{"id":206350,"date":"2024-02-18T16:37:42","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T16:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/18\/epic-game-store-highlights-plans-for-this-year\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:21:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:21:49","slug":"epic-game-store-highlights-plans-for-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/18\/epic-game-store-highlights-plans-for-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Epic Game Store highlights plans for this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/store.epicgames.com\/en-US\/news\/epic-games-store-2023-year-in-review\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">huge review of its 2023 achievements<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and progress, the Epic Games Store has also laid out plans for what new things players can expect from the digital storefront this year. Breaking down its success stories from last year, EGS said it had a total of 270M+ PC customers with a total spend of $950 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A big part of Epic Games Store\u2019s draw is the weekly free games it gives away simply for having an account, and the big holiday giveaway it gives away each year, giving away 17 games in a two week period at the end of 2023. Over the course of the year, it gave away 86 titles and they were claimed 586 million times.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It even did its own tier list of successful titles for the year which reads as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Top PC Games Titles in 2023\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Mythic:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortnite<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Genshin Impact<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rocket League<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dead Island 2<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grand Theft Auto V<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Legendary:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hogwarts Legacy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alan Wake 2<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Red Dead Redemption 2<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FIFA 23<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Epic:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EA Sports FC 24<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dying Light<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assassins Creed: Mirage<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Star Wars: Jedi Survivor<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dead by Daylight<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cyberpunk 2077<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honkai: Star Rail<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fall Guys<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Destiny 2<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sid Meier\u2019s Civilization VI<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s coming to Epic Game Store in 2024?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The final section of the post concentrates on this year where Epic says:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2023, we focused heavily on the back-end developments for the Epic Games Store in order to deliver our partners some highly requested features. While we still have many developer-focused features to ship, in 2024 we are shifting the majority of our attention to improving game discovery, and the player experience overall. Here are some of our top priorities for the 2024 roadmap:\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A wholly new Download Manager is coming in early 2024. As expected, you will be able to control timing with updates, schedule downloads, reorder your queue, and more.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are making significant improvements to Offline Mode, including the ability to deliberately switch to an offline state, a smoother launcher experience with clear error information, and improved authentication flows for users with limited connectivity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social Improvements: Let\u2019s make your friends list more meaningful, and give you more options for communicating with your friends.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pre-loading for pre-purchases.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subscription Support: This will let developers and publishers with their own subscription service bring them to the Epic Games Store. Crucially, you will also be able to earn Rewards with subscriptions purchased on the Epic Games Store.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dynamic Bundles: Want to take advantage of a great bundle of content, but already own some of the items? You\u2019ll be able to do so without losing out on the cost savings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2026and launch on iOS in Europe!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Epic Game Store may still have some way to go to match Steam\u2019s success story, it certainly does not look like it is going anywhere soon.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"about-author\">\n<div class=\"author-info\">\n<div class=\"author-avatar col-md-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/avatar_user_26532_1701462427-250x250.jpg 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-125 photo\" height=\"125\" width=\"125\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/avatar_user_26532_1701462427-125x125.jpg\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/avatar_user_26532_1701462427-125x125.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/avatar_user_26532_1701462427-250x250.jpg 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-125 photo\" height=\"125\" width=\"125\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!-- .author-avatar --><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-description col-md-10\">\n<h3 class=\"author-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/author\/paul-mcnally\/\">Paul McNally<\/a><\/h3>\n<h5 class=\"author-role\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGaming Editor<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n<p class=\"author-bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paulmcnally2012\/\">Paul McNally<\/a> has been around consoles and computers since his parents bought him a Mattel Intellivision in 1980. He has been a prominent games journalist since the 1990s, spending over a decade as editor of popular print-based video games and computer magazines, including a market-leading PlayStation title published by IDG Media.&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nHaving spent time as Head of Communications at a professional sports club and working for high-profile charities such as the National Literacy Trust, he returned as Managing Editor in charge of large US-based technology websites in 2020.&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nPaul has written high-end gaming content for GamePro, Official Australian PlayStation Magazine, PlayStation Pro, Amiga Action, Mega Action, ST Action, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gq-magazine.co.uk\/\">GQ<\/a>, Loaded, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/\">The Mirror<\/a>. He has also hosted panels at retro-gaming conventions and can regularly be found guesting on gaming podcasts and Twitch shows. He is obsessed with 3D printing and has worked with several major brands in the past to create content&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nBelieving that the reader deserves actually to enjoy what they are reading is a big part of Paul\u2019s ethos when it comes to gaming journalism, elevating the sites he works on above the norm. 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