Epic Games Store (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Epic Games Store" in English language version.

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arstechnica.com

Orland, Kyle (December 7, 2018). "Epic Games Store launches with extremely limited selection of games". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on December 7, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
Orland, Kyle (December 4, 2018). "Epic undercuts Steam with new store that gives devs more money". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
Orland, Kyle (August 19, 2019). "Why one PC developer turned down the security of Epic's exclusivity offer". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on August 21, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2019.

bbc.com

Kelion, Leo (September 2, 2013). "Valve Steam Machines to be tested with the public". BBC. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2019.

engadget.com

Holt, Kris (December 7, 2022). "Epic Games rolls out limited accounts to protect young 'Fortnite' and 'Fall Guys' players". Engadget. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.

eurogamer.net

Beckhelling, Imogen (July 26, 2019). "Epic Games Store starting to support cloud saves". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
Yin-Poole, Wesley (February 4, 2019). "Fallout from Metro Exodus Epic Games store exclusivity gets messy". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
Yin-Poole, Wesley (February 23, 2019). "Metro Exodus players are leaving thousands of positive reviews - on Steam". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
Yin-Poole, Wesley (March 14, 2019). "Original X-COM creator faces backlash after signing Epic Games store exclusive deal for Phoenix Point". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
Yin-Poole, Wesley (April 10, 2021). "Epic is losing hundreds of millions of dollars in its war against Steam". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.

gamasutra.com

Kerr, Chris (April 23, 2019). "Here's why the Epic Games Store takes a 12 percent revenue cut from devs". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
Kerr, Chris (January 14, 2020). "Exclusives helped the Epic Games Store earn $680 million during 2019". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
Kerr, Chris (May 17, 2019). "Teething pains for Epic Games Store as publishers opt out of debut 'Mega Sale'". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on May 17, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
Kerr, Chris (January 16, 2020). "OpenCritic reviews have been added to the Epic Games Store". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on January 16, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
Kerr, Chris (December 6, 2019). "Epic Games Store policy change expands in-game payment options for devs". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
McAloon, Alissa (January 9, 2019). "The Division 2 is skipping Steam in favor of the Epic Games Store". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

gameinformer.com

Bertz, Matt (December 4, 2018). "Tim Sweeney Answers Questions About The New Epic Games Store". Game Informer. Archived from the original on April 13, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2018.

gamesindustry.biz

Valentine, Rebekah (January 14, 2019). "Sergey Galyonkin: Epic Games store courting a younger, Steam-less audience". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
Batchelor, James (August 18, 2021). "Epic Games Store begins closed beta for self-publishing". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on August 19, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
Batchelor, James (March 20, 2019). "Epic Games Store line-up expands with Private Division, more Ubisoft titles and Quantic Dream exclusives". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
Sinclair, Brendan (August 23, 2023). "Epic Games Store to trade revenue share for exclusivity window". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
Rousseau, Jeffrey (October 16, 2023). "Epic Games incentivizes developers to release older titles on its digital store". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
Sinclair, Brendan (February 16, 2024). "Epic Games Store sees $950 million in PC game sales over 2023". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
Taylor, Hadyn (August 19, 2019). "DARQ dev highlights "double standard" of Epic Game Store". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on October 8, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2019.

gamespot.com

Makuch, Eddie (January 28, 2021). "Epic Games Store Weekly Free PC Games Will Continue In 2021, As The Store Hits New Heights". GameSpot. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
Makuch, Eddie (January 25, 2021). "Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Reached 19 Million Players From Epic Games Store Freebie". GameSpot. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
Bonthuys, Darryn (October 2, 2024). "Epic Plans To Launch Second Free Games Program, This Time For Mobile Devices". GameSpot. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
Watts, Steve (November 6, 2019). "Epic vs. Steam: Explaining The PC Digital Storefront Dilemma For Indie Games". GameSpot. Archived from the original on November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.

gamesradar.com

Wald, Heather (March 20, 2020). "Gabe Newell on Steam rival Epic Games Store: "It keeps us honest… but it's ugly in the short term"". GamesRadar. Archived from the original on March 20, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020.

ign.com

LeBlanc, Wesley (July 30, 2020). "Epic Games Store Finally Gets Achievements and Mod Support". IGN. Archived from the original on July 30, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
Marks, Tom (October 7, 2019). "Report: Steam's 30% Cut Is Actually the Industry Standard". IGN. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
Yang, George (May 18, 2023). "Epic Games Store Launches Rewards Program". IGN. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
Lyles, Taylor (August 16, 2024). "The Epic Games Store Officially Launches on Mobile Devices". IGN. Retrieved August 16, 2024.

kotaku.com

Grayson, Nathan (December 6, 2018). "The Guy Behind Steam Spy Has Been Working On Epic's Store For Years". Kotaku. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
Zwiezen, Zack (April 11, 2021). "Epic CEO Tim Sweeney Is Very Excited About The Epic Games Store Losing A Ton Of Money". Kotaku. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.

