Epic Games
Epic supports currencies unsupported by Steam, making the subscription potentially more appealing.
[Live updates from the courtroom by The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/23945184/epic-v-google-fortnite-play-store-antitrust-trial-updates/) - ["A secret Google deal let Spotify completely bypass Android’s app store fees"](https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/20/23969690/google-spotify-android-billing-commission-secret-deal) - ["Activision Blizzard had a plan — or ploy — to launch its own Android game store"](https://www.theverge.com/23981939/activision-blizzard-king-project-boston-android-app-store-games-candy-crush) - [Internal Google document on being pressured by Epic to change its revenue share](https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/30/23963087/as-a-technical-matter-nothing-in-this-document-which-im-going-to-admit-is-anything-you-can-rely-on-a) - ["Federal judge vows to investigate Google for intentionally destroying chats"](https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/1/23984902/judge-james-donato-investigate-google) - ["**A fortnight in Fortnite court**" (a summary of the updates / trial)](https://www.theverge.com/23959932/epic-v-google-trial-antitrust-play-store-fortnite-recap) - ["**Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fight**"](https://www.theverge.com/23994174/epic-google-trial-jury-verdict-monopoly-google-play) - ["Epic judge lets Google keep its Android app store closed to competitors — for now"](https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/18/24271996/google-epic-lawsuit-play-third-party-app-store-changes-delayed-administrative-stay-granted) *** [Documents from the case](https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59195373/in-re-google-play-store-antitrust-litigation/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc) - [Jury instructions](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.364325/gov.uscourts.cand.364325.592.0.pdf) - [Final verdict form](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.364325/gov.uscourts.cand.364325.601.0.pdf) - [**The verdict**](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.373179/gov.uscourts.cand.373179.866.0.pdf) - [Jurors' questions](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.373179/gov.uscourts.cand.373179.870.0.pdf) - [Proposed injunction](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.373179/gov.uscourts.cand.373179.952.0.pdf) - [Google's objection](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.373179/gov.uscourts.cand.373179.958.0.pdf) - [The FTC's amicus brief](https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/amicus-briefs/epic-games-inc-v-google-llc-et-al) - [**Permanent injunction**](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.373179/gov.uscourts.cand.373179.1017.0_3.pdf) *** Post-verdict interviews - [A juror sharing their thoughts](https://mlex.shorthandstories.com/googles-failure-to-preserve-internal-chats-concerning-juror-from-epic-games-trial-in-us-says-social/index.html) - [Tim Sweeney to The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/23996474/epic-tim-sweeney-interview-win-google-antitrust-lawsuit-district-court) - [Tim Sweeney to CNN](https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/12/tech/epic-games-ceo-on-why-google-lost/index.html) *** Misc. - [The Verge staff chatting about the trial after the verdict and Tim Sweeney as a person](https://youtu.be/c3rmXSINlak?feature=shared&t=2412)
Other highlights from the presentation: - Epic Games is "financially sound" after the layoffs. - Epic Games Store had 70M MAU in September; on track to beat its all-time record during the holiday season. - Third-party games, including Ark, coming to the mobile EGS app around the holidays. - 850,000 MAU on Unreal Engine. Fortnite-related: - Fortnite reached its all-time high of 110M MAU. - 134,000 islands created in Fortnite, $479M paid to creators since March 2023. - Text chat coming soon to Fortnite in order to help the casual / roleplay experiences. - Many authentic TMNT assets made available to creators for TMNT-themed experiences.
A [September 17 snapshot](https://web.archive.org/web/20240917180629/https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/horizon-zero-dawn-complete-edition) on the Web Archive indicates the game was available to purchase until just recently.
If anyone has a working and reliable RSS feed for the Epic giveaways, please share it as long as it links directly, not via a Steam group.
The DLC reportedly requires claiming the [Free Starter Pack](https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/train-sim-world-5--free-starter-pack) as well, which is also free on platforms like Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation.
The automated feed this community pulls from is having issues, hence the manual post for now. TOEM and The Last Stand: Aftermath will be free next week.
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The newly added titles also include a number of games redeemable via GOG: - 9 Years of Shadows - Cursed to Golf - Hell Pie - Moonlighter - Showgunners
