• Epic will take 12% cut of Epic Games Store sales when it launches on iPhone this year

    There are more developments today in the ongoing battle between Apple and some of its biggest App Store opponents. First, in a new amicus briefed filed in the United States today, Meta, Microsoft, X, and Match Group have teamed up to oppose Apple’s proposed anti-steering changes in the United States. Meanwhile, Epic Games shared more details about its plans to launch its own app marketplace for iPhone in the European Union. The company says it will take a 12% commission from sales more...

  • Epic Games Store Coming to Android

    The folks over at Epic Games announced today that they are bringing a “true multi-platform” version of the Epic Games Store to Android and iOS later this year. They teased a conceptual image of what that might look like, but the rest of the details aren’t really known. The biggest piece of news alongside this … Continued Read the original post: Epic Games Store Coming to Android

  • Epic Games Store Officially Announced for iOS and Android

    During a panel at GDC 2024, Epic Games officially announced that the Epic Games Store is coming to iOS and Android by the end of this year. Read this article on TechRaptor

  • Epic’s Games Store Arrives for Mobile Platforms Soon

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  • The Epic Games Store is coming to iOS and Android later this year

    Epic has confirmed that its Games Store is coming to both iOS and Android later this year. This is the same EGS that distributes games on Windows, as an alternative to Steam. Epic says that its Games Store will offer the same fair terms to all developers, on a true multi-platform store. That means that devs will get to keep 88% of their revenue and Epic will get 12%. In comparison, Google gets a 15% cut on the first $1 million in revenue, and whopping 30% after that. Epic also says that devs...

  • Epic Games Reportedly Planning Online Stores for iOS, Android Users

    Epic Games is planning to roll out mobile online stores for iPhone and Android users later this year. The company, which produces games like Fortnite, plans to take a 12% commission for its sales on these platforms, according to a Wednesday (March 20) report from Bloomberg, citing company officials who spoke at a developer conference. Apple and Google […]

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    Call of the Wild: The Angler and Invincible: Atom Eve are free on the Epic Games Store

    The Epic Games Store's freebie offer has refreshed right on schedule, and it has brought copies of Call of the Wild: The Angler and Invincible Presents: Atom Eve to claim for PC gamers.

  • Epic Games to Charge 12% Fee for App Sales From Alternative iPhone Store

    Epic Games in February said that it would launch an Epic Games Store on the iPhone in the European Union, and today the company held an event at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) to provide additional information on the upcoming store debut and the fees that it will charge for apps distributed through its marketplace (via 9to5Mac). For games distributed through the ‌Epic Games‌ Store, Epic will collect a 12 percent share of revenue, which is the same fee that it charges on Windows and...

  • Dark and Darker Appears on Epic Games Store In Spite of Legal Battle Against Nexon

    Ironmace, the South Korean developer behind the PvPvE FPS game Dark and Darker, launched the Epic Game Store page for the game. Read this article on TechRaptor

  • Meta, Microsoft, X and Match Join Epic Games in Protesting Fees for Non-App Store Purchase Links

    Meta, Microsoft, X, and Match today joined Epic Games to protest the way Apple complied with a court ruling requiring it to walk back its anti-steering rules. In an amicus brief in support of ‌Epic Games‌ (via The Wall Street Journal), the four companies said that the fees Apple is charging are too high, and that there are too many restrictions on how developers link to their websites. "The Apple Plan comports with neither the letter nor the spirit of this Court's mandate," reads the brief. ...

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    Epic Games Store will end Windows 7, 8, 8,1, and 32-bit Windows 10 support in June 2024

    The Epic Games Store has announced the upcoming end of support for systems powered by Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and 32-bit Windows 10. However, customers will be able to continue using the store for a while.

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    Gaming Black: A look at African Americans in the card game space

    By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, [email protected] The world of Black-owned tabletop games is not just about providing fun. Black game creators provide a refreshing break from what the mainstream […]