Epic Games - Revision history

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	*'''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.
	[[File:Epic ~~ToS Snippet~~.png\|thumb\|none\|~~500px~~\|Snippet of Epic Games updated EULA, 18 Mar 2022.]]		[[File:Epic Games EULA snippet.png\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Snippet of Epic Games updated EULA, 18 Mar 2022.]]

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==

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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==

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	\|Founded=1991		\|Founded=1991
	\|Industry=Video Games		\|Industry=Video Games
	\|Logo=Epic Games logo.~~png~~		\|Logo=Epic Games logo.svg
	\|Type=Private		\|Type=Private
	\|Website=https://epicgames.com/		\|Website=https://epicgames.com/
	}}		}}

	'''{{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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2026-02-26T05:29:35Z

Clean-up; pass on style; fill out section. Did not use archive links in a few instances because archiving IA to itself would just be silly. :)

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	===Removal of titles from storefront===		===Removal of titles from storefront===
	On December 14th, 2022, Epic Games began delisting 'older' titles from the Epic Games storefront. Among the first to be affected by these removals were owners of various titles within the ''Unreal'' and ''Unreal Tournament'' series, who had their licenses to these games effectively revoked from their accounts, and were thus unable to launch or install them. A statement released by Epic Games on December 14th, 2022 regarding the removal stated that this was done in order to "...move to solely support Epic Online Services with its unified friends system, voice chat features, parental controls, and parental verification features." <ref>https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/epic-is-turning-off-online-services-and-servers-for-some-older-games</ref> (Editor's note: add a screenshot of UT being grayed out in the launcher!)		On December 14th, 2022, Epic Games began delisting 'older' titles from the Epic Games storefront. Among the first to be affected by these removals were owners of various titles within the ''Unreal'' and ''Unreal Tournament'' series, who had their licenses to these games effectively revoked from their accounts, and were thus unable to launch or install them. A statement released by Epic Games on December 14th, 2022 regarding the removal stated that this was done in order to "...move to solely support Epic Online Services with its unified friends system, voice chat features, parental controls, and parental verification features." <ref>https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/epic-is-turning-off-online-services-and-servers-for-some-older-games ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260215234732/https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/epic-is-turning-off-online-services-and-servers-for-some-older-games Archived])</ref> (Editor's note: add a screenshot of UT being grayed out in the launcher!)

	A few years later, some titles would make their way to the [[Internet Archive]] for users to freely install, but not all delisted games have been re-published onto the platform.<ref>https://archive.org/details/UT99-Complete-Retail</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/ut-99</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/unreal-tournament-complete</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/ut-goty</ref>		A few years later, some titles would make their way to the [[Internet Archive]] for users to freely install, but not all delisted games have been re-published onto the platform.<ref>https://archive.org/details/UT99-Complete-Retail</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/ut-99</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/unreal-tournament-complete</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/ut-goty</ref>

	===Removal of Linux and MacOS versions of [[wikipedia:Rocket_League\|Rocket League]]===		===Removal of Linux and MacOS versions of [[wikipedia:Rocket_League\|Rocket League]]===
	On January 22nd, 2020, Epic and its subsidiary [[wikipedia:Psyonix\|Psyonix]] announced that whilst Rocket League players had purchased the game with full support for Linux and MacOS, this support was being withdrawn and the game would be offline only for these operating systems, and players were directed to play the game on Windows instead.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Ending Support for MacOS and Linux \|url=https://www.rocketleague.com/en/news/ending-support-for-mac-and-linux}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Rocket League Support for macOS and Linux (SteamOS) \|url=https://www.epicgames.com/help/en-US/c-Category_RocketLeague/c-RocketLeague_TechnicalSupport/rocket-league-support-for-macos-and-linux-steamos-a000084314}}</ref> Many speculated that the change was in relation to Psyonix's acquisition by Epic Games several months earlier. At the time of acquisition Epic stated that players "''will still be able to play Rocket League on Steam with all of the content they've previously purchased.''"		On January 22nd, 2020, Epic and its subsidiary [[wikipedia:Psyonix\|Psyonix]] announced that whilst Rocket League players had purchased the game with full support for Linux and MacOS, this support was being withdrawn and the game would be offline only for these operating systems, and players were directed to play the game on Windows instead.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Ending Support for MacOS and Linux \|url=https://www.rocketleague.com/en/news/ending-support-for-mac-and-linux \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251004104111/https://www.rocketleague.com/en/news/ending-support-for-mac-and-linux \|archive-date=4 Oct 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Rocket League Support for macOS and Linux (SteamOS) \|url=https://www.epicgames.com/help/en-US/c-Category_RocketLeague/c-RocketLeague_TechnicalSupport/rocket-league-support-for-macos-and-linux-steamos-a000084314 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250819213407/https://www.epicgames.com/help/en-US/c-Category_RocketLeague/c-RocketLeague_TechnicalSupport/rocket-league-support-for-macos-and-linux-steamos-a000084314 \|archive-date=19 Aug 2025}}</ref> Many speculated that the change was in relation to Psyonix's acquisition by Epic Games several months earlier. At the time of acquisition Epic stated that players "''will still be able to play Rocket League on Steam with all of the content they've previously purchased.''"

