Epic reports third-party game revenue on the Epic Games Store up 57% YoY in 2025 to $400M, total spend up 6% to $1.16B, and total player hours down 14% to 6.65B
GamesIndustry.biz Jon Hicks
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@pirat_nation
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Epic Games Store 2025 Year in Review highlights: > 317 million total PC users accessed the store. > Record 78 million monthly active users in December (up 6% year-over-year peak). > Average monthly active users reached 67 million (down 1% year-over-year). > Average daily active […
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@theotherfrost
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Not to be a hater, but I have a morbid wonder of where Epic would be if Fortnite didn't take off That's not the ONLY thing they offer of course, but as far as gamer relevance goes it would've been a sour note to end on Paragon
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@immaturegamer
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🚨 Epic Games Store Platform Update 🚨 Epic Games Store is rebuilding core store infrastructure to support what's next across the Epic ecosystem. 🔹 Store launcher backend rebuild (faster, more responsive, more stable) 🔹 Cross-platform library (PC + mobile) 🔹 Mobile library [image]
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@eurogamer
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“The launcher sucks, let's call it what it is,” Epic Game Store boss says, promising year of big improvements to speed, “forum-type” social features, more. Steven Allison acknowledges some people will always say “F— Epic” as focus shifts to players https://www.eurogamer.net/... […
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@gameoverthirty
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Epic Games Store posted their 2025 Year in Review. Overall, it's good news for the store, especially for 3rd party engagement (a segment where EGS typically struggles). However, their total gameplay hours decreased year over year, and that was likely driven by #Fortnite (3rd [ima…
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@halfbakedsteve
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The best stuff to come, especially for players is really going to ramp up this year, we are all pumped to get the work done and out to players re: the launcher re-architecture + social w/voice + a community test that we'll have more news on soon
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@pirat_nation
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Epic Games Store VP Steve Allison explained the platform's approach to games using generative AI: “We do not police how developers make their games,” emphasizing that Epic imposes no restrictions or requirements based on the use of AI during development. Allison further [image]
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@epicgames
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The Epic Games Store reached new all-time records in 2025: 📈 Player spending hit $400M (+57% increase) in third-party games ⏰ A whopping 2.78 billion hours in third-party games Check out all the big takeaways from 2025, and what's ahead for the Store in 2026 in the Epic [image]