metrothegame.com

"Metro Exodus | Metro Exodus Epic Games Store Announcement". Metrothegame.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2022.

nytimes.com

Bailey, Jason (August 27, 2019). "Fortnite Maker Wants to Sell More Games, and Build a Platform to Do It". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2019.

pcgamer.com

Horti, Samuel (December 27, 2018). "Epic's Tim Sweeney reveals how the company lands exclusives for the Epic Store". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
Chalk, Andy (July 25, 2019). "For Honor and Alan Wake are going free on the Epic Games Store". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on July 30, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
Chalk, Andy (April 11, 2019). "Tim Sweeney says Epic Games Store won't have internal forums or trading cards". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
Wilde, Tyler (March 20, 2019). "The Epic Store won't accept 'crappy games,' says Tim Sweeney". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on March 20, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
Roberts, Samuel (January 28, 2019). "Metro Exodus will only release on the Epic Store, but Steam preorders will be honoured". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
Clayton, Natalie (April 22, 2021). "Indie games store Itch.io is now available on Epic". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
Wilde, Tyler (March 9, 2023). "Epic launches self-publishing tools, calls out Valve again: 'Steam has created a real problem for the industry'". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on March 9, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
Horti, Samuel (December 1, 2018). "Valve's new Steam revenue splits favour big-budget games, and indie devs aren't happy". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
Horti, Samuel (December 8, 2018). "Some Epic Store games are pushing back or scrapping Steam releases". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
Chalk, Andy (August 5, 2021). "Only one of Epic's 'first wave' of exclusives made money, and it wasn't Metro". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
Brown, Fraser (April 25, 2019). "Epic Store will stop exclusives if Steam changes revenue split, CEO says". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on April 25, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
Chalk, Andy (August 5, 2019). "Epic addresses Ooblets outrage with statement on 'misinformation and abuse'". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
Wilde, Tyler (April 10, 2021). "Epic will lose over $300M on Epic Games Store exclusives, is fine with that". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
Jimenez, Jorge (March 22, 2021). "The Epic Games Store could be draining your gaming laptop's battery life". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on March 23, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2021.

pcgamesn.com

Bourdeau, Ian (May 17, 2020). "The Epic Games Store has given away more than $2K in free games since launch". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on April 10, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
Talbot, Carrie (October 4, 2021). "The Epic Games Store gets achievements next week". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on October 4, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
Boeudeux, Ian (March 17, 2021). "The Epic Games Store will get a Discord-style social party system". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on March 17, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
Jones, Richard-Scott (August 23, 2017). "Steam could be profitable with an 8% cut rather than 30%, says Tim Sweeney". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
Jones, Ali (December 10, 2018). "Steam releases are being delayed – and cancelled – in favour of the Epic Games Store". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2018.

pcworld.com

"Tested: How the Epic Games Store can drain your laptop's battery life". PCWorld. March 22, 2021. Archived from the original on March 23, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2021.

polygon.com

McWhertor, Michael; Good, Owen (May 3, 2021). "Here's what Epic Games Store paid for those 'free' games". Polygon. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
Good, Owen (August 15, 2019). "Cloud saves arrive in Epic Games Store update". Polygon. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
Frank, Allegra (December 4, 2018). "Epic Games is launching its own store, and taking a smaller cut than Steam". Polygon. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
Hall, Charlie (December 6, 2018). "The Epic Games Store is live, here's all the titles it will have for sale". Polygon. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
Kuchera, Ben (January 28, 2019). "Metro Exodus ditches Steam to become an Epic Games Store exclusive". Polygon. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
Gilliam, Ryan (December 17, 2020). "Spotify is the first nongaming app on the Epic Games Store, and Epic says it won't be the last". Polygon. Archived from the original on December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.

theverge.com

Peters, Jay (January 27, 2022). "Epic will keep giving away free games in 2022". The Verge. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
Peters, Jay (August 19, 2021). "Epic's store-crashing GTA V freebie brought more than 7 million new users to its online marketplace". The Verge. Archived from the original on August 19, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
"Epic Games thinks it has a solution for review bombing". June 22, 2022. Archived from the original on June 22, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
Clark, Mitchell (October 15, 2021). "Epic says it's 'open' to blockchain games after Steam bans them". The Verge. Archived from the original on June 6, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
Statt, Nick (December 9, 2019). "Google says it won't grant Fortnite an exemption to the Play Store's 30 percent cut". The Verge. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
Peters, Jay (December 17, 2020). "Epic Games Store now offers Spotify, signaling app store ambitions beyond just games". The Verge. Archived from the original on December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
Statt, Nick (November 30, 2018). "Valve's new Steam revenue agreement gives more money to game developers". The Verge. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
Statt, Nick; Hollister, Sean (December 4, 2018). "Epic Games takes on Steam with its own fairer game store". The Verge. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
Statt, Nick (March 21, 2019). "Epic Games Store chief says they'll eventually stop paying for exclusive PC games". The Verge. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.

