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Well I guess Capcom was the last holdout.
They published State of Decay 2 on EGS way back in 2020 and Bethesda games were frequent releases until the past few years. Considering Nadella wants them to be a glorified third party, I wouldn't be surprised to see them go all in on other stores (i.e. EGS and GOG). Indiana Jones of all games got a GOG release today.
It is weird Capcom is bothering to release anything on EGS now, given that most of the buzz around EGS has subsided and Capcom held off during what would have been the peak. I also know it was not from a lack of trying on Epic's part given that they were pushing for exclusivity deals with Capcom some odd years ago.
Epic has probably paid for a freebie, and publishing some games via EGS is part of the deal.
No one’s going to go to any great lengths for EGS unless they’re getting paid for it, or it’s effectively cost-free.
Also, remember that Capcom released games on iOS and macOS before EGS. So they’re not exactly opposed to trying their games on everything.
Epic is adding pets to Fortnite, however if you want to change its style, you have to buy an extra one.
The main character is getting a Fortnite skin if you preorder so yeah they're doing brand synergy. While I usually don't mind games shipping on other platforms, Epic and Tim have poisoned the well so much that I really dislike it, but that's just me being a baby.
On the bright side, the EGS version of RE9 should outsell the Apple ports.
Epic has a deal with Capcom for RE skins in Fortnite. They also bribed PC gamer again to write a full page article about this.
I don't see why anyone should support a company that tries to disrupt Steam instead of trying to offer a better alternative. Ignoring such behavior only seems common sense to me.
If other people want to see this as Steam tribalism, elitism or childish behavior, that's their problem. I haven't seen any of these people giving a good explanation why disrupting the best ecosystem in gaming is good for us.
I don't think CapCom cares about EGS. They wanted some Fortnite collab and RE9 on EGS was a requirement.
However, if CapCom releases more games on EGS, then that's something else of course.
However, EGS is pretty much dead and buried when it comes to mindshare, so CapCom is probably not expecting much.
However, if CapCom releases more games on EGS, then that's something else of course.
However, EGS is pretty much dead and buried when it comes to mindshare, so CapCom is probably not expecting much.
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The new Fortnite season dropped and it peaked at ~2.6 million concurrent players. The 2023 fall OG season peaked at 6.1 million and the 2024 fall Remix season peaked at 4.5 million. Big numbers, but still down a lot. Looks like The Simpsons isn't as big of a draw as nostalgiabait or rappers.
Epic and Google agree to settle their lawsuit and change Android’s fate globally
Big Android changes through 2032.
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Epic and Google have come to a proposed settlement. I'm not a law talking guy, but it seems like the proposal where Epic and other stores get access to the entire Google Play catalog has been nixed and a new process where Google will certify app stores and have a process where they can easily be installed. Also Google is lowering their rate to 20% for transactions that give gameplay advantages (i.e. gacha) and 9% for other types (i.e. cosmetics).
That would be the best solution I think. Most people won't go through the trouble of sideloading other stores so having them all available through Google's store will make the process much smoother.
I find the 20/9 splits self serving as hell, especially since Epic will benefit the most from that. I can already see games that have a mixture of both types of MTX having a hard time trying to account for that, especially if they draw from the same currency pool (i.e. Robux).
Also the Registered App Store sounds like an offshoot of what Apple was forced to do in the EU where stores aren't allowed to publish willy nilly and have to get approval from a gatekeeper. Fine for the big guys, but smaller devs won't have as easy a time.
It comes off as Epic getting a big win for themselves and everyone else getting a lot less, but Tim can come off as the champion of developers.
Also the Registered App Store sounds like an offshoot of what Apple was forced to do in the EU where stores aren't allowed to publish willy nilly and have to get approval from a gatekeeper. Fine for the big guys, but smaller devs won't have as easy a time.
It comes off as Epic getting a big win for themselves and everyone else getting a lot less, but Tim can come off as the champion of developers.