	=== Fortnite Linux ban ===		=== Fortnite Linux ban ===
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	===Violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and usage of dark patterns===		===Violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and usage of dark patterns===
	On December 19th, 2022, the FTC announced that it secured agreements that require Epic Games, Inc. to pay a total of $520 million for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and using [[wikipedia:Dark_pattern\|dark patterns]] to trick players into making purchases.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Fortnite Video Game Maker Epic Games to Pay More Than Half a Billion Dollars over FTC Allegations of Privacy Violations and Unwanted Charges \|url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/12/fortnite-video-game-maker-epic-games-pay-more-half-billion-dollars-over-ftc-allegations}}</ref>		On December 19th, 2022, the FTC announced that it secured agreements that require Epic Games, Inc. to pay a total of $520 million for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and using [[wikipedia:Dark_pattern\|dark patterns]] to trick players into making purchases.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Fortnite Video Game Maker Epic Games to Pay More Than Half a Billion Dollars over FTC Allegations of Privacy Violations and Unwanted Charges \|url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/12/fortnite-video-game-maker-epic-games-pay-more-half-billion-dollars-over-ftc-allegations \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260218112319/https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/12/fortnite-video-game-maker-epic-games-pay-more-half-billion-dollars-over-ftc-allegations \|archive-date=18 Feb 2026}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Epic Games]]		[[Category:Epic Games]]

SinexTitan: /* Incidents */ added the Linux ban on Fortnite

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	===Removal of Linux and MacOS versions of [[wikipedia:Rocket_League\|Rocket League]]===		===Removal of Linux and MacOS versions of [[wikipedia:Rocket_League\|Rocket League]]===
	On January 22nd, 2020, Epic and its subsidiary [[wikipedia:Psyonix\|Psyonix]] announced that whilst Rocket League players had purchased the game with full support for Linux and MacOS, this support was being withdrawn and the game would be offline only for these operating systems, and players were directed to play the game on Windows instead.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Ending Support for MacOS and Linux \|url=https://www.rocketleague.com/en/news/ending-support-for-mac-and-linux}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Rocket League Support for macOS and Linux (SteamOS) \|url=https://www.epicgames.com/help/en-US/c-Category_RocketLeague/c-RocketLeague_TechnicalSupport/rocket-league-support-for-macos-and-linux-steamos-a000084314}}</ref> Many speculated that the change was in relation to Psyonix's acquisition by Epic Games several months earlier. At the time of acquisition Epic stated that players "''will still be able to play Rocket League on Steam with all of the content they've previously purchased.''"		On January 22nd, 2020, Epic and its subsidiary [[wikipedia:Psyonix\|Psyonix]] announced that whilst Rocket League players had purchased the game with full support for Linux and MacOS, this support was being withdrawn and the game would be offline only for these operating systems, and players were directed to play the game on Windows instead.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Ending Support for MacOS and Linux \|url=https://www.rocketleague.com/en/news/ending-support-for-mac-and-linux}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Rocket League Support for macOS and Linux (SteamOS) \|url=https://www.epicgames.com/help/en-US/c-Category_RocketLeague/c-RocketLeague_TechnicalSupport/rocket-league-support-for-macos-and-linux-steamos-a000084314}}</ref> Many speculated that the change was in relation to Psyonix's acquisition by Epic Games several months earlier. At the time of acquisition Epic stated that players "''will still be able to play Rocket League on Steam with all of the content they've previously purchased.''"

			=== Fortnite Linux ban ===

	===Account requirement for Rocket League===		===Account requirement for Rocket League===

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	'''[[wikipedia:Epic_Games\|Epic Games]]''' is a software development and media-publishing company founded in 1991 by [[wikipedia:Tim_Sweeney\|Tim Sweeney]]. They are best known for the development of the [[wikipedia:Unreal_Engine\|Unreal Engine]] and the popular video game [[wikipedia:Fortnite\|Fortnite]]. Epic maintains their own digital software distribution platform, the [[wikipedia:Epic_Games_Store\|Epic Games Store]].		'''[[wikipedia:Epic_Games\|Epic Games]]''' is a software development and media-publishing company founded in 1991 by [[wikipedia:Tim_Sweeney\|Tim Sweeney]]. They are best known for the development of the [[wikipedia:Unreal_Engine\|Unreal Engine]] and the popular video game [[wikipedia:Fortnite\|Fortnite]]. Epic maintains their own digital software distribution platform, the [[wikipedia:Epic_Games_Store\|Epic Games Store]].

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	==Bad ~~Practices~~==		==Bad practices==

	===Forced Arbitration===		===Forced Arbitration===

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	==See also==		==See also==
	~~{{Ph-C-SA}}~~		*[[GOG.com]]
			*[[Steam]]
			*[[DRM]]
			*[[Games as a service]]

	==References==		==References==