And if they're like me, never play it. It'll just sit in my library with all the other freebies.
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And if they're like me, never play it. It'll just sit in my library with all the other freebies.
Let me help you with that- https://forums.introversion.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=40203
Valve signed up at least one exclusivity deal 15 years ago. Who knows how many they have done over the years without it being made public?
And what a fantastic game that is. I wonder if anyone plays it these days. It was the first thing I did when I got my new PC a couple of years ago.
It's not dumb, it's a feature of the Unreal engine which allows for developers to use Epic's services to do cross-platform play. As far as I know, no other company does this - not PSN, not Xbox Live, not Steam. From what I've read, it's an optional thing for Satisfactory if you want to play with people who own the Epic version.
They said on Twitter it's borked at the moment.
That was a close call... I nearly bought Torchlight II in the Steam sales. It's free next week.
Dunno if it's just my computer but is the Epic Games Store client getting really sluggish now that our libraries are getting bigger with all the free games?
Can anyone who's been collecting these freebies since the beginning find their earliest emails and see what date's on it? I don't seem to have any purchase records prior to July 2019, maybe because I've changed emails and deleted them or something.
Yeah, same for me. They started December 2018 with the freebies but my first receipt is for Limbo in July 2019. Thanks for confirming. Just doing some digital housekeeping.
I've bagged all the freebies bar one - For Honor as that required some Uplay linking which I was averse to do until they gave out AC Syndicate. I've bought two games from their store and promptly refunded them. Have no intention really of buying anything ever, I have waited this long for Borderlands 3 and Control to come to Steam.
Indeedy. The Shadowrun trilogy is brilliant.
Hitman 3 is exclusive to Epic (probably for the usual 1 year). Well that makes the PS5 version an easy purchase for me.
https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/news/hitman-free-and-hitman-3
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-08-20-epic-snaps-up-hitman-3-as-another-pc-store-exclusive
https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/news/hitman-free-and-hitman-3
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-08-20-epic-snaps-up-hitman-3-as-another-pc-store-exclusive
They might require you to sign up for an IOI.dk account (which nets you some extra outfits in the game anyway) so they can verify you own the maps for Hitman 1+2. Then just give you them when you play Hitman 3 elsewhere. Might work for Steam > Epic but not likely for Steam > console, which is my route. 
Pretty sure they wouldn't make you pay for Hitman 1 locations at this late stage. They need to butter us up for purchasing Hitman 3.
I wouldn't be surprised if they give away Hitman 2 around Jan/Feb 2021 just before Hitman 3 releases. That way everyone can have all the previous maps.
it happens every six months or even less so pretty rare.
May as well make the most of it. This legal battle with Apple could cost them a pretty penny and they stop the freebies.
And it tells you what is free the next week as well.
Well I think Hell is about to freeze over. 3 days to go until my 2x £10 vouchers expire. So I'm thinking Hades for a fiver and Control UE for £15... Managed to hold out for almost 2 years.
3 days to go until my 2x £10 vouchers expire. So I'm thinking Hades for a fiver and Control UE for £15... Managed to hold out for almost 2 years.
Great for newbies, I suspect. But as an "old timer" I'm expecting half of those to be stuff they've already given away in the previous two years.