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Fortnite’s big black hole event is still underway, and as the hours go by, fans are working themselves into a frenzy. What do the numbers mean? Are we getting a new map? But more importantly: When is Fortnite coming back? While we can’t say for sure, players have theories. Most discussions are...

Over the past eight months or so that the Epic Games Store has been in business, the PC game retailer has slowly ramped up its offering of free games for its users, first giving away a game every two weeks and then transitioning to a weekly giveaway. Now, it appears Epic is testing the waters of...

Torchlight, the next free game on the Epic Games Store, is dangling for those who get its download client. The 2009 hack-and-slash role-playing game follows Overcooked as the weekly freebie from the Fortnite folks. Torchlight will be available until July 18. Torchlight’s procedurally generated...

Fortnite is always getting new weapons but, unlike most of the game’s guns, the new Flare Gun seems to be more about signalling than shooting at other players. The upcoming weapon was announced over the weekend at Epic’s Fortnite Summer Block Party event, with a new animated trailer staring...

Epic's Fortnite is a massive, worldwide phenomenon that's achieved a level of popularity that few could have ever imagined. The game almost didn't even exist, however, it's been revealed this week at E3 2019. Rod Ferugsson, the former director of production at Epic Games, has revealed that he...

The Epic Games Store has locked down yet another timed exclusive PC release. Developer Mobius Digital has confirmed that its crowdfunded sci-fi game Outer Wilds will be released on PC through the Epic Games Store as a timed exclusive. In an update to its page on the crowdfunding site Fig, Mobius...

Fortnite Season 9 officially begins today and developer Epic Games has released lengthy patch notes detailing everything that is being added, tweaked, and changed to the wildly popular battle royale title. Naturally, there's a new Battle Pass complete with a whole load of fresh rewards to...

Epic Games is acquiring Psyonix, the developer behind soccer-but-with-cars megahit Rocket League, the companies announced on Wednesday. The PC version of Rocket League will also come to the Epic Games Store in “late 2019.” The game will remain for sale on other platforms, including Steam, “in...

Season 9 of Fortnite is quickly approaching, but Epic Games still has at least one more update in store for the hit battle royale title before Season 8 officially wraps up. The developer hasn't yet announced when the update will go live, but we've now gotten an early look at a new item it'll...

For the past two weeks, Epic Games Store account holders have enjoyed access to a free download of Oxenfree, and today, a new game replaces that title in the Epic Store: The Witness, a gorgeous puzzle game set on a remote and mysterious island. From now until April 18, you can download and keep...

Borderlands 3 is coming to PlayStation 4, Windows PC, and Xbox One on Sept. 13, developer Gearbox Software and publisher 2K announced on Wednesday. The PC version of Borderlands 3 will be exclusive to the Epic Games Store until April 2020. A new trailer for Borderlands 3 highlighted the four...

Epic Games launched its own digital game storefront back in December, and to celebrate its first year in business, Epic is giving away a free game every two weeks. The latest free PC game is available now from the Epic Games Store: Slime Rancher, a charming first-person game set on a distant...

PC players can now claim another free title from the Epic Games Store. From now until March 7, the retro-style point-and-click adventure Thimbleweed Park is up for grabs. Like other freebies from the storefront, the title will be yours to keep and play forever once you claim it. To grab your...

Fortnite season 7 opened with a teaser for the Driftboard, and days before the end of the season, Epic has finally released the item. While the hovering snowboard may be the star of this week’s content update, it isn’t the only change. Epic is also releasing a couple of limited time game modes...

Phoenix Labs has announced that its Monster Hunter-like game, called Dauntless, will move from its own current launcher to the Epic Games Store. Also, when the game releases on consoles and mobile later this year, Dauntless will support both cross-platform multiplayer and progression on all...

Epic Games is giving away a free PC game every two weeks this year via its new Store, and the next of those titles go free today. From January 24 until February 7, the first JackBox Party Pack is available for the low, low price of nil. All you need to do is create an Epic account on the...

As it often does, Epic has followed up the recent big Fortnite patch with a content update. This one, content update 7.20, makes some adjustments to various items and also introduces a new one, the Sneaky Snowman, vaults several weapons, and adds a limited-time mode. Here are the patch notes...

Fortnite flirted with a deployable glider that would let you soar across the battlefield in style, but quickly ended the test feature. Now it's back as an item, with a handful of changes that Epic says should make the glider fulfill its intended purpose. Starting with the v7.20 patch, the...