Saber Interactive and Focus Home Interactive have announced that World War Z, the action-packed co-op shooter inspired by Paramount Pictures’ blockbuster film, has sold more than 1 million units since it launched last week.
Saber Interactive CEO Matthew Karch said:
“Saber is extremely thrilled by the performance of the game on all platforms. On the PC specifically, we are performing way above expectations thanks to the support we have received from the Epic Games Store. Moving forward, we’ll continue to work on growing the game and its community with new improvements, stability updates and bonus gameplay content, beginning very soon with a special new mission for the Tokyo episode.”
Moreover, Epic Games revealed that the game has sold 250K units on the Epic Games Store. Not only that, but the Epic Games Store hit a new record weekend thanks to this launch (as well as the presence of other games like Metro Exodus and Anno 1800).
Congratulations to Saber Interactive on selling over 250,000 units of World War Z so far on the Epic Games store!
WWZ, Satisfactory, Anno 1800, Metro Exodus, Tom Clancy's The Division 2 and so many more games made this a record weekend for Epic Games store. https://t.co/ZDo7wjmB5W
— Epic Games Store (@EpicGames) April 23, 2019
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Steam Stockholm Syndrome suffers only trust in FuD.
Stockholm Syndrome would imply that someone is working against their own self-interest by defending an entity that’s actively exploiting or harming them. Now tell me, what has the Tencent Store done to benefit the consumer as opposed to, let’s say, remove consumer choice through backroom exclusivity deals? What is Epic doing strictly for the benefit of the consumer? Because according to Swiney himself the answer would be “absolutely f*cking nothing”.
Well it actually created an excuse for all these braindead people to play contrarian just to be cool.
Competition? Free games? Giving Steam a reason to step up their game?
Steam is already good enough. It’s user friendly, you have lots of discounts, sometimes free games, huge sales, (can’t wait for steam sales btw), steam is also getting updates frequently. What they should improvise more? And again, this is not competition. They buy developers, the developers don’t come there on their own. If they really want competition, then they should’ve let Exodus both on Steam and Epic, and then compare the sales numbers from both stores. Letting consumers without a choice but to take the game cracked isn’t competition. GOG is the real competition for steam, hell, even Uplay.
Steam is fine. I have nothing against Steam. I use it all the time, but ignoring the faults and pretending that it cannot improve is a bit silly.
What Epic is doing is competition. If it wasn’t, Steam wouldn’t be losing games to the platform, and users wouldn’t be using it.
You’re simply ignoring points that you don’t like, fluffing those that you do. I get it, you’re Steam for life and will never change. That’s fine, but at least see what’s really happening here, because it is having an impact beyond where you do or do not buy your games.
Not really. I’m not steam for life, i’m not even PC for life. If i can’t buy a game on Steam, then i’ll buy it on console, or even play it cracked. I don’t really see what Steam should improve, for me, as a customer and user. I don’t have any bugs, glitches, or errors with steam, not even beta. The library is fine, i can easily find my games, my friends, it’s simple and compact, just how i like. That’s my opinion, of course. Many want to change the library, many wants new visual improvements, i’m fine with how steam is now, and as long as the games and the launcher works fine, i don’t need anything else. Say what you will, Epic is many things but competition. Uplay is rather competition, GOG is competition. Of course Steam is losing games, because Epic offers tons of cash to publishers, and also, of course epic has users, that platform is mainly used by lil kids, and everyone knows it. What points i ignored? I tell ya again, it doesn’t have an impact on where i buy or where i play my games. I can always add cracked games to my steam library, and still enjoy a few features. No lose for me. Literally, from all the exclusive titles from Epic, i only cared about Exodus, nothing else.
>What Epic is doing is competition
F*ck off soylet.
-Competition
Exclusives are the opposite of competition, they are monopoly to avoid competition.
-Free games
The only point in favor, but there are very few and other stores also offer free games.
-Giving Steam a reason to step up their game
On what? The percentage cut? Why should we as consumers give one seventh of a f*ck about that? Epic won’t even be able to maintain the 12% cut forever anyway, even less if they want to implement a fraction of the features every other store has, they are just operating at a loss to try to poach big names.
Well another Epic Fail (pun intended) for Steam Trolls b0ycotts like for EA, Ubisoft and GoG.
Look, even if Epic Games is raking in the money and games are selling well, people here won’t admit to it. I mean if you believe the comments here you would have through loads are boycotting the exclusives and Epic Store when they’re not. it’s a just as much one sides narrative as Epic Games is putting out.
