A year after pop star Chappell Roan asked Fortnite to "please give me a skin, please," Epic reveals long-rumored collab for Fortnite Festival It's official: Fortnite's Chappell Roan collab is hot to go GamesRadar · Feb 3
Epic Games Store Reports Strong Sales Growth Even as Player Hours Decline Epic sales are looking up, even if players aren't sticking around long. Operation Sports · Feb 3
The Epic Games Store had a record-breaking 2025, with gamers throwing $1.16 billion at the 6,000-plus games it now offers You also sent more than 100,000 gifts on the Epic store, which seems pretty good for a service that only rolled out in mid-November. PC Gamer · Feb 3
I Think It’s Wild How Much Money Epic Universe Has Made Universal Orlando, And It’s Not Even At Capacity Get it, you shiny, new theme park. Cinemablend · Feb 3
Even Epic says Epic Games Store free games boost Steam versions, with concurrent Steam players rising 40% on average during free promos: "It's a good thing" "I don't have any goals of hoarding all the positive outcomes" GamesRadar · Feb 3
Epic says only 16 to 18% of people claiming free games on the Epic Games Store buy games there afterwards, but "for cost per new user, it's hard to beat" "Our budget kind of hovers around the $20 million mark" GamesRadar · Feb 3
"My goal on PC isn't to topple Steam": Epic Games Store boss says beating Valve isn't the plan – just getting "enough market share on PC that you have to be here no matter what" "Our competition in the space has pushed PC gaming to pretty impressive growth" GamesRadar · Feb 3
If the next Xbox is a PC, Microsoft needs to prove it can avoid Windows’ biggest problems I've been using Windows almost daily for 30 years. I know my way around its idiosyncrasies and foibles. But is that what the average Xbox gamer wants to have to deal with? Windows Central · Feb 2
Turkey moves to regulate digital game platforms — Steam and Epic could face access throttling under the new framework Turkey is reviewing draft legislation that could impose strict requirements on digital game platforms like Steam and Epic Games Store, including local offices, age ratings, and potential bandwidth throttling. Windows Central · Feb 2
Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney voices support for $900 million Steam lawsuit: 'Valve is the only major store still holding onto the payments tie and 30% junk fee' Sweeney says Valve's DLC purchase requirements are like "a car dealership demanding 30% of gas purchases." PC Gamer · Jan 30
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney takes aim at one of Valve's Steam policies as that massive UK lawsuit looms — "This is the practice courts found illegal" Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney argues that the way Valve handles in-game microtransactions for Steam games is "unlawful." Windows Central · Jan 30
Epic Games Store GM says Valve's Team Fortress hats "definitely inspired" Epic's new Fortnite crossovers, like getting a Crimson Desert skin when you buy a game through Epic "It would always put our games in the top 5 sellers for a good 1-2 weeks" GamesRadar · Jan 30
How to Fix Code Vein II DirectX 12 Error If you’ve been eagerly waiting for the Code Vein II release but are facing the dreaded ‘DirectX 12 is not supported by your system’ when running the game, Pro Game Guides · Jan 30
Grab over 50 free Unreal Engine 5 VFX systems Epic Games has released its first Niagara Examples Pack for Unreal Engine 5.7. Creative Bloq · Jan 29
GamesRadar · Jan 27 Arc Raiders answers the community's prayers: new Epic looting Augment lets you put weapons in your safe pocket, and even use heavy shields to boot There's a second one, too
PC Gamer · Jan 27 I'm tired of running the same Fortnite loadout—both SMGs and snipers need a major buff Red-dot assault rifles have been too strong for too long
PC Gamer · Jan 22 'There would be no Alan Wake 2 without Epic Publishing,' Remedy says in defense of Epic's deals with developers: 'The publishing deal with Epic was very fair to Remedy' The statement comes in response to Larian publishing boss Michael Douse's comment that Epic's deals might do more harm than good by keeping games off of Steam.
Windows Central · Jan 22 Remedy pushes back against Baldur's Gate 3 dev's criticism of Epic CEO Tim Sweeney and its game publishing — "There would be no Alan Wake 2 without Epic" After Epic's game publishing of Alan Wake 2 was criticized by Baldur's Gate 3's publishing director, its developer Remedy defended its deal with Steam's competitor.
GamesRadar · Jan 22 Remedy defends Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney as Baldur's Gate 3 publishing lead questions "millions in lost revenue" from no Steam version: "There would be no Alan Wake 2 without Epic" Tim Wake 2
GamesRadar · Jan 22 Palworld lead shoots his shot, tells Fortnite dev to "reach out" if Epic ever wants to collab after producer says he'd "love" to see something similar to Pocketpair's game in the battle royale Fortnite did just add sidekicks...
PC Gamer · Jan 22 In response to Epic CEO Tim Sweeney waging war on Steam, Larian's publishing lead says, 'Giving everyone everything for free might bump numbers but doesn't create a viable storefront' "This altruistic pro-developer talk doesn't sit well".
GamesRadar · Jan 21 Baldur's Gate 3 publishing lead says Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney's "altruistic pro-developer talk" over the Steam vs Epic debate "doesn't sit well" after Alan Wake 2 studio "seemingly went into financial crisis" Millions was left on the table for the horror game
PC Gamer · Jan 21 Shockwaves, we miss you. Please come back to Fortnite Epic said shockwaves made it too easy to escape fights—but removing them is a messy solution
Dot Esports · Jan 21 The real reason Fortnite missed Esports World Cup 2025 Finally makes a comeback.
Windows Central · Jan 18 Despite being free on Epic, Blood West sold 200% more copies on Steam, proving players still prefer to pay on Valve’s store Blood West went free on Epic Games Store during the holidays, yet Steam sales rose by around 200% at the same time. The case highlights how Epic giveaways may function more as discovery tools than sales replacements.