Immutable’s Gods Unchained launches on Epic Games Store

The trading card game, which features NFT cards, will now be available to Epic Games’ 230 million customers.

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Wax Blockchain Game Forge Arena on Epic Games Store

Forge Arena becomes the latest NFT game to announce it will launch on Epic Games store.

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Epic Games Doubles Down On Web3 Gaming Support, Adds Solana-Based ‘Star Atlas’ To It’s Slate

It’s been a busy month for Epic Games when it comes to blockchain engagement. The Epic Games Store launched it’s first supported blockchain-based title, Blankos Block Party, earlier this month – and now it’s adding a second title to it’s slate of offerings.

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Epic welcomes blockchain games but don't expect any Fortnite NFTs

Epic Games is open to blockchain game developers, but the company has no NFT plans.

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Epic Games Sues Apple for Preventing Fortnight from Using Bitcoin as Alternative Payment Option

Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite has filed a lawsuit against Apple after the company removed the popular video game from their app stores after it implemented its own in-app payments. According to the lawsuit, Apple’s anti-competitive conduct eliminates alternative payment options like Bitcoin to be used in the game. Epic Games wants to use […]

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Whether You Like It or Not, the Epic Games Store is a Roaring Success

Epic's bold strategy of pleasing both players and developers means the Epic Games Store' first year has been nothing short of a success. The post Whether You Like It or Not, the Epic Games Store is a Roaring Success appeared first on CCN.com

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Will Free Games in 2020 Make the Epic Games Store Popular?

The campaign was started as a way of improving the storefront's bad PR. Many gamers out there hate Epic with a passion, supposedly for their aggressive business tactics and acquisition of exclusive titles.

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This Week’s Epic Games Store Freebie is a Gorgeous Hand-Drawn Metroidvania

Thunder Lotus Games' excellent hand-drawn Metroidvania, Sundered: Eldritch Edition, is this week's Epic Games Store freebie. The post This Week’s Epic Games Store Freebie is a Gorgeous Hand-Drawn Metroidvania appeared first on CCN.com

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Star Citizen Developer Bleeds Cash as Legal Woes Escalate

Star Citizen's legal dramas continue with game engine creator Crytek. The latest filing should leave gamers wondering if Cloud Imperium Games will ever release its space epic. The post Star Citizen Developer Bleeds Cash as Legal Woes Escalate appeared first on CCN.com

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Amazon & Twitch Team up to Give Prime Members 10 Free Games

As the Epic Games Store 12-day giveaway wraps up, Twitch steps up to plate with a veritable treasure trove of free games. The post Amazon & Twitch Team up to Give Prime Members 10 Free Games appeared first on CCN.com

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Fortnite’s 25% Revenue Plunge Is a Terrible Omen for Epic Games

Over the course of 2019, Fortnite only brought in $1.8 billion, a drop of 25%. Of course, $1.8 billion is still a lot of money, but the drop should be worrying Epic. The post Fortnite’s 25% Revenue Plunge Is a Terrible Omen for Epic Games appeared first on CCN.com

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Epic Store’s Free Boxing Day Game #8: Faster Than Light

Epic Store's 12-day free games bonanza continues today with the announcement of game number 8 out of 12: Faster Than Light. The post Epic Store’s Free Boxing Day Game #8: Faster Than Light appeared first on CCN.com

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Download Insanely-Fun Platformer Celeste for Free at the Epic Games Store Today

Splendid platformer Celeste is available for free as part of the Epic Games Store 12-day festive giveaway bonanza. Pick it up while you can. The post Download Insanely-Fun Platformer Celeste for Free at the Epic Games Store Today appeared first on CCN.com

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Is Epic Games Store to Blame for Red Dead Redemption 2’s Poor PC Sales?