Exactly. They can say whatever they want, and we will never know. For what it’s worth, Epic could say that Metro Exodus is the best selling game on pc of all time
i dont see where the fail is, i am more suprised that people actually bought this game.
2 millions copies in pc only” Its sold around all plataforms, PC,PS4 XBOX.. Stop spread false information.
Look at Steamdb, you weeb. Steam actually shows how many copies a game has sold, unlike epic fail.
sekiro has sold 5 millions according to steam spy!!!!
250K coming from the Epic Games Store Thats actually really low lol, not to mention its possible for them to lie about it
Ah. When 250K is coming from Steam it’s high. Thanks for the lies.
On Steam it usually has actually player data , like ‘concurrent players online’ to back it up the numbers. This games concurrent players do not match (they are far lower than) with what youd typically see vs the alleged sales figures from Epic store, so it does look fishy.
Keep in mind these numbers are coming from a different store, likely from those who are less committed to gaming. It’s entirely possible that those who purchase on Epic play less often or even just at different times throughout the day. We’re potentially looking at completely demographics (likely younger on Epic) and expecting the same results doesn’t make a lot of sense. Steam gamers, honestly, tend to be more fanatical and likely spend more time actually playing (which is totally fine).
Until i don’t see the sales number i won’t believe a think. No one in their right mind would trust those cun*s from epic, especially that Tim, whatever his last name is.
Hold on.
What?
The ones on Epic or the ones on Steam?
Epic was my assumption to being less committed. Or at least newer to the concept.
Of course they lie.
Publicly lying about sales when you have investors pumping tons of cash into it? Yeah, they’re not going to do that. Not only would it be illegal, they would be fined into oblivion and the investors would pull out, flattening the company.
Nice thought, but it’s not realistic or reasonable at all.
Another wall of text from the guy non-fanatical guy.
What investors ? china is corrupted as hell, they would gladly go along with it
Why would they go along with something that is against their own interest? Lying doesn’t help them. The company turning a profit (and thus a profit for the investors) does. You’re really clueless about business aren’t you?
You think Epic is the only American company you’re using that has chinese investors? ha ha ha. You should google it. You wouldn’t be able to shop basically anywhere if you followed your own rule.
Thank You! I used Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice in my argument as well. Timothy Sweeney thinks we are stupid.
according to steam spy sekiro has sold 5 millions now!
Sekiro has been out for over a month and world war z havent even touched a week yet.
Very good numbers, Epic Store will overtake Steam within couple of years as all AAA games will move there and Steam will be left with indie and anime games.
Nice! Another retrd’s fake account to block
So you blocked yourself then.
Weak comeback.
I can guarantee that he blocked you long ago, so don’t even bother responding. The only reason why i haven’t blocked your AZZ is because i get to see Mr. Hitler Sodomize your behind every reply. that alone is well worth it.
Your comeback is weak as a hell though
press x to doubt
EGS doesn’t even have 80 titles as of now. From those – every exclusive one was heavily bribed by fat chinese paychecks.
No one is against honest competition – and bloody hell Steam needs one. Nearly everyone is against exclusivity cancer.
EGS is no alternative or competition. It’s a joke on self-destruction road. And it’s actually a pitty.
Preach it Brother. EPic Started out the most dishonest way and one giant AZZ lie. for that 12% is not sustainable. It’s also VERY easy to take ONLY 12% when your store is not an actual store (0 Features). It’s just a Download Client.
Nice try, Randy.
What a terrible shill to be on here.
Thanks for the FuD Steam Troll.
Reported for spam.
He doesn’t buy games. His parents don’t let him buy “games” anymore since he spend lots of cash on v bucks.
After reading all the comments it is official we are worse than console fanboy
To be fair those with suffering from Steam Stockholm Syndrome began this b0ycott nonsense with the EA store many years ago claiming they were going to run EA out of business within months.
To be fair, those who suffer from Being Fuc*ed In The Head Syndrome are the reason why EA is still alive. EA got what they deserved with Battlefront 2, Anthem and BF V, soon, same will happen with Epic Fail too. And shills like you will keep crying like the bitc*es they are.
EGS fanboys do not exist. Overwhelming majority of PC gamers are anti-EGS, and only lowlifes and console fanboys support EGS just to troll PC gamers.
Or you will punch them in the face. We Got it.
You are retarded. We got it.