Just a continuation of the slow but steady decline of Fortnite that we've been seeing for some time.
And its already fallen hard after the simpsons update, only 1.5 million 24 hour peak and like 500k at bottom
It seems like Battlestate Games might have not had success with Escape from Tarkov: Arena being in the Epic First Run program. They haven't added Escape from Tarkov to EGS for the 1.0 launch and they placed a link on their launcher for the Steam version and asking people to wishlist it.
Epic and Google may not get their settlement.
Judge Donato is now ordering an evidentiary hearing in Epic v. Google, Law360’s Bonnie Eslinger reports from the courtroom. She writes Donato is “not sure the proposed deal will correct Google’s illegal conduct,” and was skeptical that Epic and Google “are suddenly BFFs.” The future of Android...
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I want off Mr. Bones' wild ride.
It's clear both sides want to stop because of money: epic because lawyers are expensive and fortnite is not the golden goose it used to be, and google because it doesn't want to let go of its monopoly
So even judge realised 9%-20% split is screwd heavily on Epic's favor, over other developers.
No real reason for Google to have different split for cosmerics/other, since google's costs are similar.
No real reason for Google to have different split for cosmerics/other, since google's costs are similar.
It might if the kids can spend money to gamble on rare brainrots. 
Also Sweeney is a douche (surprise surprise) .
Also Sweeney is a douche (surprise surprise) .
All those years of bleeding money fighting Apple and Google and now with some semblance of a win, time to crank up monetization.
it's not going to enshittify itself, someone's gotta do it
I think they got caught off guard with Roblox exploding in popularity and are playing catch-up, especially as there was an interview earlier this year where Tim Sweeney slagged Roblox's monetization. I can guarantee you Steal the Brainrot will take advantage of the new microtransactions and rake in millions of dollars off kids who have no concept of the value of money.
I thought Fortnite had one of better monetization schemes in the industry (FOMO notwithstanding) and was less bad than the lootboxes and gacha the likes of Valve and Mihoyo do.
On the bright side, I can't wait for the Coffeezilla vid showing Fortnite's underage gambling rings.
I thought Fortnite had one of better monetization schemes in the industry (FOMO notwithstanding) and was less bad than the lootboxes and gacha the likes of Valve and Mihoyo do.
On the bright side, I can't wait for the Coffeezilla vid showing Fortnite's underage gambling rings.
They’ve got their whales. Time to bleed them dry.
I don’t know what ass-backwards laws America has around gambling, but over here it’s still gambling when the odds are public.
I am no expert here, but wouldn’t this potentially result in the game needing a rating change in Europe?
As I understand it, if a game features a gambling system then it needs to be rated PEGI 18. I suppose the question is do these regulations still view it as gambling if you get something, anything, in return.
But either way, fuck epic for normalising this concept with children.
Edit, yup, here is the page on PEGIs website. PEGI
As I understand it, if a game features a gambling system then it needs to be rated PEGI 18. I suppose the question is do these regulations still view it as gambling if you get something, anything, in return.
But either way, fuck epic for normalising this concept with children.
Edit, yup, here is the page on PEGIs website. PEGI
Scroll down and you'll see the countries where Fortnite gamba islands aren't allowed. Singapore, Qatar, Australia, Belgium, and under 18s are banned in the UK and Brazil.
Dunno how the actual gambling will work in Fortnite or the letter of the law, but functionally this is gonna be basically like gacha I assume? And a lot of those games are PEGI 12.
Each Fortnite island is rated separately as if it were a unique game. Like in the US the Battle Royale is T for teen, but the LEGO mode is E for everyone.
Epic released a list of items that creators can and cannot monetize:
So you can't sell custom skins and emotes, but you can sell P2W items in brainrot maps wrapped in lootboxes. Also this restriction:
Is hilarious as Epic spent how many years and how many dollars fighting Google and Apple to give themselves the luxury of alternate payment processing?