On the Epic Games Store, the game only sold around 408K units in the first month. That's nothing compared to other launches. The post Is Epic Games Store to Blame for Red Dead Redemption 2’s Poor PC Sales? appeared first on CCN.com

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Will Free Games and a Holiday Sale Save Epic Games Store’s Reputation?

The sale is actually pretty impressive, with massive incentives including a $10 coupon and free games. The post Will Free Games and a Holiday Sale Save Epic Games Store’s Reputation? appeared first on CCN.com

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Epic Games Store’s List of Upcoming Features Is Surprisingly Sparse

Epic has promised new feature updates but has been very slow on delivering.

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What’s up with Fortnite’s Drastic Change of Pace?

Epic Games announced it is extending Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 1 by…

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Fortnite Downtime Frustrates Gamers Further With Delayed Patch Notes [Updated]

Epic Games suddenly announced downtime for Fortnite late last night, surprising many. The downtime started at 4 AM ET and there are still not patch notes out yet. For Fortnite Season 2 Chapter 1 no patch notes were ever released, prompting fears the same will be true this time.

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How Death Stranding’s PC Release Highlights Problems With Epic Games Store

The Epic Games Store isn’t well-percieved. Death Stranding will be released on Steam and the Epic store. This highlights the issues with the Epic store. The Epic Games Store is something of a boogeyman in the games industry.

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Ninja Regrets Naive Pre-Fire On Jarvis’ Fortnite Aimbot Cheat Ban

Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins weighs in on Jarvis Fortnite perma ban controversy. Thinks rules shouldn’t apply to content creators to protect their livelihood. Acknowledges comments were wrong and expresses regret.

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Найденная в лаунчере Epic Games Store брешь позволяет бесплатно запускать любые игры

Из-за наличия бреши лаунчер (программа для запуска) Epic Games Store предоставляет бесплатный доступ к любой игре без необходимости покупать ее. Разработчики еще не исправили уязвимость, но используемые подобным образом копии игр в будущем могут оказаться заблокированными, а геймеров подвергнут наказанию.

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Here’s When You Can Play Red Dead Redemption 2 PC Today

Rockstar Games has announced the Red Dead Redemption 2 PC launch time. It goes live at 8 AM ET/1 PM GMT/10 PM JST on the Rockstar launcher and Epic Games Store. Steam players will to wait until December.

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Fortnite Pro Jarvis Aimbot Hacks His Way Into Lifetime Epic Ban

Epic Games has handed a lifetime ban to Fortnite pro Jarvis ‘Jarvis’ Kaye. Jarvis uploaded a series of YouTube videos demonstrating the use of aimbot hacks. His ban has spawned a #FreeJarvis hashtag to highlight Epic Games’ disciplinary inconsistency.

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Dull Epic Games Store Update Is Step in Right Direction

Epic Games released a development update for the Epic Games Store today. New features including a new storefront, back-end improvements, a checkout overlay, and more. While the update is underwhelming, Epic says it’s working on new features including a wish list and OpenCritic reviews integration.

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Steam ‘Remote Play’ Genius Cuts Deep in Another Blow to Epic Store

Valve’s storefront Steam has launched the beta phase of its Remote Play Together feature, striking a further blow to the Epic Games Store’s ambitions of prying the top dog spot from the established digital retailer.

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Harvard MBA Students Pay $110,000 to Case Study Fortnite Creator Epic Games

The creator of one of the world’s most popular videogame will now be studied at one of the world’s most elite business schools. According to Bloomberg, Epic Games, which is behind multi-player game Fortnite, will now be a case study at Harvard Business School.

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Fortnite Clone ‘Lightnite’ is a Battle Royale Shooter With Bitcoin

Satoshis Games Studio has announced the first-ever Bitcoin battle royale game, dubbed Lightnite in a rather conspicuous reference to Epic Games flagship Fortnite, albeit without the fanfare of its game-changing Chapter 2 launch.