Haha, my favorite part of this whole EGS debacle on DSO, is you being on Don Quixote’s A$$ like white on rice. Haha, he met his match i tell you. I can’t stop laughing. Don has an algorithm to scan for negative EGS talks and you have an algorithm for JUST HIM. BAHAHAA, you are doing God’s Work my friend.
Well, i hate retards. I don’t really know how this guy can live with himself. So much stupidity and ignorance in his comments… it’s just sad. It’s not that hard to find a match for him, even a 10 years old kid could make this little bitc* cry. 🙂 Thanks tho
Oh yes, because we trust what epic store says. lol. Bunch of shills, along with their underage users.
Oh yes, because we trust what Steam Trolls say.
You can bet that i trust “Steam Trolls” much more than Tim Sweeney that have changed his stance and lied numerous times over the years.
There’s no such thing as “Steam Trolls”. There are just people who respect themselves and don’t like trash. Nice try, kiddo. Epic sucks, and so do you, that’s the fact.
Man, you guys really can’t handle positive news about a game on Epic huh?
Is there a psychological term for ignoring anything that goes against your own biases and beliefs?
Yes it’s called Steam Stockholm Syndrome and they have equal hatred of EA, Ubisoft and GoG.
Well, they better buckle up. They have a rough ride coming up.
Nah, not really. We can always play the game cracked, no lose. I won’t even take this game cracked, it’s just a bad copy of L4D.
Well, let me rephrase. The honest ones are in for a rough ride.
Metro you mean, or Borderlands? lol. Metro was cracked just after it was released. Borderlands will do the same. Little epic knows that they just promote piracy, oh well. 🙂
Shut The Fuq Up You Lying Piece Of SHITT… I’ve commented dozen of times about me only caring about GOG because it’s the only true store that’s any different form the rest and then you turn around and accuse me of “Steam Stockholm Syndrome”. It’s one thing to be a shill but its a whole other thing to be a blatant liar. You are so disingenuous it’s sickening.
Now imagine how many would have been sold (considering consoles got 750k) if it was available on Steam.
edit, Nevermind. :p
No it’s is not ? Unless this game is blocked in my Country there is not even a Steam page for it.
Well, didn’t realize they went exclusive. How about that.
I’m in the US and I don’t show it on Steam either.
That’s because the game went Epic Exclusive Months before release. IT’S NOT ON ANY OTHER STORE FRONT.
Yeah it’s only available in his country “The Republic of Epic”. Why do you even bother going back and forth with these people man? Just Ignore them… and by People i mean, people that didn’t even do their research, before commenting on a subject matter.
You have your own bias. 2.1k viewers peak today on Twitch for a game that sold 1 million in a week. Thats something you cant handle.
I remember showing you some facts about some other game you blocked me, so cry me a river b*tch.
I also posted this below, but it is important that we keep in mind these numbers are coming from a different store, likely from those who are less committed to gaming. It’s entirely possible that those who purchase on Epic play less often or even just at different times throughout the day. We’re potentially looking at completely demographics (likely younger on Epic) and expecting the same results with concurrent players doesn’t make a lot of sense. Steam gamers, honestly, tend to be more fanatical and likely spend more time actually playing (which is totally fine).
It’s also entirely possible people just aren’t liking the game, and thus playing it less. Or, it’s just hard to get many players together for long periods of time.
Sekiro is single player, great for killing hours at a time solo.
You spend a lot of your personal time writing walls of text to defend Epic and still the fanatical are the “steam fans”. Sorry but your behavior is of someone who is a hater or a fan.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/6d610fa8297fb26bbf0c831da70c8376ab3b77bb39795f5386674b9ee335401f.jpg
Yup, seems totally believable, like every time Epic boosts sales for some magical reason.
They should stop putting out these fake news, it comes off ad really desperate
Yet it’s dead on PC. Lobbies are empty
We definitely believe every word Epic Games says and will continue to say to further its propaganda against Steam. They have lied in the past, they are lying about this now and they are going to lie about other games in the future to make them look somewhat respectable. The reality is World War Z currently has 2.7K viewers on Twitch just a week after release. That is the definition of a dead game, pun intended.
Are you going to threaten to punch dsogaming in the face now?
Are you really still going on about what you completely misconstrued as a “threat”? Shut the actual F*** up you loser.
To parahrase all he said was “he has a punchable face.” I don’t even need to look that up because I remember how stupid you are.
Well not all games are « fun to watch » WWZ might just be one of them.
Wait, what did Epic lie about in the past?
