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|Website=https://epicgames.com/ | |Website=https://epicgames.com/ | ||
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'''{{Wplink|Epic Games}}''' is a software development and media-publishing company founded in 1991 by {{Wplink|Tim Sweeney}}. They are best known for the development of the {{Wplink|Unreal Engine}} and the popular video game ''[[Fortnite]]''. Epic maintains their own digital software distribution platform, the {{Wplink|Epic Games Store}}. | '''{{Wplink|Epic Games}}''' is a software development and media-publishing company founded in 1991 by {{Wplink|Tim Sweeney}}. They are best known for the development of the {{Wplink|Unreal Engine}} and the popular video game ''[[Fortnite]]''. Epic maintains their own digital software distribution platform, the {{Wplink|Epic Games Store}}. | ||
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[[File:Epic Games EULA snippet.png|thumb|Snippet of Epic Games updated EULA, 18 Mar 2022.]] | |||
*'''Forced arbitration:''' Epic Games updated their Epic Games Store policy on 18 March 2022 to include [[forced arbitration]] in their [[Terms of Service]]. The users were required to agree to the new terms in order to continue using the platform. If a user did not agree to the new terms, they were effectively locked out of their library of previously purchased games and software. | *'''Forced arbitration:''' Epic Games updated their Epic Games Store policy on 18 March 2022 to include [[forced arbitration]] in their [[Terms of Service]]. The users were required to agree to the new terms in order to continue using the platform. If a user did not agree to the new terms, they were effectively locked out of their library of previously purchased games and software. | ||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
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===Fortnite excluded from Steam Deck (''2022'')=== | ===Fortnite excluded from Steam Deck (''2022'')=== | ||
In February 2022, [[Valve]] launched its Steam Deck handheld console, which runs on a Linux-based SteamOS. This is problematic for video games that are not compatible with Linux, but Valve used a work-around involving a {{Wplink|compatibility layer}} called {{Wplink|Proton (software)|Proton}} to allow the Steam Deck to run [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] games. Users hoped this meant being able to play ''Fortnite'' on Steam (which is a competing platform to Epic Games Store), however CEO Tim Sweeney stated in response to a tweet that the game would not be made compatible with Linux nor Proton, citing a lack of confidence at being able to reliably enforce its [[Easy Anti-Cheat]] software:<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Ryan |title=Epic confirms Fortnite won’t be playable on Steam Deck without Windows |url=https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/epic-confirms-fortnite-wont-be-playable-on-steam-deck-without-windows-4207850 |website=Trusted Reviews |date=8 Feb 2022 |access-date=25 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202074431/https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/epic-confirms-fortnite-wont-be-playable-on-steam-deck-without-windows-4207850 |archive-date=2 Feb 2023}}</ref> | In February 2022, [[Valve]] launched its Steam Deck handheld console, which runs on a Linux-based [[SteamOS]]. This is problematic for video games that are not compatible with Linux, but Valve used a work-around involving a {{Wplink|compatibility layer}} called {{Wplink|Proton (software)|Proton}} to allow the Steam Deck to run [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] games. Users hoped this meant being able to play ''Fortnite'' on Steam (which is a competing platform to Epic Games Store), however CEO Tim Sweeney stated in response to a tweet that the game would not be made compatible with Linux nor Proton, citing a lack of confidence at being able to reliably enforce its [[Easy Anti-Cheat]] software:<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Ryan |title=Epic confirms Fortnite won’t be playable on Steam Deck without Windows |url=https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/epic-confirms-fortnite-wont-be-playable-on-steam-deck-without-windows-4207850 |website=Trusted Reviews |date=8 Feb 2022 |access-date=25 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202074431/https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/epic-confirms-fortnite-wont-be-playable-on-steam-deck-without-windows-4207850 |archive-date=2 Feb 2023}}</ref> | ||
<blockquote>Fortnite no, but there's a big effort underway to maximize Easy Anti Cheat compatibility with Steam Deck.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sweeney |first=Tim |title=Tim Sweeney on X |url=https:// | <blockquote>Fortnite no, but there's a big effort underway to maximize Easy Anti Cheat compatibility with Steam Deck.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sweeney |first=Tim |date=6 Feb 2022 |title=Tim Sweeney on X |url=https://nitter.catsarch.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1490519194915459072 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260324201027/https://nitter.catsarch.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1490519194915459072 |archive-date=24 Mar 2026 |access-date=25 Feb 2026 |website=[[X]]}}</ref><br /> | ||
[...] We don't have confidence that we'd be able to combat cheating at scale under a wide array of kernel configurations including custom ones.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sweeney |first=Tim |title=Tim Sweeney on X |url=https:// | [...] We don't have confidence that we'd be able to combat cheating at scale under a wide array of kernel configurations including custom ones.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sweeney |first=Tim |date=6 Feb 2022 |title=Tim Sweeney on X |url=https://nitter.catsarch.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1490565925648715781 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260324201046/https://nitter.catsarch.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1490565925648715781 |archive-date=24 Mar 2026 |access-date=25 Feb 2026 |website=[[X]]}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
===Removal of titles from storefront (''2022'')=== | ===Removal of titles from storefront (''2022'')=== | ||
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{{Main|Epic Games forced third party account creation in Rocket League}} | {{Main|Epic Games forced third party account creation in Rocket League}} | ||
Following the v2.48 patch on 29 January 2025, Rocket League players on [[Steam]] were met with an error upon startup of the game, with the user being required to create an Epic Games account before being able to access the game. This change was not mentioned in the patch notes, and was done after the game was moved from Steam to Epic Games Store in 2020.{{CitationNeeded}} | Following the v2.48 patch on 29 January 2025, Rocket League players on [[Steam]] were met with an error upon startup of the game, with the user being required to create an Epic Games account (see [[Forced account]]) before being able to access the game. This change was not mentioned in the patch notes, and was done after the game was moved from Steam to Epic Games Store in 2020.{{CitationNeeded}} | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[GOG.com]] | |||
*[[Steam]] | |||
*[[DRM]] | |||
*[[Games as a service]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||