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Fortnite Leak: What We Know About Long-Overdue ‘Chapter 2’ Facelift

The fruit of an inadvertent leak, it appears Epic Games’ flagship battle royale, Fortnite, is due for a desperately-needed facelift. Apple Leak Spills the Fortnite Beans Never before seen art appeared as the listing image for the Fortnite app on the Italian iteration of Apple’s App Store earlier today.

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Fortnite Is Once Again the Scapegoat in Ludicrous ‘Addiction’ Suit

A law firm based out of Quebec, Canada, is spearheading a class-action lawsuit against Fortnite on the basis that developer Epic Games masterminded an addictive game designed to tap into the malleable minds of young players to get them addicted to the game.

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Fortnite Tips: 4 Ways to Make the Most of Double XP Weekend

Alongside a flurry of changes to Epic Games’ flagship battle royale, Fortnite Patch v10. 40, released yesterday, also includes a welcome surprise for those in need of precious XP to a catch up before Season 11 starts in earnest in a couple of weeks.

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Batman Mega-Giveaway Proves Epic Games Isn't Evil After All

Batman takes center stage for this week's bundle of free games from the Epic Games Store. Epic Games is giving users of its beleaguered store the chance to pick no less than six games; the acclaimed Batman Arkham Collection and a trio of Batman-themed Lego titles.

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Score Arkham Knight and 5 more fantastic Batman PC games for free

To celebrate 80 years of Batman – the iconic superhero character created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger waaaay back in 1939 – Epic Games is giving away six PC games starring the Caped Crusader until September 26.

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Will GTA 6 Be Exclusive to the Rockstar Launcher?

Rockstar Games now has its own game launcher, joining companies like Epic Games and EA as they have storefronts too. Rockstar has been selling its hugely popular game, Grand Theft Auto 5, on storefronts such as Steam, but could GTA 6 be exclusive to the Rockstar Launcher? After the announcement of the Rockstar Launcher, GamesIndustry.

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Fortnite Patch v10.30: Everything You Need to Know

The latest Fortnite patch is here, v10. 30, and although not the most thrilling update from Epic Games by any stretch of the imagination, it contains a few nuggets to inject a semblance of freshness to those battle royale high jinks.

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Epic Games Store Exclusivity: You Hate It - Here's Why Developers Don't

Tales of Epic Games Store using lucrative exclusivity deals to poach games away from Steam have dominated the news cycle in recent months. But, in an interview with Destructoid at PAX West, Super Meat Boy co-creator Tommy Refenes shed new light on just how impactful these deals can be for small developers.

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Valve запретит после анонса игры в Steam делать ее эксклюзивом на другой площадке

Компания Valve усложнит жизнь издателям, анонсирующим свои игры в Steam, но делающим их временным эксклюзивом в Epic Games Store (EGS). Руководство компании внесло изменение в дистрибьюторское соглашение Steam, новый пункт запрещает после анонса игры в цифровом магазине Valve делать его эксклюзивом на других площадках.

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Indie Gem 'Inside' Lands Coveted Praise From Gaming Pioneers

Insomniac Games founder and CEO, Ted Price, penned this week a piece for the PlayStation.Blog's ongoing 'Discover The Creators' series, listing six must-play PlayStation games. Among the heavy-hitting PlayStation 4 exclusives like God of War and Horizon Zero Dawn and CD Projekt Red's open-world epic The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt sits a surprising indie title […] The post Indie Gem 'Inside' Lands Coveted Praise From Gaming Pioneers appeared first on CCN.com

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Ninja Bashes Fortnite Cheaters After Rage-Quitting for Minecraft

Popular streamer Ninja unloaded on Fortnite cheaters who he says are ruining the battle royale juggernaut’s competitive landscape. The streamer, real name Tyler Blevins, also demanded that Fortnite developer Epic Games “mitigate” the issue of cheating in the game.

