Epic Has No Plans To Stop Giving Away Free Games After Giving Away $2,229 Worth In 2024
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Epic Games continues its Free Games Program into 2025, having given away over $2,229 worth of games in 2024. This program has reportedly allowed players to claim 595 million free games across 89 giveaways, ranging from small indie titles to major releases. However, despite the success of the giveaways, much of the store's revenue is driven by its own popular titles like Fortnite and Rocket League, which overshadow third-party games, revealing a disparity in financial impact between them.
Epic Games has given away over $2,229 worth of games in 2024, continuing its popular Free Games Program for the fifth consecutive year.
Despite the giveaways, the Epic Games Store primarily serves to promote its own titles like Fortnite, with third-party games representing only $255 million of $1.09 billion in player spending.
Read at Kotaku
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