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Epic Games continue their weekly giveaway of free games, and the next one on the list will be available on September 9.Currently, Yoku’s Island Express is available to download for free and will be up until September 9. It will then be replaced by Sheltered, which will be free until September 16.Sheltered is a post-apocalyptic survival game where players must manage resources to keep their family alive inside of their underground shelter.

Will Smith has joined Fortnite as Mike Lowrey from Bad Boys for alien-themed Season Seven.The latest season of Fortnite is well underway, with new characters being announced almost constantly.

Free Guy obviously takes inspiration from a bunch of massive multiplayer online games like Fortnite.In a new interview with the BBC though, Reynolds confirms that while he played a bunch of games to research the script, he had to be careful with how deep he immersed himself in that world.During the interview, Reynolds speaks about the real world inspirations behind the film, believing “people will recognise elements of Grand Theft Auto and Fortnite,” before being asked about his experiences with

Automachef is the next free game on the Epic Games store, and it will replace the two that are currently up for grabs. The title will take the place of current free games Yooka-Laylee and Void Bastards, which are free to download until August 26. Automachef is described as “a resource management puzzler where you design kitchens, program machinery and watch your genius come to life!”Itwill be free on the store between August 26 and September 2, and you can see a trailer for the game

Epic Games is opening a beta to allow publishers and developers to submit their own items to the store.Epic Games Store’s latest feature is entering closed beta. The new system will allow developers or publishers to publish their own content to the Epic Games Store.

Epic Games store, gothic action-adventure Mortal Shell is seeing its PC availability extended to Steam and GOG, and to celebrate, developer Cold Symmetry is making a new set of DLC free to all owners for a limited time.Called The Virtuous Cycle, the DLC adds a roguelike mode on top of the main game’s Dark Souls-like experience.

Epic Games Store has confirmed its next free games, Yooka-Laylee and Void Bastards.3D platformer and strategy roguelike shooter Void Bastards will be available to download for free from the Epic Games Store starting on August 19, replacing space sim adventure Rebel Galaxy, unusually just the one free game available this week.First released in 2017, Yooka-Laylee was a 3D platformer funded through Kickstarter and developed by Playtonic Games, a studio formed of ex-Rare developers.

11 Bit Studios has announced the Frostpunk sequel to its 2018 survival, strategy game while also revealing a brand new CGI trailer.Frostpunk 2 takes place 30 years after the apocalyptic blizzard storm while Earth is still overwhelmed by the icy climate of never-ending frost.The player takes the role of the leader of a resource-hungry metropolis where the expansion and search for new sources of power is an unavoidable reality.“What we aim to deliver to players is an experience that goes vastly

BBC used Epic Games’ Unreal Engine to create the entire studio.Instead of flying its various presenters out to Tokyo, the BBC used the same engine as Fortnite to create a variety of studio set-ups.

Epic has revealed the next game that will be available to claim for free on the Epic Games Store from Thursday.Usually, two games are made free for users of the store, however this week the company will be giving away just one: the space western space trading and combat simulation adventure, Rebel Galaxy.Originally launched on Microsoft Windows in October 2015, the game eventually came to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in January 2016.

Epic antitrust case show that Google considered buying Epic in an effort to shut down its efforts to sidestep the Google Play store.The news arrived after Google lifted some of its redactions in the documents used during the case.

Epic antitrust case show that Google considered buying Epic in an effort to shut down its efforts to sidestep the Google Play store.The news arrived after Google lifted some of its redactions in the documents used during the case.

Epic Games vs Apple hearing, Apple has 500 employees just to manually check apps.Now that the hearing is over for the Epic vs Apple case, a document containing the core of Apple’s arguments (thanks, PC Gamer) has been made publicly available.

Epic has unveiled its latest batch of free games available to download and keep on the Epic Games Store coming on Thursday.First up we have A Plague Tale: Innocence from Asobo Studio. First launched in May 2019, the action-adventure survival horror that also features stealth gameplay tells the story of Amica and her younger brother, Hugo, who must flee the Inquisition soldiers and a swarm of never-ending rats.

Epic Games Store has made Mothergunship and Train Sim World 2 free to download from today as part of its ongoing offerings to incentivise players over to the platform.Launched in July 2018, Mothergunship is a rogue-like first-person shooter from Grip Digital, with gameplay focused on randomly generated levels.Train Sim World 2, on the other hand, was released in August 2020 from Dovetail Games and builds off the train simulation series that has been going on for over a decade now.Check out a

Epic Games Store have been confirmed.  The two new games will be Mothergunship and Train Sim World 2, both of which will be able to download from July 29 until August 5, 2021.Grip Digital launched the rogue-like first-person shooter Mothergunship in July 2018 for PC and console. The game is based around levels that are randomly generated, with the aim being to give players a fresh run every time they jump in.Meanwhile, Train Sim World 2 from Dovetail Games was released in August 2020.

