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Epic Games Store launches self-publishing tools News Mar 10th, 2023

Epic Games Store launches self-publishing tools

Platform now boasts 230 million PC users

Destiny 2 has launched on Epic Games Store News Aug 24th, 2022

Destiny 2 has launched on Epic Games Store

Content from the game coming to Fortnite and Fall Guys

Epic rolls out Steam crossplay support News Jun 20th, 2022

Epic rolls out Steam crossplay support

"Crossplay gives all friends the opportunity to come together and create fond memories across interactive experiences"

Epic Games Store hit 194m PC users in 2021 News Jan 28th, 2022

Epic Games Store hit 194m PC users in 2021

21 per cent increase year-on-year

Valve says no to blockchain games and NFTs on Steam News Oct 18th, 2021

Valve says no to blockchain games and NFTs on Steam

And, of course, Epic has supported the controversial new business

Achievements are coming to the Epic Games Store News Oct 6th, 2021

Achievements are coming to the Epic Games Store

New addition coming to certain titles next week

Epic paid out $115m for Borderlands 3 exclusivity News May 4th, 2021

Epic paid out $115m for Borderlands 3 exclusivity

Part of a larger $146 million deal with publisher 2K Games

Itch.io, Brave and Krita among PC apps added to Epic Games Store News Apr 23rd, 2021

Itch.io, Brave and Krita among PC apps added to Epic Games Store

Fortnite maker won't be getting revenue from the indie platform

Report: Epic will have lost almost $600m on Epic Games Store by end of 2021 News Apr 12th, 2021

Report: Epic will have lost almost $600m on Epic Games Store by end of 2021

Fortnite firm says that the platform will be profitable by 2023; Apple reckons it's more like 2027

Valve "incredibly supportive" of Axiom Verge 2 becoming Epic exclusive News Feb 12th, 2021

Valve "incredibly supportive" of Axiom Verge 2 becoming Epic exclusive

Developer Thomas Happ says that this deal provided him with financial security

Epic Games Store boasted 160m PC users in 2020 News Jan 29th, 2021

Epic Games Store boasted 160m PC users in 2020

That's a 48 per cent increase year-on-year

Star Wars Battlefront 2 picked up by 19m people on Epic News Jan 26th, 2021

Star Wars Battlefront 2 picked up by 19m people on Epic

Less than a year after EA stopped updating the shooter

Rocket League shoots past 1m concurrent users after free-to-play move News Sep 25th, 2020

Rocket League shoots past 1m concurrent users after free-to-play move

Title hit 129,060 simultaneous players on Steam, too

Epic lands Hitman 3 exclusivity on PC News Aug 21st, 2020

Epic lands Hitman 3 exclusivity on PC

CEO Abrak says that this helps reduce the risk of self-publishing

Total War Saga: Troy downloaded 7.5m times in first day News Aug 17th, 2020

Total War Saga: Troy downloaded 7.5m times in first day

Driven by Epic Games Store giveaway

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