The rumor says that the future giveaway would be one of these:
- https://store.epicgames.com/p/crysis-remastered
- https://store.epicgames.com/bundles/crysis-remastered-trilogy
I will be back with more info as official clues become available.
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Damn... Crysis was one badass game
I'd love to get it .. even if on epic
Home youre right :)
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Here are a few pictures supporting the aforementioned rumor. These are based on the clue published on Chinese social media and gathered in a Discord server with epic detectives. 😅
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Here is the new clue, using the template of a meme called "Left Exit 12 Off Ramp". I guess there is something to decypher at the top.
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Yep, the number 12 points to ARK: Solvival Evolved in a post Epic made earlier this year when they updated their store with coloured irons for games that you haven't downloaded yet. This update is mentioned in this post on the exit sign where this car is turning right. This might be confusing, but it does make more sense if you read chinese. However accoding to the past clues, the first guesses of games have never been right, so who knows
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New symbols:
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Could it be Maneater? There is water, a scar and what seems to be a shark fin.
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omg, that was the very first Epic free game 4 years ago. Try to guess better.
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Impossible, both Subnautica games are on sale right now.
https://store.epicgames.com/p/subnautica-below-zero
https://store.epicgames.com/p/subnautica
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They re-used the last symbol in the last picture, it was also used for the Bioshock collection. I never did figure out what it's supposed to represent, a fish maybe?
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I don't know what the last symbol is.
For the re-use of symbols, it took me a while, but the explanation is simple: with the last sequence, the vault does not open because the sequence contains at least one symbol which is wrong, maybe more.
For BioShock, I think the first two symbols were right, and the last one was wrong.
For Maneater, I am not sure if the last one is wrong. If the last one were correct, I would say something like a sonar, which would be how the shark find its preys, or something alone these lines. I think whales and dolphins work this way, not sure about sharks.
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Oh, I did not realize some symbols could be wrong I was trying to figure them all out (after the game was revealed).
I don't know, it kind of looks odd to be sonar, but on the other hand I can't really make anything of it.
Any idea on the first symbol for Maneater? It seems to be in all the pictures but I don't get it, unless it's another red herring.
Edit: Also I don't think sharks use sonar (dolphin's do), though in this game they seem to do?
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I am also missing the first one. I will come back to you if I find out.
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This post on reddit says Battlefield 2042
https://old.reddit.com/r/EpicGamesPC/comments/v7rrqy/start_guessing/ibmj90n/
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- Free game: Maneater
- Free DLC for Rogue Company (F2P game)
- Free DLC for Dying Light
- Fornite skins for a purchase in Among Us:
Purchase any Among Us Stars pack from EGS between today and June 9 2023 and get the Crewmate Back Bling and Distraction Dance Emote in Fortnite!
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Maneater is friggin great.
Supraland is also really good.
Too bad there’s DLC in both games.
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According to the rumor, here are giveaways for next week (June 30 - July 7):
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How dare you say that about the Bioshock Trilogy and Borderlands 3.
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Not like it started this week. They have had numerous repeats, PVP games and indies that had gone free on GOG and others before.
They're not going to give away their big "exclusives" especially since their numbers have dwindled.
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This one was added last minute.
Hood: Outlaws & Legends
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it's safe to say epic is doing what steam couldn't despit the miss of many foncionalities that steam offering right now.
and i believe if epic will continue doing this over the next year with giving away new games and excluives it will dethrone steam, one thing they should focus on is their client ( adding achievments , rewards and a better communication platforme ..)
in the last 5-7 years the steam sale is garbage , i remember when they were doing a flash sale during summer sale offering AAA games for a good price less then the cost of the game during sale
just a point of view out of nowhere
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i personally don't think epic will dethrone steam exactly, just provide actual competition for the PC digital marketplace. there are a good handful of people that despise epic games for one reason or another. heck, some people refuse to buy games that "shilled out to epic" and some people (including myself) only have the Epic launcher for free games.
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^this, so much this.
Epic has definitely managed to establish itself as an actual competitor in the PC market, but so far has little chance of coming close to dethroning Steam. After all a bunch of us only bothered to create an account there just for the freebies with no real intention of actually buying anything from their store. Personally, I'd rather wait for a game to show up on Steam or to become free on Epic than buying it from Epic.
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I don't know even know if I'd consider epic as much competition to steam. Yeah occasionally people will buy exclusives from epic, and when they had $10 off coupons people took advantage of that.. but do people buy games at full price or during normal sales? Probably not. It's probably a pitifully low amount of people buying during those periods. They also scrapped the $10 coupons for now so that's gone as well.
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True. I suspect a good deal of their earnings actually come from selling DLCs and microtransactions for free games.
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During their spat with Apple, Epic did release the following snippits. They pay between $50k and $1.5m flat fee for the games they give away, and that about 7% of people claiming the free games go onto make a purchase. Data is a bit out of date, but it gives an indication as to where the conversion rate may be now.
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You act as if giving away 2 crap games a week is spectacular. There are literally 6 or 7 freebies on Steam every week. They just don't come from Steam. So what's the difference?
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give me one good title steam gave away since this year started ?
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As I said in my comment - steam doesn't give away anything. It just offers a platform for publishers to put their games onto.
Humble has been giving away free keys, developers have been giving away free keys. And Steam actually has policy that if you hand out game for free outside of steam, then you need to do it on steam store as well. And there have been several cases of games being free to add for periods of times.
You are completely misunderstanding the scope of these both launchers.
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Thank you! I was just coming to say that.
I have nothing specific against Epic. In fact I was happy Steam was going to have some competition to balance out the market until I saw what kind of tactics Epic was using, but whatever.
