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Come to us exclusively or don't come at all', deny this to other developers based on 'careful curation' and 'current plans'. The problem is that the DARQ-developer, Unfold Games, also mentions that it's weird how such a hotly anticipated title can 'simship' (simultaneous shipping releasing at the same time) on EGS as well as other platforms just fine while Epic, after expressly going 'Oh, you made a Steam store page. This does mean that Cyberpunk 2077 is currently available almost everywhere GOG, Steam, EGS for instance. The creation of the game has an interesting story behind it, I’m here to answer your questions.So wait, games cannot be released on EGS and Steam at the same time? This sounds like something Yamauchi's Nintendo would've demanded either their games are exclusive or they don't come over.Īctually, they can, because Cyberpunk 2077 can be pre-ordered on EGS with CDPR saying they want to make it available on as many storefronts as possible. (Reddit): AMA – I’m the developer of DARQ, and I just released it after working on it (my first game) for over 3.5 years. : (Unfold Games Medium): Why I turned down exclusivity deal from the Epic Store (developer of “DARQ”). “I wish there wasn’t a double standard and indie developers were given an equal opportunity to sell their games across multiple store fronts, so the players can enjoy what they seem to want the most: a choice,” says Marhulets. Sweeney wanted a one-year exclusivity in exchange for “some sort of minimum guarantee based on sales projections for year one.” Towards the end of his long post, Marhulets shared screenshots of the email he received and of the one he replied to Sweeney. If that's true why did you want to be an epic exclusive but then refused when he offered the game to be both on Steam and EGS? The DARQ developer noticed a reply in which a user asks Sweeney why he wanted DARQ to be an Epic-exclusive title if he is into that “multi-store future.”

#EPIC GAMES DARQ PC#

Marhulets also noticed a retweet from Sweeney congratulating GOG for scoring a deal for Cyberpunk 2077 and mentioned support for a “multi-store future” for PC games. Their game was supposed to be released on Steam originally. Those developers also received violent and racist threats. It was only one day after he rejected the offer from Epic that Ooblets’ developers announced an Epic exclusivity deal and made made fans feel disappointed. He added: “I wish the Epic Store would allow indie games to be sold there non-exclusively, as they do with larger, still unreleased games (Cyberpunk 2077), so players can enjoy what they want: a choice.” “Consider Amazon’s history - the company remained unprofitable for many years by ALWAYS putting their customers first.”Īlso, he mentioned he was glad to work with digital store GOG in order to give gamers the choice of where to purchase his game. For him, it was important to put his Steam customers first, and shared a brief history of Amazon as an example of trust. A removal of the game would have made many fans disappointed. Many Steam users already had the game on their wish-list it was on the Top 50 most-wanted games. In bold letters, Marhulets wrote: “I had just announced DARQ release date on Steam – pulling the game off Steam a few days after Steam release date announcement would forever ruin the credibility of my studio.” On his post on Medium, the dev said Epic “made it clear that releasing DARQ non-exclusively is not an option.” He ended up rejecting the offer before getting into speaking about money he had many reasons for not accepting the deal. Marhulets, three days after releasing his game on Steam, received an email from Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney proposing him to enter his title into an exclusivity agreement. Wlad Marhulets, the one-man team and developer of the horror game DARQ at Unfold Games, who recently released the game on Steam, explained on Reddit and Medium his reasons for turning down an Epic exclusivity deal.

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