usgamer.net

Kim, Matt (April 3, 2019). "Epic Games CEO Says Games Already on Steam Can Still Sign Up as Epic Games Store Exclusives". USGamer. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
Van Allen, Erik (August 5, 2019). "Ooblets Devs Flooded With Hateful Messages Following Epic Deal". USGamer. Archived from the original on August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.

variety.com

Spangler, Todd (May 14, 2020). "Games Online Store Crashes After 'Grand Theft Auto V' Free Giveaway Announced". Variety. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

vg247.com

Aitken, Lauren (December 7, 2018). "Epic Games Store offering 2 free games every month". VG247. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
Saed, Sherif (June 11, 2019). "Epic Games Store will give away a free game every week for the rest of 2019". VG247. Archived from the original on July 30, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
Saed, Sherif (June 26, 2019). "Epic Games founder says exclusives are the "solution proportionate to the problem" of Steam's 70/30 cut". VG247. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.

videogameschronicle.com

Ivan, Tom (July 2, 2019). "Epic Games will cover future refunds for crowdfunded exclusives". Video Games Chronicle. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2019.

web.archive.org

Bertz, Matt (December 4, 2018). "Tim Sweeney Answers Questions About The New Epic Games Store". Game Informer. Archived from the original on April 13, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
Horti, Samuel (December 27, 2018). "Epic's Tim Sweeney reveals how the company lands exclusives for the Epic Store". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
Kerr, Chris (April 23, 2019). "Here's why the Epic Games Store takes a 12 percent revenue cut from devs". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
Aitken, Lauren (December 7, 2018). "Epic Games Store offering 2 free games every month". VG247. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
Saed, Sherif (June 11, 2019). "Epic Games Store will give away a free game every week for the rest of 2019". VG247. Archived from the original on July 30, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
Chalk, Andy (July 25, 2019). "For Honor and Alan Wake are going free on the Epic Games Store". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on July 30, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
Kerr, Chris (January 14, 2020). "Exclusives helped the Epic Games Store earn $680 million during 2019". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
Makuch, Eddie (January 28, 2021). "Epic Games Store Weekly Free PC Games Will Continue In 2021, As The Store Hits New Heights". GameSpot. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
Peters, Jay (January 27, 2022). "Epic will keep giving away free games in 2022". The Verge. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
Bourdeau, Ian (May 17, 2020). "The Epic Games Store has given away more than $2K in free games since launch". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on April 10, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
Spangler, Todd (May 14, 2020). "Games Online Store Crashes After 'Grand Theft Auto V' Free Giveaway Announced". Variety. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
Peters, Jay (August 19, 2021). "Epic's store-crashing GTA V freebie brought more than 7 million new users to its online marketplace". The Verge. Archived from the original on August 19, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
Makuch, Eddie (January 25, 2021). "Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Reached 19 Million Players From Epic Games Store Freebie". GameSpot. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
McWhertor, Michael; Good, Owen (May 3, 2021). "Here's what Epic Games Store paid for those 'free' games". Polygon. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
Kerr, Chris (May 17, 2019). "Teething pains for Epic Games Store as publishers opt out of debut 'Mega Sale'". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on May 17, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
Good, Owen (August 15, 2019). "Cloud saves arrive in Epic Games Store update". Polygon. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
LeBlanc, Wesley (July 30, 2020). "Epic Games Store Finally Gets Achievements and Mod Support". IGN. Archived from the original on July 30, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
Talbot, Carrie (October 4, 2021). "The Epic Games Store gets achievements next week". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on October 4, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
Chalk, Andy (April 11, 2019). "Tim Sweeney says Epic Games Store won't have internal forums or trading cards". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
Boeudeux, Ian (March 17, 2021). "The Epic Games Store will get a Discord-style social party system". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on March 17, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
Kerr, Chris (January 16, 2020). "OpenCritic reviews have been added to the Epic Games Store". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on January 16, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
"Epic Games thinks it has a solution for review bombing". June 22, 2022. Archived from the original on June 22, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
Valentine, Rebekah (January 14, 2019). "Sergey Galyonkin: Epic Games store courting a younger, Steam-less audience". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
Beckhelling, Imogen (July 26, 2019). "Epic Games Store starting to support cloud saves". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
Kerr, Chris (December 6, 2019). "Epic Games Store policy change expands in-game payment options for devs". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
Clark, Mitchell (October 15, 2021). "Epic says it's 'open' to blockchain games after Steam bans them". The Verge. Archived from the original on June 6, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
Kelion, Leo (September 2, 2013). "Valve Steam Machines to be tested with the public". BBC. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