This being said, Epic is not in a position they will be able to maintain very long. Paying devs for exclusivity, offering massive discounts and giving away freebies is not a long term plan. They are a business. The drop in quality of the giveaways and the diminishing number of exclusives are expected.
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Giving away free games is drop in the ocean IMO
Steam could have done it but they don't need to. It is more like democracy - everyone is free to make their game free if they want to and Steam doesn't interfere in what's being done (apart from taking in their take from sales)
Epic is constantly paying/bribing developers for them to be able to give away the games. They pay for estimated amount of keys that could have been sold while game is being given away for free. The games are not falling out of the air.
Only thing it does is stabilizes Epics place in the market - the younger folk who don't have libraries in Steam will have 100-200 games already on Epic, making that their main client.. being more keen on buying there. Maybe it will work out, but who knows.
It might become good competition for Steam but it has a huuuuuuuuge road to even think about dethroning monster as Steam.
I have now more then 1000 gams on Steam. And it offers shitload more functionalities, is lot more stable and more user friendly. Even with all freebies on Epic I even consider Uplay account to be more important to me with 30-40 games I have on it.
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I have bought the Iratus bonus DLCs and installed it, it is the first game on Epicgames store I have actually installed. And only now I see how totally bare-bones the store and launcher is. There is no proper forums, support or anything and the DLCs doesn't even have the content they describe. Someone knows of the way how to get the soundtrack or guide which should be part of the DLCs? I had no luck when trying to find it on my PC or any information on internet except how to access the bonus content on Steam which is not useful for me.
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I don't have the DLC but maybe you can try this:
From the Library, find the game then click on the three-dots button, then click "Manage". Besides the "UNINSTALL" button there is a small button with folder symbol, click it and it will open the game's install directory.
I hope it works.
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Hi, thanks for reply. Yes, you can open the folder where the game is installed like this, unfortunately there is no pdf file or any music files in the installation folder. I even tried to find it in the Users directory or where Epic launcher is installed, but with no luck. In the installation directory there are only two small info files for the DLC. The DLC is installed, because I can see the extra minions in game, but the pdf guide or the soundtrack is nowhere to be found. So I was curious if Epic has some extra place for bonus content material, but it should probably be in the game installation directory where is nothing.
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Even on Steam, it is not clear, but I think I have figured it out:
- the soundtrack should be in two folders: mp3/ and flac/
cf. https://steamdb.info/depot/1018320/ - the illustrated guide should be in a folder called "bonus content/"
cf. https://steamdb.info/depot/1018330/
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Thanks. Probably on Epic store it should be the same, but there is no bonus content or mp3 folder in the Iratus directory at all, so I've sent email to Epic support and I will see if they will tell me where to find it or why it is not there.
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Did support ever get back to you with where it was located?
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The support gave me link to where I can contact the developer, so I wrote to them about the issue and in 2 or 3 days the game was updated and the bonus content is now located in the game directory for me. So it was resolved and the game now includes the bonus content on Epic store.
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next free game: Wonder Boy The Dragon Trap. i already completated it a long time ago with 100% achievements on steam. cool game
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While Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms is a free game all the time next week they'll be giving away a really nice pack full of game items. If you like idle games and/or D&D it's worth checking out. It is available on Steam to play for free as well, but next weeks promo pack won't be available there for free.
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Now available:
- Ancient Enemy
- Killing Floor 2 (repeat)
Next week:
- Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
- Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms
Limited-Time Offer 7/14 - 7/21: Baeloth's Gladiators of the Black Pits Pack (Over $100 USD Value - FREE!)
LOG IN NEXT WEEK: All players who log into Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms through the Epic Games Store between Thursday, 7/14/2022 at 11 AM Eastern and Thursday, 7/21/2022 at 11 AM Eastern will receive the Baeloth's Gladiators of the Black Pits Pack!
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Does anyone know if it would be possible for my friend who is on Epic to play KF2 with me who has a Steam copy?
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That's good news if true. Now I would just need to figure out how to invite him to my game
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Your Steam friend should appear on your EGS friend list when you connect your Steam account to EGS, Connections > Accounts > Steam > Connect.
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You might also have to install Epic Online Services in the settings of the Epic Games Launcher.
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if they would just add achievement integration into their platform i would probably actually play games on epic. i have claimed the weekly free game since it started, and still havent played a single one cuz i just dont see a reason to play a game if it doesnt have achievements
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Let me get this straight. You don't see a reason to play a game if it doesn't have achievements? Meaning the actual game itself doesn't matter unless you can unlock little icons that say, "YOU DID THE THING!" ?
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Imagine the poor developers and artists who put all that effort in to make actual games when there are people who are really only interested in showing others that they achieved something.
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Wow, that's either horribly worded or you're completely missing the point of gaming in general.
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While not fully automated to add it to your account, it is a helpful reminder -
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/auto-page-opener/cngkdhdiifcfigdffnmibfopjdlbnpeh?hl=en
Just schedule it to pop up the store page after games update on Thursdays at 11 am EST
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Now available:
Wonder boy the dragons trap
Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms
Next week:
Shop Titans
Tannenberg
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This week (July 14 - July 21):
Next week (July 21 - July 28):
- Shop Titans (F2P)
- Tannenberg
Also, there seems to be an upcoming two-week sale (July 14 - July 28) with close to two thousand discounted items.
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So I'm making the move over to a new thread since the whole table/description was getting unwieldy. If you are looking for the past deals/discussion you can find it here
Here is the store
NOTE: games update on Thursdays at 11 am EST.
NOTE: deals back to weekly
Current Deal:
Saints Row IV Re-Elected Edition
Wildcat Gun Machine
Next Deal:
Daily Deals
As a reminder you can find the older deals on the previous thread
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