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A great puzzle game for people who like the idea of Blue Prince but don't want to spend days banging their head against it is free for the week on the Epic Store

Botany Manor is up for grabs on Epic for the first time.

The Epic Games Store had a record-breaking 2025, with gamers throwing $1.16 billion at the 6,000-plus games it now offers

The Epic Games Store had a record-breaking 2025, with gamers throwing $1.16 billion at the 6,000-plus games it now offers

You also sent more than 100,000 gifts on the Epic store, which seems pretty good for a service that only rolled out in mid-November.

Study says only 72% of game developers reckon that Steam has a monopoly on PC games, and even with some big caveats, it makes me wonder what the other 28% are thinking

Study says only 72% of game developers reckon that Steam has a monopoly on PC games, and even with some big caveats, it makes me wonder what the other 28% are thinking

Most of the developers surveyed were C-suite level.

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Holy cow, the Epic Games Store supports preloading now

A bold new future is upon us.

For the first time in three years, Sable is free to keep on the Epic Store

Grab Shedworks' beautiful open-world game gratis for the next week.

The brilliant insect adventure Botanicula is free on the Epic Store for the first time

Don't miss this one.

The indisputable first, third, and sixth-best Fallout games are free to keep on the Epic store this week

I'm just glad we can all agree.

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After Borderlands comes crawling back to Steam, Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford responds to people mocking his old predictions about Steam being killed off by the Epic Store: 'Epic is not pressing their advantage'

After Borderlands comes crawling back to Steam, Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford responds to people mocking his old predictions about Steam being killed off by the Epic Store: 'Epic is not pressing their advantage'

"I’m a Steam customer, but sure wish they had more and better competition."

You can get Obsidian's fantastic RPG The Outer Worlds (and all its DLC) for free on the Epic Store this week

You can get Obsidian's fantastic RPG The Outer Worlds (and all its DLC) for free on the Epic Store this week

Spacer's Choice.

Sims competitor Life By You delayed to June to refine gameplay and 'add more life' to character faces

Sims competitor Life By You delayed to June to refine gameplay and 'add more life' to character faces

Paradox Tectonic outlines a list of improvements and player feedback it wants to spend time addressing.

Melvor Idle, the Runescape-inspired idle game with an 'overwhelmingly positive' rating, is free on the Epic Games Store

Melvor Idle, the Runescape-inspired idle game with an 'overwhelmingly positive' rating, is free on the Epic Games Store

The surprisingly complex incremental/idle game was a hit when it launched on Steam in 2021, and now it's also available on Epic.

The ESRB has started slapping blockchain games with Adults Only ratings, so Epic has changed its store policy to allow them

The ESRB has started slapping blockchain games with Adults Only ratings, so Epic has changed its store policy to allow them

Porn games are still forbidden, but games that get an AO rating specifically because they use blockchain tech will be allowed on the storefront.

Daily free games are back in Epic's 2023 Holiday Sale, live now

Daily free games are back in Epic's 2023 Holiday Sale, live now

Epic has also brought back its 33% reusable coupon, and boosted its "Epic Rewards" credits to 10%.

Fallout: New Vegas is free on the Epic Store for the first time ever

Fallout: New Vegas is free on the Epic Store for the first time ever

The week-long giveaway includes Fallout: New Vegas and all expansions and content packs.

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Don't miss grabbing a free Sims 4 DLC bundle this week

No full expansion, sorry, but you can get a game pack and two kits for free.

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