Rebellion Developments is kind of happy with the Epic Games Store deal it struck for Zombie Army 4: Dead War.
Speaking at Develop Brighton this week, Rebellion’s Jason Kingsley stated Epic Games supplied the studio a pleasant sum to make its newest game an Epic Games Store unique.
While Kingsely stated Rebellion sometimes prefers “not to do exclusives,” the studio was greater than keen as the value appeared proper, particularly with Epic “paying through the nose” to construct up its on-line retailer (thanks, GI.biz).
“Generally I think I would prefer not to do exclusives but I understand Epic’s position with it, and quite frankly they are paying through the nose to build their store,” stated Kingsley. “All credit to them, it’s fantastic, and we’ll take some of their money, thank you very much.”
The studio likens Epic’s exclusivity offers to these of consoles, and it’s a “kick up the backside for anybody whenever a new [competitor] comes into the marketplace.”
The studio wasn’t anticipating Epic to supply any type of deal, as a result of it sometimes goes “for super big games,” however was happy when the corporate got here calling with a beautiful deal and willingness to assist assist Zombie Army 4.
“Sometimes, as an independent developer, you’ve gotta take your chances,” Kingsley stated. “When something like that is offered you sort of share the risk and share the reward.”
Zombie Army 4: Dead War might be launched in early 2020 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and the Epic Games Store for PC. It will stay an Epic Games Store unique on PC for one yr.
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