Epic Games Store
Digital video game storefront
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| January 2025 | Epic begins offering third-party games on mobile devices and introduces limited-time free game offerings similar to its desktop store. |
| August 16 2024 | Epic launches its storefront on Android worldwide and for iOS devices in European markets, following EU's Digital Markets Act regulations. |
| 2023 | Epic Games Store reached 270 million users and generated $950 million in total revenue. |
| October 16 2023 | Epic introduces the Now on Epic program, offering similar conditions for previously released games. |
| August 23 2023 | Epic launches a First Run Program, allowing developers to waive Epic's revenue share during 6 months of store exclusivity. |
| May 2023 | Epic announces a reward program where users can earn 5% in currency for eligible purchases. |
| March 2023 | Epic adds full self-publishing options to the store, requiring a $100 listing fee and implementing minimum content oversight. |
| December 2022 | Epic introduces cabined accounts for children, providing safe access to select free games like Fortnite, Fall Guys, and Rocket League with parental controls. |
| June 2022 | Epic Games Store added a review system based on randomized polling to prevent review bombing. |
| October 2021 | Full support for achievements was rolled out on the Epic Games Store. |
| August 2021 | Epic Games Store launches a beta for self-publishing features. |
| April 2021 | During the Epic Games v. Apple lawsuit, Apple claimed the Epic Games Store was running at a significant loss, with Epic countering that they expected profitability by 2023. |
| January 2021 | Over 19 million users obtained a free copy of Star Wars Battlefront II, briefly crashing the game's servers. |
| 2020 | Epic Games Store reached 160 million players, 31 million daily active players, and annual sales over $700 million. |
| December 2020 | Epic Games Store begins offering non-game applications, starting with Spotify, and commits to not taking a cut of subscriptions. |
| July 2020 | Preliminary support for achievements and user modifications was added to the store. |
| May 2020 | Epic Games Store offered Grand Theft Auto V as a free game, attracting over seven million new users and temporarily crashing Epic's servers. |
| January 2020 | Epic added OpenCritic review information to product store pages. |
| 2019 | Epic Games Store reported 108 million customers and over $680 million in sales, with 90% of third-party game sales coming from time-limited exclusives. |
| December 2019 | Epic provided developers and publishers the option to implement their own in-game storefront for microtransactions. |
| August 2019 | Cloud saving feature was added to the Epic Games Store. |
| July 2019 | Ooblets developers announced Epic Games Store exclusivity, leading to significant online harassment of the development team. |
| July 2019 | Cloud saving was introduced on a limited, game-by-game basis. |
| June 2019 | Epic Games Store increased free game offerings from one game every two weeks to one free game every week, with additional free games offered for mature-rated content. |
| May 2019 | Epic launched its first store-wide sale, offering discounts on games valued at a certain price point. |
| March 2019 | Phoenix Point developer Julian Gollop announced the game would be exclusive to Epic Games Store for a year, causing controversy among crowdfunding backers. |
| January 2019 | Ubisoft becomes the first major third-party publisher to distribute games through the Epic Games Store, with Tom Clancy's The Division 2 as its first title. |
| 2018 | Epic Games Store was announced shortly after Valve's changes to Steam's revenue sharing model, positioning itself as a potential disruptive competitor in the digital game distribution market. |
| December 2018 | Epic Games Store launches as a digital distribution service for Microsoft Windows and macOS, offering a 12% revenue cut for publishers and dropping Unreal Engine licensing fees. |
| December 6 2018 | Epic Games Store officially launches during the Game Awards, initially offering a handful of games and upcoming titles. |
| August 2017 | Tim Sweeney criticizes Steam's 30% revenue cut and proposes a more competitive revenue model for digital game distribution. |
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