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Developers Respond To Epic Store Announcement
Today saw the announcement of the Epic Games Store. With higher percentages for developers who place their games on the new service, Epic is clearly attempting to position itself as a competitor to Valve’s Steam service. Tim Sweeney also answered more of our questions in an interview.
In the wake of the announcement, developers have taken to Twitter to voice their thoughts. Here’s a collection of some of the most interesting things we’ve seen said.
Barry Meade, co-founder and director at Fireproof Games, makers of The Room games:
https://twitter.com/Fireproof_Barry/status/1069978757795102721
Rami Ismail, Vlambeer, makers of Nuclear Throne and Luftrausers:
https://twitter.com/tha_rami/status/1069973887130193920
Garry Newman, creator of Garry's Mod:
https://twitter.com/garrynewman/status/1069975650092634112
Forrest Dowling, co-founder of Molasses Flood, makers of The Flame in the Flood:
https://twitter.com/stuckbug/status/1069975507045937152
George Broussard, co-founder of 3D Realms, makers of Duke Nukem 3D:
https://twitter.com/georgeb3dr/status/1069975254234148864
Mike Rose, founder of No More Robots:
https://twitter.com/RaveofRavendale/status/1069972392003424257
Philip Tibitoski, co-founder and president of Young Horses, creators of Octodad:
https://twitter.com/PTibz/status/1069973810378612737
Davey Wreden, Everything Unlimited, creator of The Stanley Parable and The Beginner's Guide:
https://twitter.com/HelloCakebread/status/1069999143228063749
What's your current take on the Epic Games Store? Can it compete with Steam? What do you think about its benefits to developers? Can it bring in consumers? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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