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Surprise, Epic paid big developers more than indies to give their games away for free In total, Epic paid $11.7 million for its free game promotions As part of the ongoing Epic v. Apple trial surrounding the tech giant’s control over its app marketplace, the gaming company has published how much it paid for specific games it made available for free through the Epic Games Store. The list features every weekly free game since the promotion’s launch back in September 2019, and includes several shockingly low price tags. For example, Epic paid $1.5 million USD for Batman Arkham...

Epic spent at least $11.6 million on free games and gained 5 million new users in return Share this story Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A new document released as part of Epic’s legal battle with Apple has revealed how much Epic paid developers to give away their games for free following the launch of the Epic Games Store in December 2018. The document, which was spotted by writer Simon Carless, covers the 38 games given away free between December and September the following year. We already know that Epic is spending millions on its giveaways, but the new document reveals how muc...

Epic Games has been paying millions to obtain timed exclusive games for its store. We know a smaller game like Control ended up costing Epic around $10 million, but what about a bigger game like Borderlands 3? Court documents reveal that Epic paid well over $100 million for Borderlands 3 exclusivity. Documents revealed through the …

04/05/21 Epic Games splashed a huge $145 million to secure Borderlands 3 as a six month timed exclusive for the Epic Games Store in 2019, but still managed to turn a profit on the deal, it has been revealed through leaked documents from the Epic Games vs. Apple court case. The “fully loaded” deal, as Epic describe it included a combination of a one-off fee of $20 million, a marketing commitment for $15 million and a minimum guarantee for $80 million in game sales revenue. That might seem like a huge amount of money to drop, it worked out for Epic, as they recouped the $80 million investme...

Charge up. Updated on 4 May 2021 A document released as part of the trial, tweeted by GameDiscoverCo founder Simon Carless, shows Epic paid $146m in advances to secure six months of PC Borderlands 3 exclusivity from 13 September 2019. The eye-catching deal ensured Gearbox's shooter did not launch on rival PC platform Steam until 13th March 2020. Eurogamer news cast: are 'metaverse economies' the future of video games? Digging into the detail, Epic paid $115m for the Borderlands 3 deal. This included a minimum guarantee of $80m, a marketing commitment of $...