DOTA 2 Auto Chess absolutely blew up at the beginning of 2019. The game hit eight million players in late April and was boasting over 300k concurrent players at that time as well. It is a massive hit and the team at Epic has decided to strike while the iron is hot. They’ve brought in
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GEarbox CEO Randy Pitchford is well-known for being extremely vocal and active on Twitter, answering many fans’ questions on various titles, including the upcoming Borderlands 3. A recent answer to an inquiry from a fellow Twitter user revealed some interesting information about the long-awaited third installment to the well-loved franchise: We are focused on the
On Saturday, Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford responded to user LilMcFlurry on Twitter regarding why Borderlands 3 for PC is coming exclusively to the Epic Games Store for six months before Steam. In a very long series of tweets, Pitchford explains numerous reasons regarding their decision. Pitchford’s comments addressed store features, Epic’s business model compared to Valve’s, pro-consumerism,
It’s no secret that developers aren’t a fan of review bombing — and Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford can be added to that list. Following a wide-spread review bomb of Borderlands games on digital marketplace Steam, Pitchford is using it as a basis to defend Borderlands 3 moving exclusively to competitor Epic Games Store. Even if his claims
With the debut of the Epic Games Store back in December of last year, Epic Games made a direct line for grabbing major exclusives to debut on their digital store front, such as the anticipated Metro Exodus most recently. According to some new stats shared by Epic Games, clearly the move to making the latest entry in
Epic Games Store has certainly ruffled feathers in the dedicated PC gaming community. Given they are a newcomer to the market, their business decisions are under continual scrutiny from an already scrutinizing audience. And after some confusion surrounding Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney has clarified a point — they will support
Something is rotten in the state of Tom Clancy’s The Division 2. Beginning yesterday, third-party digital retailers began informing their communities that post-launch they will no longer be selling Ubisoft’s shared-world third person shooter due to upcoming retailer limitations. Even worse, this may lead to some negative impacts to customers and consumers who have already purchased The
It’s always heartening when companies put down their corporate schtick to play nice with each other. Whether it is major game studios celebrating with competitors during flagship launches or the typical PR banter, it’s always a nice feel-good story for the press. Yet, in an odd turn, Epic Vice President (i.e. Fortnite) deleted his congratulations to
Were you just burned by the decision of Koch Media to bring Metro Exodus to Epic Games Store as a timed exclusive? Don’t worry — CD Projekt Red has no intention of letting that happen to their highly anticipated game Cyberpunk 2077. Though people with their finger on even the slightest pulse of the industry wouldn’t have expected
Axiom Verge players may have experienced a dramatic glitch that was causing the game to crash when entering an area. Turns out it was because developer Tom Happ, “excluded all files with ‘Steam’ in the name… oops.” Players who downloaded and played Axiom Verge as part of the Epic Games Store giveaway found that when
Metro Exodus developer 4A games can’t seem to get a break. Following a decision made by Koch Media and Deep Silver to move Metro Exodus to Epic Games Store as a one-year timed exclusive, their work is taking the brunt of the blow. In a recent comment, developer 4A games has reaffirmed that the decision to move to Epic
Yesterday, Deep Silver announced that the newest entry into the Metro series, Metro Exodus, will be releasing exclusively on the Epic Games Store for digital copies. It was an absolute bombshell that left many fans of the series upset and Steam actually put out a rare statement voicing their frustration. If you had already pre-ordered the game through Steam
Announced on Epic Game’s website, a change is coming to Fortnite’s PvE mode Fortnite: Save the World when discussing loot boxes. Starting in update v7.30, any Llama (loot box) available in the V-bucks store will show it’s contents without requiring a purchase. The new loot boxes will be referred to as “X-Ray” Llamas rather than the previous
Coming off its reveal earlier this week, Epic Games proved that it had more tricks up its sleeve tonight as the company officially launched the Epic Games Store, and the first details for the store were revealed in the midst of The Game Awards. During The Game Awards 2018, the Epic Games Store officially launched
It’s officially November, so we can now merrily push such unnerving concepts as creepy carnival folk to the back of our minds until Halloween rears its ugly head once again next year. Or at least we could if Fortnite’s latest trailer wasn’t all about freaky clowns. Fortnite’s sixth season is currently in full swing and