The Epic Games Store’s Mega Sale came to a close today, but that also means that the last mystery free game is free to claim. Ark: Survival Evolved is up for grabs until Thursday, June 18 at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET. The open-world survival game is one of two free games this […]
Every Free Game At The Epic Games Store So Far
The Epic Games Store has been giving away free PC games every week–no strings attached–since the storefront launched in late 2018. As of now, we know the program will run until at least the end of 2020. It’s pretty straightforward; every Thursday at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET, Epic offers one, two, or […]
Unrest delays Epic Games’ Fortnite Season 3, Call of Duty esports event
Epic Games postponed the launch of Season 3 of its wildly popular Fortnite battle royale game, which has more than 350 million registered players due to the protests related to the killing of a black man by a white police officer. In some ways, Epic Games is a little late in doing the postponement, following […]
Epic Games once ported Gears 3 to PS3 to test Unreal Engine
Mysterious footage of Gears of War 3 running on a PlayStation 3 appeared on YouTube on Tuesday, May 19 m. The video was uploaded by YouTube user Proto, who claims in the video’s description that it comes from a build that was actually made by Epic Games itself. Gears of War 3 was an Xbox […]
Epic Games Store Just Made Things Easier If You Buy Games On Other Stores
The Epic Games Store is partnering with three more digital retailers for keyless game authentications, similar to its partnership with The Humble Store last year. Fanatical, Green Man Gaming, and Genba Digital have announced integration with the Epic Games Store, letting your purchases appear on the client without any additional steps. Each of these retailers […]
GTA 5 Is Free To Claim At Epic Games Store This Week
Epic Games Store’s next free game is a big one: Epic has confirmed Grand Theft Auto V – Premium Edition is the next free game available to claim and keep. GTA V is free now until next Thursday, May 21, at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET, when it’ll be replaced by next week’s […]
Epic Games Store Down; GTA 5 Confirmed As This Week's Free Game
Update: The Epic Games Store is having loading issues right now, perhaps due to a large number of people heading to the site to claim today’s free game. Epic confirmed in a tweet that it’s experiencing high traffic and slow loading times and that the team is “actively working to scale.” The store also just […]
Epic Games: Unreal Engine 5 will bring a generational change to graphics
Epic Games took the wraps off its Unreal Engine 5 today, showing in a demo video how the game engine behind Fortnite will be able to generate outstanding realistic graphics in real-time on next-generation consoles like the PlayStation 5, high-end PCs, and even mobile devices. Unreal Engine 5 will debut in 2021, and it will […]
Epic Cancels Fortnite World Cup, Moves All 2020 Tournaments Online
Epic Games has provided an updated roadmap for the remainder of its 2020 Fortnite competitive scene, and as expected, concerns over COVID-19 have led to the formal cancellation of the Fortnite World Cup scheduled for July. In a series of Tweets, the developer stated that for the rest of this calendar year, all competitive events […]
Epic Games Store Offers Sherlock Holmes: Crimes And Punishments For Free
Both Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments and Close to the Sun are free for all users from now until April 16. Whereas Epic usually offers an assortment of games that tend to be for all ages, both titles are more inclined towards a mature audience. This is especially true for Close to the Sun, which […]