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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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*'''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 | [[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== | ||
*[[GOG.com]] | |||
*[[Steam]] | |||
*[[DRM]] | |||
*[[Games as a service]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||