Boosting Game Developer Profits: Epic Games’ Now On Epic Program and First Run Expansion

2023-10-21 15:36:54
Although it announced a 16% layoff earlier and also decided to spin off and resell the online music service Bandcamp and the child-friendly developer SuperAwesome, Epic Games emphasized that the First Run plan announced in late August this year for third-party game companies will still Continued implementation, and also announced the addition of a plan called Now On Epic to attract more game developers to bring content to the Epic Games Store. Epic Games strengthens the First Run program to allow game developers whose games are already available on other platforms to make profits. According to the instructions, the Now On Epic program allows game developers to transfer games that have been launched on other game service platforms before October 31 this year. After the content is brought to the Epic Games Store, all sales revenue can be collected within half a year following it is officially put on the shelves. After more than half a year, 88% of the sales revenue can still be retained. Epic Games only charges 12% of the sales revenue as platform service fees. . However, game developers must complete registration to participate in this program before the end of this year, and game content must be available on the Epic Games Store before the end of June 2025. But there is an additional condition, that is, if the game operator lists more than 6 game contents on other game service platforms, then at least 3 other games must be brought to the Epic Games Store. If there are less than 3 game contents on other game service platforms, If you don’t have a payment, all games must be brought to the Epic Games Store for listing. When introducing the First Run plan previously, Epic Games stated that game developers’ game content cannot be sold on other third-party PC game platforms. At the same time, the game content must be released and sold following October 16 this year to meet the conditions set by Epic Games. As for games that have originally signed a platform exclusive sales contract with Epic Games, they are not within the scope of this plan. Epic Games explained that the actual sales revenue obtained by game companies in this plan will be deducted from sales tax and refunds, while fees for processing game sales payments and providing CDN network services used when downloading game content will be borne by Epic Games absorbed.More Mashdigi.com reports: The U.S. Federal Communications Commission agrees to open the 6GHz wireless connection band for ultra-low-power devices such as smart wearable devices. Analysts have adjusted their estimates for the mass production of AirTag 2, which will be postponed to 2025. NVIDIA will use artificial intelligence to assist Training so that the robot arm can turn pens as dexterously as a human hand
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