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The Epic Games Store is haemorrhaging cash to deliver exclusives and free games '); } Epic's bid to disrupt the digital distribution status quo with the Epic Games Store (EGS) is costing the company hundreds of million of dollars each year.  Court documents submitted by Apple ahead of its high-profile showdown with Epic indicate the Fortnite creator lost around $181 million on the EGS in 2019, and was projected to lose another $273 million on the storefront in 2020. The filing also notes that Epic has committed $444 million in minimum guarantees for 2020 alone, and is anti...

  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.] Alawar has announced the development of They Always Run — a game about a three-armed mutant who hunts the most dangerous criminals in the galaxy. Alawar has announced the development of a 2D action game that's sure to appeal to fans of space westerns. They Always Run is being developed by the company's internal division, known for such projects as Distrust and I am not a Monster. Alawar will be serving as publisher. The game takes place in an alte...

Comment In: I agree. This tactic of ...I agree. This tactic of hiding the price is a short term optimization that I suspect loses players and thus revenue over the long term. r n r nI remember once clicking a button to unlock a cart in Angry Birds Go and experiencing extreme sticker shock. If memory serves ... Comment In: To EA 's credit, Origin ...To EA 's credit, Origin really does get better every time I log in. I wish I had the ease of managing my whole PC game library from a single client, but know that will never happen. But as it stands today, I 'm pretty happy wit...

'); } The patches for a number of PlayStation 3 titles have seemingly vanished for some users ahead of the closure of the PlayStation 3 digital marketplace. Back in March, Sony confirmed it would be shutting down the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, and PSP stores on web and consoles, leaving many fans worried about how the company would look to preserve titles on those platforms.  Journey, Twisted Metal can no longer be patched on PlayStation 3.  That means new players looking to acquire those titles before the PlayStation 3 marketplace closes in July won't be getting the most up-to-dat...

Live Ops Management before Live Ops - a.k.a. Live Ops Tool Development of 2021 at Square Enix Montreal by David Molnar on 04/12/21 01:00:00 pm   The following blog post, unless otherwise noted, was written by a member of Gamasutra’s community. The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the writer and not Gamasutra or its parent company.   Live Ops Blog Series  1. Live Ops Management before Live Ops—a.k.a. Live Ops Tool Development of 2021 at Square Enix Montreal  2. The Day of a Liv...