Epic launches self-publishing tools, calls out Valve again: 'Steam has created a real problem for the industry'

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Sunday, 12 March 2023

quote [ Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says Valve's Steamworks API is a "classic lock-in strategy."

": Is an erotic text adventure porn? How erotic is too erotic? Epic will have to decide." ]

Anyone interested in a collaborative project?

I'm picturing a mash up of Metroid interacting with Ripley at some point if you unlock the orgy level Predator and the Xenomorph are doing some interesting things in a swing.

All texted based and ascii art. Mind you Rule 34.....

[SFW] [games]	[+2]
[by R1Xhard@12:24amGMT]

Comments

Paracetamol said @ 8:05pm GMT on 12th Mar [Score:1 Hot Pr0n]

A good moment to remind people of secondary literature about Tim Sweeney's earliest franchise:

ZZT by Anna Anthropy

Customers who order the ebook will be emailed a link to download a DRM-free copy of the book in all three formats: pdf, mobi, and epub. You can also buy a Kindle-only version from the Kindle Store. Release Date: June 2, 2014 142 pagesISBN 13: 978-1-940535-02-9 In 1991, long before Epic Games was putting out blockbusters like Unreal, Infinity Blade, and Gears of War, Tim Sweeney released a strange little MS-DOS shareware game called ZZT. The simplicity of its text graphics masked the complexity of its World Editor: players could use ZZT to design their own games. This feature

mechavolt said @ 5:07pm GMT on 13th Mar

I have over 300 free games on Epic, and I've played maybe 3 of them through the platform. To be fair to Epic, I've only played 2 PC games in the last year.

1	ScoobySnacks
2	HoZay
3	Paracetamol
4	lilmookieesquire
5	Ankylosaur