{"id":56474,"date":"2019-04-11T17:15:35","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T12:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/?p=56474"},"modified":"2019-12-27T06:47:16","modified_gmt":"2019-12-27T01:47:16","slug":"tim-sweeney-epic-store-exclusives-free-games-user-data-indie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/tim-sweeney-epic-store-exclusives-free-games-user-data-indie\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Sweeney: Epic Store Exclusives, Free Games, User Data Security and Indie Devs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tim Sweeney has been quite vocal about the situation regarding the Epic Game Store<\/a> and the concerns people have about its security, features, and privacy. He went on Twitter recently to discuss various aspects about it when confronted by users including Epic Store Exclusives. We’ll be going over his responses to these by following his tweets.<\/p>\n

Epic Store Exclusives and Free Games<\/h2>\n

If this is news to you that Epic is grabbing a lot of exclusives recently, you haven’t really been paying attention. Many highly anticipated Triple-A games have been announced for Epic Games as timed exclusives, ranging from 6 to 12 months of the exclusivity period. Recent games to join the list of exclusives include Borderlands 3, Control, Outer Worlds and a bunch of Quantic Dream titles.<\/p>\n

Apart from that, Epic Game Store offers monthly free games for its users, and Tim Sweeney<\/a> commented on both the exclusives and free games situation in the tweet below<\/p>\n

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Yes, Epic is investing heavily to bring free games and exclusives to the store to bring in new gamers and grow the store customer base. Simultaneously we\u2019re building lots of features, but are going full speed ahead on games without waiting. That\u2019s the essence of our strategy.<\/p>\n

— Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) April 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n