Tag Archives: Epic Games Store

Fortnite's rise to success also led to a big rise in spending for Epic Games, with the company embarking on a number of acquisitions, investing heavily in securing content for its own store to compete with Steam and a few major lawsuits levied against the likes of Apple and Google. …

While Epic Games has been doing seemingly all it can in order to cement itself as a viable alternative to Steam on PC, Valve’s platform has had a good 15 years to build up a massive library of titles. In order to entice publishers to bring more of their back …

After a great deal of waiting, Square Enix finally confirmed that the much-loved and latest entry in the Final Fantasy series – FFXVI – will be coming to PC and is currently in active development. Unlike previous PC ports of other Final Fantasy titles, it would seem as though FFXVI …

Since launch, the Epic Games Store has persuaded customers over to its platform with two free games a week. This deal couldn't last forever though. Epic will still be giving away free games on its platform but it looks like one free game a week is going to be the …

Epic Games have struggled somewhat to gain a foothold in the PC gaming space, with their prior exclusivity program receiving criticism from Steam users and the like. That said, we are likely to see more games going Epic Games exclusive, as the company has now announced their latest “Epic First …

Each week Epic Games gives away free titles through its store, a strategy that has greatly helped Epic boost its user numbers for the store. This week's free titles are now available, including Paradox's 2021 grand strategy game, Europa Universalis IV.  Paradox is well known for its strategy games and …

Each week Epic Games gives away free titles through its store, a strategy that has greatly helped Epic boost its user numbers for the store. This week's free titles are now available, including indie hit Loop Hero.  Loop Hero is another hit from Devolver Digital. First launching in 2021, the …

While it isn't always making headlines, The Elder Scrolls Online continues to be a popular MMO to this day, with a dedicated player base returning each year for new content. If you're looking to scratch the MMO itch, then next week will be a good time to jump in, as …

Over the last few years, Ubisoft has primarily released PC games on its own Ubisoft Connect store and on the Epic Games Store. In recent months, the company also finally began bringing games to Steam once again. Unfortunately, it looks like Ubisoft won't be keeping things nice and simple by …

Each week, those with an Epic Games account are able to get their hands on between 1-3 games made available to all for free. This week, only one game is on offer – but it is a doozy, with Hideo Kojima’s open-world ‘strand-type’ game Death Stranding now available. Available to …

2015’s Dying Light served as a spiritual successor to Techland’s zombie slaying series ‘Dead Island’ – going on to surpass its predecessor with over 20 million copies sold. Following the successful release of its sequel Dying Light 2, Techland has now revealed that the first entry in the series will …

Since launching in 2019, Epic Games has run free game giveaways on a regular basis. If you're wondering how many free games get claimed, the numbers are pretty staggering. It turns out in 2022 alone, Epic gave away nearly 700 million games.  Over the course of 2022, Epic ran giveaways …

Back in late 2021, 2010’s Sonic Colours received a much-anticipated remaster in the form of Sonic Colours Ultimate. At the time, the game’s PC release was limited to the Epic Games Store. Finally, more than a year after its launch, Sonic Colours Ultimate is finally available on Steam. Making the …

The Epic Games Store has been offering free games on a weekly basis ever since it launched. For the holiday season this year, Epic will be stepping things up a notch, with plans to offer a free game every day through Christmas and New Years.  Many gamers have likely heard …

Long before the announcements of God of War and Spider-Man Remastered for PC, Sony had announced Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection. The PC release was announced in late 2021, but has seemingly faced multiple delays throughout the year. Fortunately, the team seems to finally have the game on track for …

Surprisingly during State of Play and Summer Game Fest, we only received announcements for new PlayStation games heading to PC, with Sony remaining tight-lipped on Uncharted's release date. Fortunately, recent leaks point to Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection releasing very soon.  Sony first announced Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection for …

This week, Sniper Elite 5 officially launched across almost all planned platforms, including Xbox, PlayStation and PC. While the game was due to launch on Steam and the Epic Games Store at the same time, the game had to be temporarily pulled from Epic's store.  In a statement sent to …

When Borderlands 3 was first announced and released, many of us were surprised to find the game being part of the Epic Games Store program, receiving funding in exchange for timed exclusivity on the EGS Store. Now, Gearbox and Epic have teamed up once again, this time to give Borderlands 3 away for free...

It has been quite some time since Sony first announced plans to bring Uncharted to PC with the Legacy of Thieves Collection. The collection has already landed on PS5, and now, it seems that the set will finally be coming to PC in June.  In an update on the Epic …

Each week, the Epic Games Store offers a number of games entirely for free to those with a registered Epic Games account. Right now, you can get your hands on Amnesia: Rebith and Riverbond, which will be replaced by two newly announced games next week. Horror title, Amnesia: Rebirth, and …

Square Enix ran into some controversy last year, not just due to the sky-high price of Final Fantasy VII Remake on PC, but also due to the PC version’s quality. The game launched with numerous issues and performance problems. Now, the publisher’s latest PC Final Fantasy release, Stranger of Paradise: …

The Epic Games Store continued offering free games to all users throughout 2021, beating records set in 2020. Over the course of last year, EGS added another 34 million users, while giving away 765 million free games.  In its latest yearly growth report, Epic Games revealed that its store now …

Each day, the Epic Games Store has been offering a new title for free as part of the storefront’s 15 days of free games. To conclude 2021, Epic is giving away the complete Tomb Raider Trilogy for free. Available to purchase for free from now until the 6th of January …

Dontnod Entertainment is primarily known for creating the Life is Strange series, but the studio has also worked on some other interesting projects in recent years. One of those is Vampyr, a smaller RPG-lite game focused on, you guessed it, vampires.  Recently, Epic Games has been giving away a free …

During the recent Epic Games Black Friday sale, the store did away with its £10/$10 discount voucher. Fortunately, it is returning in time for Christmas sales, and better yet, rather than limiting users to one voucher, there is an automatic system in place, applying the discount to all applicable games …

As of today, Final Fantasy 7 Remake is officially available on PC after over a year of PlayStation exclusivity. The only issue is that exclusivity deal has been followed up with another one, limiting the game to the Epic Games Store for the time being. There has been no confirmation …

The Epic Games Store has its own little annual tradition which sees the storefront offer an increased number of games for free during the Christmas season. As was the case with last year’s celebration, the list of games have now been leaked – and the first game is Shenmue III. …

Square Enix has become notorious over the years for its high expectations when it comes to game sales, with many big releases from the company often being reported as under performing the publisher's expectations. As we look ahead at some of the company's next major releases, we see a pattern …

Earlier this year, dataminers discovered references to Final Fantasy 7 Remake buried within the Epic Games Store database. As predicted, Final Fantasy 7 Remake is coming to PC, and you don't have to wait much longer to get your hands on it either.  Final Fantasy 7 Remake initially released as …

The Antstream Arcade has been available for a long time now, offering over a thousand retro titles available through cloud streaming. The service quietly joined the Epic Games Store last week, offering a free welcome pack for all users.  For one reason or another, neither Antstream or Epic Games sent …