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Epic Games, Inc. is an American video game and software developer and publisher based in Cary, North Carolina; mostly known for their Fortnite game.

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Fortnite Chapter 2: Season 1 Overtime Challenges are in, Part 3

Epic Games have announced the third part of Chapter 2: Season 1 Overtime Challenges, and they're promising something unusual for this Cameo appearance. Complete the challenges in the Cameo vs Chic mission and unlock the new style.

JANUARY 30

Frostnite is coming to an end with the Final Frost

Frostnite's final challenge will be the Final Frost - a mix of the previous challenges. The players who complete the challenge will be rewarded with the Vacuum Tube Bow. Snuggle Specialist Sarah is coming with her own set of perks.

JANUARY 29

The Bridge is free on Epic Games Store, Farming Simulator 19 next

Following the delicious retro platformer Horace, Epic Games Store is giving away The Bridge, an award-winning indie that will turn your world upside down, occasionally quite literally. Next week's game is Farming Simulator 2019.

JANUARY 24

Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 2 delayed again

It seems that Fortnite Chapter 2's next season has been delayed once again. This time, Epic Games have pushed the release to 20 February, if the latest info from the data mined files is correct.

Semir OmerovicJANUARY 24

Epic Games exclusives don't bother nine out of 10 PC gamers in US

Epic Games Store is well on its way to becoming one of the leaders on the market as both the recently revealed revenue numbers and analysts' projections of consumer behaviour suggest. In fact, nine out of 10 US gamers didn't mind another launcher to access the exclusive content.

JANUARY 24

Godfall's PC version will launch on Epic Games Store, no word of Steam

All the hype that arose around Counterplay Games' action-RPG Godfall looks more than justified after seeing the gameplay, even though it's a year-old internal presentation, but we've got some bad news for Steam exclusivists.

JANUARY 22

Fortnite - the Frozen Legends Pack and Lunar New Year celebration

Fortnite's Frozen Legends Pack has returned. Fresh Lunar New Year-inspired items are on their way and will arrive at the end of the week. The players can expect some new weapons, a brand-new challenge and a special Lunar Llama.

JANUARY 21

Epic cracking down on signalling in Competitive Fortnite 2020

Epic Games continue to polish the competitive side of Fortnite and in their latest update, the dev announced they'll be cracking down hard on any form of competitive collusion, including all forms of signalling they've detected thus far.

JANUARY 21

Fortnite's Emote Royale Contest may get you your own emote in-game

Not long after adding Ninja's skin to Fortnite's repertoire, Epic Games are pressing on with their efforts to involve the community with their battle royale giant. This time, it's all about emotes, and you could get your own to be featured in-game.

JANUARY 20

League of Legends narrowly beats Fortnite's streaming hours

There's no doubt that 2019 was quite the year when it comes to streaming, be it for streaming platforms, streamers or games, and even though Fortnite won the revenue battle, League of Legends has won in terms of viewership.

JANUARY 17

Ninja gets his own Fortnite skin, Epic promise more celebrity skins

Having started its journey as a hastily assembled battle royale demo, Fortnite has grown into an unmatched global phenomenon, not least because of religious devotion from its content creators. Now, Epic will make sure their love is immortalised.

JANUARY 16

Fortnite v11.40 brings back Heavy Assault Rifle via Sidegrading

Epic's content-making machinery is back in action with a bang, as Fortnite's v11.40 update brings back the heavy Assault Rifle, albeit by 'sidegrading'. Thankfully, the dev also dropped the material costs for upgrading weapons.

JANUARY 15

Epic Games Store generated $680m and exceeded expectations

Epic revealed some impressive figures on the Epic Games Store, and as it turns out - they're well ahead of any and all expectations and growth forecasts they previously had. Needless to say, $680 million in a year is no small feat.

JANUARY 14

Interview: Before We Leave developers Balancing Monkey Games

Before We Leave is a unique-looking city builder coming to Epic Games Store sometime in the near future. We had the pleasure of interviewing Balancing Monkey Games, the developers behind this potential gem.

Semir OmerovicJANUARY 14

Fortnite tops 2019 revenue charts despite LoL having more players

Fortnite has topped yearly revenue charts for the second year in a row even though most of the money didn't come from mobile. Furthermore, League of Legends has more players but doesn't convert them to spenders as well, according to SuperData.

JANUARY 3

Epic celebrate New Year's with three free games

As we step into the new year, what better way to mark it than with free games, and while Epic Games are back to their old schedule of one game weekly, they kicked off 2020 with three freebies - Darksiders, Darksiders 2 and Steep.

JANUARY 2

Fortnite: New Year's event kicks off, will cover all time zones

Much like they did last year, Epic are planning a big visual show for the end of the year in Fortnite: Battle Royale. Depending on where you are, the event has officially kicked off and will eventually cover all the time zones.

DECEMBER 31

Hello Neighbor sneaks in as Epic Games Store's free game of the day

Following up on The Talos Principle, splendid first-person puzzler by Croteam, Epic Games Store's freebie of the day is Hello Neighbor, a survival stealth game by Dynamic Pixels and TinyBuild, where you get to be the nosiest neighbour ever.

DECEMBER 30

The Talos Principle is Epic Games Store's current freebie

You won't find many games with the capacity to get you thinking about philosophy as effectively as The Talos Principle, but even if that's not your cup of tea, you're still getting a wonderful first-person puzzle as Epic's freebie of the day.

DECEMBER 30

Hyper Light Drifter is free on Epic Games Store

In what is surely a devious plan to force Santa to abandon his 30 per cent revenue model, Epic continue with 12 Days of Free Games freebies. This time, it's Hyper Light Drifter, Heart Machine's gorgeous but challenging action RPG.

DECEMBER 27

Epic's free game of the day is FTL: Advanced Edition

Epic Games' 12 Days of Free Games continues today with another delicious indie gem - FTL: Advanced Edition, a glorious reminder that creating timeless games is about creativity and effort, rather than graphics and budget.

DECEMBER 26

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator is free on Epic Games Store

Yesterday's rumours were indeed true - Totally Accurate Battle Simulator replaced Celeste as the Epic Games Store's freebie of the day. These are not the regular weekly offers though, so make sure you pick it up before 5:00pm tomorrow.

DECEMBER 25

Fortnite - Polar Legends Pack is now live with four different Outfits

Fortnite's Winterfest is in full swing and now the festivities continue with the new Polar Legends Pack that's momentarily live and features four new Outfits. The Lodge will continue to host new gifts and Challenges until 2 January 2020.

DECEMBER 24

Celeste is free on Epic Games Store, TABS rumoured for tomorrow

Epic Games continue to give Santa Clause a run for his money with all the free gifts, and today's freebie is Celeste, a lovely platformer by Matt Plays Games. Rumour has it that tomorrow's gift is Totally Accurate Battle Simulator.