Fortnite creator has escaped a ban after commenting that the Rainbow Royale LGBT+ event is “against nature”.The map creator, known as AwA, responded to a tweet promoting the new Rainbow Royale event with a now-deleted “oh no”, followed up by “I’m not a fanatic, but this is against nature”.Everyone is welcome aboard the Battle Bus.This week we're celebrating our amazing LGTBQIA+ community with the debut of Rainbow Royale

Epic Games duo is tower defence title Defence Grid: The Awakening and wartime FPS Verdun.The two games will be free to download and keep until July 29, replacing last week’s titles Obduction and Offworld Trading Company.

Ariana Grande will be putting on an in-game virtual Fortnite concert in the near future.As spotted by GamesRadar, a recent Fortnite Reddit post claims to know a whole lot of upcoming content for the battle royale game, including the supposed virtual concert from Ariana Grande.According to the leaker, who has previously leaked correct information in the past, the concert will arrive in the game soon and has “already had a test launch done by staff at Epic”.Along with a virtual appearance of the

Epic Games Store has confirmed its next free games with Defense Grid: The Awakening and Verdun being added.The latest games will become available on the PC storefront from July 22 until July 29, replacing Obduction and Offworld Trading Company.Launched in 2008, Defense Grid: The Awakening is a tower defence game from Hidden Path Entertainment. Verdun, on the other hand, is a first-person shooter set in WWI.

Epic Games, has shared his own excitement following the announcement of Valve‘s Steam Deck console.Taking to Twitter yesterday (July 15), Sweeney shared the Steam Deck announcement to his own page with some positive words.Describing it as an “amazing move” by Valve, Sweeney seemed particularly excited by the “open platform where users are free to install software o[f] their choosing”.Predictably, he mentions that users can choose to download “Windows or other stores”, which likely suggests that

Offworld Trading Company and Obduction for free.Epic Games has been giving away free games every week now, and the next two have been announced.Stardock Entertainment’s Offworld Trading Company was created by Civilization IV’s lead designer Soren Johnson and lets players take control of the corporations aiming to profit off of trade to the recently colonised planet of Mars.The store page says that “market forces are your weapons, not guns or bombs.

Warframe developer Digital Extremes has announced that the upcoming expansion, The New War, will receive an interactive preview at TennoCon 2021.You can watch the official trailer for TennoCon 2021 – a celebration of all things Warframe – below:The New War’s gameplay reveal will occur at the TennoLive broadcast on July 17, which takes place at 10pm BST (5pm ET).

Epic Games Store this week, Bridge Constructor The Walking Dead and Ironcast.Both of these games will be free until July 15, 4pm BST, according to the store listing.Bridge Constructor The Walking Dead is a lighter take on the zombie universe, as it has been mashed up with physics-based bridge building.

Fortnite starting on July 1 through the game’s July Crew Pack.Active Fortnite Crew members will receive the Loki Laufeyson Outfit, Loki’s Cape Back Bling, Loki’s Scepter Pickaxe, a Chitauri Chariot Glider and Loki’s Welcoming Loading Screen.

Sonic Mania and Horizon Chase Turbo are both free to download on the Epic Games Store until 4pm on July 1.As part of their deal to offer free games every week, Epic Games has announced that both Horizon Chase Turbo and Sonic Mania will be free to keep if you download them through the Epic Games Store platform this week.Sonic Mania was released in 2017 and received widely popular reviews at the time, with multiple reviews claiming that it’s one of the best Sonic The Hedgehog games ever

Tweet sent earlier today (June 24), Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney has confirmed that the Epic Games Store will eventually add a shopping cart feature for users.Sweeney reiterated in the message (see below) that the Epic Games Store still doesn’t have a shopping cart feature, noting that “someday it will have a shopping cart”.So, like, the Epic Games Store doesn’t have a shopping cart. It ought to have a shopping cart.

Epic Games‘ blockbuster battle royale, Fortnite, after he first appeared in the game three years ago.Marvel‘s Mad Titan is returning to Fortnite, in the form of a cosmetic that can be purchased in the game’s item store.Thanos first appeared in Fornite as part of a limited-time mode three years, but he’s now back as a skin available to buy.He brings with him the Infinity Gauntlet Back Bling, and will join the store on June 26.Prior to his release on the store, players will also have the

Overcooked 2 is currently free on the Epic Games Store for a limited time.The Epic Games Store is offering the vibrant multiplayer game for free until June 24, at 4pm BST. Overcooked 2 transports the player to the Onion Kingdom to satiate the hunger of The Unbread with up to three other players.The offer only includes the base game, with DLC still available to purchase, but will allow players to keep the game.

Final Fantasy VII Remake and a remaster of Alan Wake could be coming to PC, via the Epic Games Store.As reported by industry insider Wario64, listings for both games can be found in the digital store’s backend.Final Fantasy VII Remake was released on PS4 last year in April with a one-year timed exclusivity.