Store is launching on iPhone in compliance with new EU rules.

Fortnite will be returning to iOS in the EU through the Epic Games Store. [ more ]

Ars Technica

Microsoft signs another Call of Duty deal in bid to impress regulators

Microsoft announced Tuesday that it has signed a 10-year deal to bring its Xbox PC games to little-known Ukraine-based streaming platform Boosteroid.The move is being positioned in part to "mak[e] even more clear to regulators that our acquisition of Activision Blizzard will make Call of Duty available on far more devices than before," as Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith said in a statement.

Engadget

Apple

Apple's AirPods Pro fall to $200, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals | Engadget

Apple AirPods Pro
Apple's AirPods Pro have dropped back to $200 at multiple retailers, which matches the lowest price we've tracked and comes in about $30 below the pair's usual going rate over the last few months.We gave the AirPods Pro a review score of 88 earlier this year and currently recommend them as the "best for iOS" pick in our guide to the best wireless earbuds.

Ars Technica

All the games, trailers, and announcements from the 2022 Summer Game Fest

E3 might not be happening this year, but Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest has stepped in to provide the fire hose of hype-filled trailers and game announcements that would usually happen during an E3 week.

Ars Technica

Epic opens up its Games Store to everyone with self-publishing tools

Epic has just made it much easier for small and individual developers to get their titles on the Epic Games Store.The company's self-publishing tools, which came out of closed beta Thursday, allow any developer to submit their game to Epic's platform for a $100-per-game fee.Since its late-2018 launch with a small, curated selection of games, the Epic Games Store has slowly expanded to include nearly 2,000 titles.

Ars Technica

Marvel's Midnight Suns gets a big boost on PC when 2K's launcher is removed

Publisher-made game launchers are usually just a minor annoyance, a speed bump for those who just want to play the game they bought.2K's launcher, popping up by default when you launch Firaxis' newest XCOM-meets-superhero-friendship Marvel's Midnight Suns, does something worse, hindering performance significantly for some players.

Creative Bloq

Graphic design

So you're telling me this isn't the next GTA game?

Grand Theft Auto starring Michael Madsen, Kim Basinger and Danny Glover?Are we dreaming?But hold on, it's NOT Grand Theft Auto, it's a 90s-themed crime game that looks and feels like it but has the most bizarre cast ever.And gamers are going wild for it.In a piece of news that stole the show at the Game Awards, an unknown games studio called 505 Games announced Crime Boss: Rockay City, a title that will feature a host of 90s stars... and Vanilla Ice.

Ars Technica

Ubisoft comes crawling back to Steam after years on Epic Games Store

Since early 2019, Ubisoft has made a point of moving its PC releases away from Steam and toward the Epic Games Store and its own Ubisoft connect platform.That years-long experiment now seems to be ending, as Ubisoft has confirmed at least three recent PC releases will be getting Steam versions in the near future.

Ars Technica

Long-awaited Dead Island 2 reveal headlines Gamescom announcement frenzy

Eight years after its public announcement, Dead Island 2 finally looks like a video game-and its bloody, polished gameplay reveal capped off a lengthy Gamescom opening night presentation of video game trailers and announcements.

The Verge

Gadgets

LG's 48-inch A2 OLED is still just $570 at Best Buy

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Best Buy's eye-opening Black Friday deal from last week is still going strong.The A2 has a 60Hz refresh rate, which is lower than pricier OLED TVs, but it should be a solid purchase if you want to see what OLED is all about.Having an OLED 4K TV on your wish list used to be a dream that few could afford to make come true, but that's not the case anymore.

Game Informer

2 years ago