XCOM Creator Says There Were “A Lot Of Conspiracy Theories” About Epic Games Store

There was a time when there was only one digital marketplace for PC games. Steam was the sole place to buy games digitally – others, like GoG, were around, but could never hope to match even a fraction of Steam’s scale. Eventually, the Epic Games Store popped up and started signing exclusivity deals with major developers. While it still isn’t anywhere close to the scale of Steam, it has managed to keep Valve’s marketplace on its toes. At the time, potential customers weren’t sure whether they liked the idea of another major contender in the digital video game retail space.