Marks, Tom (October 7, 2019). "Report: Steam's 30% Cut Is Actually the Industry Standard". IGN. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
Jones, Richard-Scott (August 23, 2017). "Steam could be profitable with an 8% cut rather than 30%, says Tim Sweeney". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
Frank, Allegra (December 4, 2018). "Epic Games is launching its own store, and taking a smaller cut than Steam". Polygon. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
Hall, Charlie (December 6, 2018). "The Epic Games Store is live, here's all the titles it will have for sale". Polygon. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
Orland, Kyle (December 7, 2018). "Epic Games Store launches with extremely limited selection of games". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on December 7, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
Galliger, Dan (December 29, 2018). "An Epic Battle Over App Fees". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
Statt, Nick (December 9, 2019). "Google says it won't grant Fortnite an exemption to the Play Store's 30 percent cut". The Verge. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
Grayson, Nathan (December 6, 2018). "The Guy Behind Steam Spy Has Been Working On Epic's Store For Years". Kotaku. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
Batchelor, James (August 18, 2021). "Epic Games Store begins closed beta for self-publishing". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on August 19, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
Wilde, Tyler (March 20, 2019). "The Epic Store won't accept 'crappy games,' says Tim Sweeney". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on March 20, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
McAloon, Alissa (January 9, 2019). "The Division 2 is skipping Steam in favor of the Epic Games Store". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
Bailey, Jason (August 27, 2019). "Fortnite Maker Wants to Sell More Games, and Build a Platform to Do It". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
"Metro Exodus | Metro Exodus Epic Games Store Announcement". Metrothegame.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
Kuchera, Ben (January 28, 2019). "Metro Exodus ditches Steam to become an Epic Games Store exclusive". Polygon. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
Roberts, Samuel (January 28, 2019). "Metro Exodus will only release on the Epic Store, but Steam preorders will be honoured". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
Batchelor, James (March 20, 2019). "Epic Games Store line-up expands with Private Division, more Ubisoft titles and Quantic Dream exclusives". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
Peters, Jay (December 17, 2020). "Epic Games Store now offers Spotify, signaling app store ambitions beyond just games". The Verge. Archived from the original on December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
Gilliam, Ryan (December 17, 2020). "Spotify is the first nongaming app on the Epic Games Store, and Epic says it won't be the last". Polygon. Archived from the original on December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
Clayton, Natalie (April 22, 2021). "Indie games store Itch.io is now available on Epic". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
Holt, Kris (December 7, 2022). "Epic Games rolls out limited accounts to protect young 'Fortnite' and 'Fall Guys' players". Engadget. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
Wilde, Tyler (March 9, 2023). "Epic launches self-publishing tools, calls out Valve again: 'Steam has created a real problem for the industry'". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on March 9, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
Statt, Nick (November 30, 2018). "Valve's new Steam revenue agreement gives more money to game developers". The Verge. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
Horti, Samuel (December 1, 2018). "Valve's new Steam revenue splits favour big-budget games, and indie devs aren't happy". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
Orland, Kyle (December 4, 2018). "Epic undercuts Steam with new store that gives devs more money". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
Statt, Nick; Hollister, Sean (December 4, 2018). "Epic Games takes on Steam with its own fairer game store". The Verge. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
Horti, Samuel (December 8, 2018). "Some Epic Store games are pushing back or scrapping Steam releases". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
Jones, Ali (December 10, 2018). "Steam releases are being delayed – and cancelled – in favour of the Epic Games Store". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
Wald, Heather (March 20, 2020). "Gabe Newell on Steam rival Epic Games Store: "It keeps us honest… but it's ugly in the short term"". GamesRadar. Archived from the original on March 20, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
Chalk, Andy (August 5, 2021). "Only one of Epic's 'first wave' of exclusives made money, and it wasn't Metro". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
Watts, Steve (November 6, 2019). "Epic vs. Steam: Explaining The PC Digital Storefront Dilemma For Indie Games". GameSpot. Archived from the original on November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
Saed, Sherif (June 26, 2019). "Epic Games founder says exclusives are the "solution proportionate to the problem" of Steam's 70/30 cut". VG247. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
Brown, Fraser (April 25, 2019). "Epic Store will stop exclusives if Steam changes revenue split, CEO says". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on April 25, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
Kim, Matt (April 3, 2019). "Epic Games CEO Says Games Already on Steam Can Still Sign Up as Epic Games Store Exclusives". USGamer. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
Statt, Nick (March 21, 2019). "Epic Games Store chief says they'll eventually stop paying for exclusive PC games". The Verge. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
Yin-Poole, Wesley (February 4, 2019). "Fallout from Metro Exodus Epic Games store exclusivity gets messy". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
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