Epic Games has actually introduced a brand-new program that will certainly enable designers to maintain 100% of their internet incomes when introducing games on the system.
As presented in a blog post, Epic Games has actually currently introduced the ‘Epic First Run’ program, which is an “opt-in exclusivity program” for third-party designers. Outside of the program, designers obtain 88% of their profits, with Epic taking a 12% cut. Inside the program, nevertheless, as long as designers make their games unique to the system for the initial 6 months, they’ll obtain 100%. After the 6 months is up they’ll return to gaining that 88% in incomes.
Alongside this added profits, designers will certainly obtain a variety of various other advantages as well, consisting of having their games “presented to those users on-store with new exclusive badging, homepage placements, and dedicated collections.” As well as this, Epic First Run games will certainly likewise be “featured in relevant store campaigns” (consisting of sales occasions as well as content) as well as will certainly gain from ongoing direct exposure throughout its time in the program.
As for that’s eligible, the brand-new program is open to authors as well as designers “of any scale” as long as they have actually a signed up Epic Games designer account as well as their future title is readied to introduce on or after October 16, 2023.
The title concerned likewise needs to be “eligible” to participate in the program, which implies it should be a brand-new launch that has actually not been launched on a various third-party computer system or been consisted of in a registration solution (i.e. Xbox Game Pass). It’s likewise worth keeping in mind that “Games or apps with a pre-existing exclusivity deal with the Epic Games Store are not eligible for the program.”
This is terrific information for designers that are wanting to obtain a little bit much more profits out of the games they introduce. It does not transform a lot for gamers however what this does suggest is that some upcoming PC games can be restricted to the Epic Game Store, rather than Steam or the Microsoft Store, for instance, for the initial 6 months of their life.
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Source: gamesradar.com
