Epic Games wants developers to bring their old catalogs to its store

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Epic Games announcement This week that It is launch two programs For It is PC game store. THE First of all East It is First of all Run program, It is initiative Or developers can booster their income on Games while they are exclusive has THE Epic Games Store. THE other East THE NOW on Epic program, which encourages the developers bringing their previously published Games has THE EGS.

In both programs, Epic offers the developers THE option has get 100% of THE income on qualification some products In THE First of all six month of bringing them has THE EGS. For First of all Run, THE product East A game spear exclusively on THE EGS, And For NOW on Epic, It is A older game released on THE EGS For THE First of all time but which East available on another platform. After THE six month are up, THE Games autumn below Epic typical 88/12 income divided.

According to has Epic FAQs, any of them game published Before October 31 This year qualifies For THE NOW on Epic program, but developers must commit has release has less three Games on THE EGS (Or all of their existing Games, if they to have less that three). THE program appears has be A limited time option, as developers to have until December 31, 2024 has register In THE program, And must launch their some products on THE EGS Before June 30, 2025.

These programs launch shortly After Epic suffered A retrenchment that saw he to set down disabled on 800 employees. CEO Tim Sweeney revealed has THE time that Fortnite income was to slow down down, And that THE business could No longer count on that has sustain It is metaverse businesses. THE business detailed It is plans has bring more users has It is PC game showcase In A talk has Unreal Party called "Get THE Most out of Epic Games Store And Epic Online Services."

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