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Epic vows to cover Kickstarter refunds for exclusive titles following Shenmue III mess

Epic boss Sweeney says exclusives might be unpopular with Steam users but rev share disruption plan is working

Dauntless strikes up six million players in its first week
Dauntless doubles its open beta player figures after launching into 1.0

Epic’s “aggressive fraud rules” are blocking users for buying too many games
Fraud protection and conspicuously-missing shopping cart are behind the aggressive security action

Epic takes the hit for developers in the first Epic Mega Sale event
Epic Games flaunts its wealth by subsidising a $10 store-wide discount

The Epic Games Store quietly opens its doors in China
Epic joins Steam in operating a technically-not-legal digital storefront on the Chinese mainland
Surprise: Games given away on Epic Store see huge increase in players, says Newzoo
Firm looks at how Subnautica and Slime Rancher's player bases increased

Anno 1800 might not be on Steam anymore, but it’s tripled the franchise’s player count on the platform
Steam Charts claims Anno 1800's first-day concurrent player count hit over 25,000

Exclusives, free games and Fortnite: Behind the scenes on the Epic Games Store strategy
CEO Tim Sweeney gives us a hint as to how the platform has performed so far

Epic’s Tim Sweeney believes creators, not consumers, are the key to the next generation of stores
The user experience is "nearly perfect" right now, so Sweeney suggests winning over developers

The Division 2 PC pre-orders six times higher than original on Ubisoft's own site, partnership with Fortnite firm Epic's new store responsible
Oh, and the French firm is totally working on a battle royale game