Epic Games Store expands to mobile this year

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Get ready, mobile gamers! Epic Games confirmed its Games Store (EGS), the one challenging Steam on PC, is arriving on both iOS and Android later this year. This marks a significant shift in the mobile gaming landscape. EGS promises a "fairer" deal for developers, offering an 88% / 12% revenue split compared to the industry standard (often 70% / 30% or tiered structures like Google's). Developers can potentially keep 100% of revenue by using their own in-app purchase systems.

While details are scarce, we expect that Fortnite will be available. It's currently distributed through the Epic Games Launcher. The look and feel of the store on Android also remains to be seen.

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Pick up 'Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy' for free on the Epic Games Store

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One of the free games the Epic Games Store you can get now is Eidos Montreal's favourably reviewed Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. You have until January 11 at 8 am PT / 11 am ET / 4 pm GMT to claim the title before it's replaced by Sail Forth. If you haven't gotten to try the game yet and are curious about it, now's the time to pick it up.

Despite positive fan reception, publisher Square Enix claimed its sales "undershot initial expectations." Eidos Montreal developed other titles like Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

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Grab 'The Elder Scrolls Online' for free on Epic Games Store

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If you're looking for a way to pass the time until The Elder Scrolls VI comes out, you might want to check out the Epic Games Store. For a limited time, you can get The Elder Scrolls Online for free and enjoy hundreds of hours of quests, exploration, and combat.

The free version of The Elder Scrolls Online includes the base game and all the updates, but not the expansions. If you want to access more areas, stories, and features, you'll need to buy them separately. However, even without the expansions, there's plenty to do and see in the game. 

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'Borderlands 3' is free to download on the Epic Games Store until May 26

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Epic's annual game sale is back. And for this first week of the Epic Games Store Mega Sale, the free game is Borderlands 3. Since it kicked off on the 19th, the game will only be available until May 26 at 11 a.m. EDT. Of course, you'll only get the base version. But you can get all the additional content and DLC on the game store. Epic hasn't shared what other games will be free for the duration of the sale, but the company typically gives away four free games.

The Epic Games Store Mega Sale is until June 16. You can get up to 75% discounts on over 1,600 games and add-ons, including titles like Ghostwire: Tokyo, Far Cry 6, Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade, etc. There's even a single 25% off coupon on a game of your choice.

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