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Tag: Epic Games Store
Store Strategy
Epic Games Store hits 40m mobile installs and eyes 70 by the end of the year
Epic web shops are planned to launch in July
Lauding Legislation
Tim Sweeney: "Revenue is shifting away from useless gatekeepers and middlemen"
Epic Games’ CEO celebrates legislative changes at State of Unreal 2025 and promises to "keep fighting" for developers worldwide
Direct-to-consumer
Epic Games will launch web shops next month
Fortnite developer will also offer 0% commission on a game's first $1 million on the Epic Games Store
Regulatory Battle
Epic Games Store and Fortnite coming to iOS in Brazil this July
Move comes after the competition regulator’s big court win against Apple
Podcast | Episode 44
AppLovin vs. short-sellers | Week in Mobile Games podcast
The PocketGamer.biz podcast team give you the state of play every week. Here's where to get it and and what's inside this week's episode 44...
Mobile Market Challenge
Can alternative app stores break through?
Amazon shuts down its Android App Store and Epic third-party revenues are down on PC. What next for alternative marketplaces?
Podcast | Episode 43
NetEase scales back, Jam City agrees Ludia sale, and why Savvy wants Pokémon Go | Week in Mobile Games podcast
The PocketGamer.biz podcast team give you the state of play every week. Here's where to get it and and what's inside this week's episode 43...
Focal Figures
Epic Games Store on mobile a "focal point" as cross-platform accounts rise by 94m in 2024
Monthly active users peaked at 74m across platforms, down by 1m compared to 2023
Hot Five
Hot Five: Hay Day’s "growth virality", Pokémon TCG Pocket’s biggest expansion yet, and the hottest topics on PGC London panels
Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
New Partnerships
Epic Games covers Apple’s core technology fee and partners with Playdigious to bring third-party titles to its store
The distribution deal will generate revenue through 2025
Pgc London 2025
Epic Games Store Mobile will do "all of the things developers want facilitated", but what about premium?
Epic Games’ Sarah Thomson and Walter Somol spoke with premium developers at PGC London 2025
Podcast | Episode 32
Breaking down Google Play's Judgement Day | Week in Mobile Games podcast
The PocketGamer.biz podcast team give you the state of play every week. Here's where to get it and and what's inside this week's episode 32...
Epic Enhancements
Fortnite maker "financially sound" as Epic Games Store hits 70 million monthly active users
Fortnite reached "all-time peak" of 110 million MAUs last holiday, says Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney
Podcast | Episode 31
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers 2024 revealed! Plus takeaways from PGC Helsinki | Week in Mobile Games podcast
The PocketGamer.biz podcast team give you the state of play every week. Here's where to get it and and what's inside this week's episode 31...
Week That Was
Unreal Engine’s royalty fee reduction, Balatro makes it on mobile and Zenless Zone Zero’s revenue | Week in Views
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Store Strategy
Unreal Engine royalty fee reducing to 3.5% for games landing on Epic Games Store on launch day
Epic Games is making moves to flesh out its store with more brand-new games
They Only Hurt
Tim Sweeney: "I have no regrets" over Epic Games' costly legal battles with Apple and Google
Epic Games CEO told PocketGamer.biz the costs had been "really significant"
App Stores
Epic confirms Fortnite’s EU iOS comeback as it quits Samsung Galaxy Store
Fortnite and other games will now be available on AltStore for iOS in the EU
Epic Mobile
Epic Games Store coming to iOS in the UK in 2025
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney calls on Apple's Tim Cook to "tear down this wall"
Mobile Mavens
Mobile Mavens: What do developers think of the Epic Games Store coming to mobile?
Our Mobile Mavens share their thoughts on the Epic Games Store coming to mobile, covering just how impactful it may or may not be in the future
Epic Games Store Mobile
Epic Games Store coming to mobile by end of 2024
New marketplace offers 88/12 revenue share, coming to iOS and Android
Stellar Star
HoYoverse’s Honkai: Star Rail to release in April 2023
Mobile and PC releases are coming ahead of PlayStation launch
Arcade Achievement
Antstream Arcade welcome pack surpasses 3 million downloads
After $3.5 million investment from The Atari Group
That's Epic
Epic's Tim Sweeney claims free games on Epic Games Store result in higher sales on other platforms
"It's been a benefit for game developers"
That's Epic
The Epic Games Store is still set to come to mobile
No time frame has been given