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Epic Games Lures Players with Free Game Tactic

While much of the press coverage dedicated to Epic Games focuses on the ethical merits of tempting developers with lucrative deals and community backlash to exclusivity, the company is knee-deep in a cleverly orchestrated campaign for the hearts and minds of gamers – free games.

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Fortnite X: Rumors Tease an Epic It Chapter Two Crossover

Fresh off of a collaboration with Netflix’s Stranger Things earlier this summer, Epic Games’ battle royale game Fortnite might be slated for a crossover with Stephen King’s It, according to new rumors.

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This Little-Known Indie Studio Just Stood Up to Epic Games

By CCN Markets: When Epic Games tried to force the creator of DARQ, a promising indie horror title, to sign an exclusivity contract, the fledgling indie developer refused to back down. Now, gamers are hailing that developer - Unfold Games - as a hero for having the courage to stand up to the Fortnite creator […] The post This Little-Known Indie Studio Just Stood Up to Epic Games appeared first on CCN Markets

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Fortnite Developer Hit With Privacy-Fueled Lawsuit, Dividing Gamers

Gamers are no strangers to security breaches at this point. Those tend to be the nature of the beast, as companies like Sony and more have been victim to data breaches before. Fortnite developer Epic Games experienced a similar breach in 2018, where a massive number of accounts were hacked.

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Why Epic Games Deserves Praise for Suing 14-Year-Old Fortnite Cheater

Epic Games is taking flack for suing a 14-year-old Fortnite player for promoting cheats on YouTube. But even though the defendant is a minor, Epic absolutely made the right choice. YouTube videos to promote Fortnite cheats The 14-year-old YouTuber, CBV, says that he’s facing a $150,000 lawsuit from Epic Games who accused him of copyright […] The post Why Epic Games Deserves Praise for Suing 14-Year-Old Fortnite Cheater appeared first on CCN Markets

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Fortnite Boycott Forces Epic Into a BRUTE-al Corner

The start of Fortnite Season 10 was supposed to be a joyous occasion as Epic Games spoiled players with a slew of new content ranging from the progression of the battle royale's ongoing environmental narrative and fresh challenges to the addition of new vehicles, skins and, weapons.

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Minecraft and Roblox are on the rise as Fortnite starts to tire

Minecraft and Roblox, two games that have been around for a decade or more, are enjoying a rise in popularity and user base at the moment. Meanwhile, the fortunes of Epic Games’ Fortnite appear to be mellowing out somewhat.

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Подросток за победу в Fortnite получил $3 млн

Компьютерная студия Epic Games провела первый киберспортивный чемпионат по игре Fortnite. Общий бюджет финала чемпионата превысил $30 млн. Это рекордная сумма для соревнований такого типа, говорится в официальном Twitter игры.

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Подросток выиграл три миллиона долларов в Fortnite. Как это поможет Биткоину?

Биткоин и Fortnite — гремучая смесь. Впрочем, по мнению некоторых аналитиков, успехи в индустрии видеоигр могут пойти на пользу рынку криптовалют. Напомним, недавно студия Epic Games провела один из крупнейших ивентов в истории киберспорта. Компания организовала масштабный турнир Fortnite World...

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Esports Play Epic Games to Finally Ramp up Competitive Fortnite Efforts

As the dust settles on the Fortnite World Cup, Epic Games appears to be laying the groundwork for a more elaborate and sustained competitive circuit. During a break in the competition at this weekend’s event in New York, Fortnite caster Sundown announced the Fortnite Championship Series, slated to debut with Season 10, which is widely […] The post Esports Play Epic Games to Finally Ramp up Competitive Fortnite Efforts appeared first on CCN Markets

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Battle Royale Foes PUBG & Epic Games End Long-Running Fued

As the publishers behind the two dominant battle royale games Fortnite and PUBG, you’d expect some bad blood between Epic Games and PUBG Corp especially given their turbulent history, but according to an interview with PUBG Corp studio director Brian Corrigan, the relationship is anything but that.

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