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doesn't have an automobile in his life!! :lol: Honestly though, if it gets more money to the devs and keeps them making games, rather than going bust like so many of the good ones have, then I'm perfectly fine with corporate domination of the world. It's pretty much inevitable anyway and a staple of sci-fi culture, so we might as well get some good games while we're off building better worlds. Timed exclusivity isn't a factor for me as I generally don't buy games when new, as they're too pricey and I prefer to wait for the fully-patched all-inclusive DLC-laden ultimate editions when they're ...

Epic vs Apple court battle reveals the true price of free PC games Eric Abent - May 4, 2021, 9:24am CDT Ever since its inception, the Epic Games Store has given away free games frequently as a way of enticing PC gamers to create accounts. The hope, of course, is that the people who show up for the free games stick around and spend money on the Epic Games Store later, but of course, these promos cost Epic a fair amount of cash since developers need to be reimbursed for the copies that are claimed. If you’ve ever wondered how much Epic is paying for these free games, newly-...

Published on 4 May, 2021 The trial between Epic Games and Apple kicked off yesterday, almost seven months after Epic first filed an antitrust lawsuit against their fruity foes. In the lead up to the court case, we've seen plenty of info come out about how the two companies operate. But now, it seems some financial documents have been made public that Epic most likely did not want to be made public. They reveal that the company paid game developers almost $12 million (around £8.6 million) to be able to release their games for free on the Epic Games Store in the first nin...

04 May 2021, 08:05 am Epic Games reportedly paid developers over $11.6 million to give away their games for free to lure new users following the launch of the company's own store in December 2018. The reveal comes as part of the Epic Games versus Apple Lawsuit, alleging the iPhone maker with antitrust practices that began on Monday, May 3. Epic Games Store's Spending on Launch Revealed A document surfaced in the wake of Epic Games versus Apple Lawsuit, which shows how much the video game publisher spent on free games for its store's launch. GameDiscoverCo's Simon Carless posted a tweet on Mo...

Epic paid devs nearly $12 million for 9 months of Epic Games Store free games '); } Epic Games paid out nearly $12 million to game developers and publishers in an early effort to use free game promotions as a way to drive new users to its then-fledgling Epic Games Store. This data comes straight from Epic Games itself, and is one of the many documents shared as part of the legal battle between Epic and iPhone-maker Apple that finally went to trial today. The document, shared by GameDiscoveryCo founder Simon Carless, takes a look at the first nine months of the Epic Games Stor...