Google settles with Epic Games, drops its Play Store commissions to 20%

Google has dropped its commission, charging a 20% service fee and an optional 5% to use its billing services. It will also ...
MUO on MSN

I stopped paying for lag-reduction apps after changing these Windows 11 settings

You need to subtract stuff, not add more of it ...
Comics Gaming Magazine on MSN

GeForce NOW on Linux feels like a real turning point for cloud gaming

Previously available to Windows 11 and macOS, NVIDIA has made strides to make its GeForce Now cloud service available to a new audience, the Linux fanbase ...
Neowin

Puzzle game Botany Manor is free to claim on the Epic Games Store this week

The latest freebie to land out of the Epic Games Store this week is Botany Manor. Both PC and mobile gamers can grab the title. There is a brand-new freebie available for PC gamers to claim from the ...
Polygon

Epic's free games program is only going to get bigger

The Epic Games Store's free game program, which sees at least one game offered for free each week, has been one of the highlights of the launcher since its 2018 debut. Hundreds of titles have been ...
Gameranx

“The Launcher Sucks!” – Epic Games Store Head Just Says It

The first step is admitting you have a problem. Epic Games Store vice president and general manager Steven Allison just said that their game launcher sucks. In his words: We have a lot of things we ...
Polygon

Epic Games is 'ripping the guts out' of its Steam competitor

While the Epic Games Store (EGS) has plenty going for it — weekly free games, decent sales, Epic rewards, and Fortnite — it's far from perfect. It hogs resources, games can take forever to load, and ...
pcguide

Nvidia confirms it is looking into several game graphics issues following buggy Windows 11 January update

Microsoft’s recent KB5074109 patch for Windows 11, released on January 13, appears to be causing problems in several games for Nvidia GPU owners. A thread on the official Nvidia forums includes ...
PCGamesN

Epic is "rebuilding the underlying architecture" of the EGS launcher as it continues to take the fight to Steam

Epic Games has today released some rather impressive stats based on user data and sales numbers that illustrate some decent growth over the course of 2025. These include all-time high numbers for ...
PC Gamer

Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney voices support for $900 million Steam lawsuit: 'Valve is the only major store still holding onto the payments tie and 30% junk fee'

Sweeney says Valve's DLC purchase requirements are like "a car dealership demanding 30% of gas purchases." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...
TechSpot

Windows 11 25H2 vs Windows 10: Which is Faster for Gaming?

We're back to settle what has become an age-old debate: does Windows 11 or Windows 10 deliver better gaming performance? Microsoft has been rolling out Windows 11 25H2 for the past few months, an ...
Thurrott

Arm-Based Windows 11 PCs Can Now Download and Play Games from the Xbox App

Microsoft’s Xbox app on Windows 11 now supports game downloads on all ARM-based PCs. Until now, the Xbox app on Qualcomm-powered PCs was restricted to cloud gaming with a Game Pass subscription, but ...