Besides Metro? Everything.
Whoa whoa, dont go throwing out your factual numbers against their made up ones, not fair
This is a FUQING LIE. Not even on steam does any game sell that much on week 1 or within the first couple days. C;mon man, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is one of the highest selling game son steam to date and it didn’t sell 250k in the first couple days or weeks. So how is this pile of trash gonna sell so much. Now they are playing with fire…. FUQ OFF! & Try Harder Timothy Sweeney…
Que Squirrel brain “Don Quixote”, Where are You?
A FuD spreader calling other liars. lol
Sekiro has actually sold more than a million on Steam already. World War Z EGS numbers are not that special and even then they are probably a lie. Even Risk of Rain 2 has sold more than million in a couple of weeks on Steam.
So you told buyers to buy from Steam or they get a punch in the face?
Nah, i think most people who buy games from steam actually have a brain, and think for themself. Unlike you. Braindead troll.
sekiro has sold 5 millions according to steam spy!!
sekiro has sold 5 millions according to steam spy!
Does Valve deserve Steam’s 30 percent cut? Many developers say no, even indie devs.
Many? So far all of them.
It’s the industry standard cut that Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo also take.
Also Apple, Google, GOG etc.
First of the 30% is industry practice, i don’t see anybody complaining about PSN or LIVE that also charges the same and even charge for patches you apply to your game but oh boy Steam is SURE IS THE DEVIL, and all prasie EPIC OUR SAVIOUR.
Second: Steam take starts at 30% and goes down the more the game sells, so i find really funny stabilished developers with franchises that sold millions of copies saying that Steam 30% cut is too high when they sure aren’t paying that much, but i guess we better not weaken the narrative.
Third: Funny thing about the 30% take is that Valve eats the charges of the credit card processing costs, while Epic pass it up to the consumers but hey i’m must be a blind fanboy right ?
> i don’t see anybody complaining about PSN or LIVE
And guess why the best Indie games, all EA games are firstly released on PC and polished there and then you get console release.
People don’t bi*ch about PS cut because you can’t do anything about it. No one bi*ched about Steam cut a year ago, because you either release on Steam, or nowhere.
> Funny thing about the 30% take is that Valve eats the charges of the credit card processing costs,
No, they not. Visa and Master have no fee on you if you buy on Epic, some sh**ty “pay by SMS” or other sh*t that have so stop talking nonsense.
Do consoles deserve 10 bucks from every 60 bucks game?
I don’t care. those devs can f**k themselves.
I wouldn’t hesitate to ask if those devs even once cared for us, the answer would definitely be “no”.
Not only that, shi**ing on audiences is the new norm in the industry.
Casuals have built them up so much and so far, that they don’t even care if they are shat on. Hell, casuals even defend being shat on, which is hilarious.
Would they rather go back to the high street’s 50% cut?
I’m no great fan of Steam since it started selling p*rn to kids, but without Steam, PC gaming may not be a thing today.
Yeah it’s easy to take ONLY 12% when your store is not an actual store (0 Features). It’s just a Download Client. Well enjoy it while it last, I don’t even know what you are enjoying. Because the savings aren’t being passed on to you and not only that, this 12% won’t last. Epic is worse than steam and will be worse than steam ever was. because for the simple fact that they started out with one huge lie and premise it cannot keep up. ALL epic won’t to do is to replace steam and become your new warden of the same ole prison. but most of you are too dumb to see this schitt for what it really is. Epic is the classic wolf in sheeps clothing. Because that 12% is not sustainable and it’s not even mean’t to be.
Does devs want to support customers with hundred of different services more than just buy and install? All AAA devs says no and some indie sell outs says no too.
But devs are nothing without customers and customers choose where they want to buy their games. I hope you are getting paid for your trolling, it would be a waste if you are doing this for free.
And by many you mean 8. Out of literally hundreds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhaozKVkS_U
Epic, make piracy great again.
This just looks honestly boring AF.
Why would you pirate this game?
A) Its online multiplayer. There’s no reason to play it alone.
B) It’s a low rent L4D like he said.
you cant pirate anyay all pirate sites has been blocked in europe and us since Saturday.
This is bad news for Steam trolls.
And only just the beginning.
Just wait until MCC will be released on Steam. Bad days are coming for shills. And for epic too.
How is Epic lying about sales bad news?
Malas noticias para la tienda que tiene que inflar numeros para ver de que manera pueden traer mas gente a una tienda que no tiene ni siquiera un shopping cart.
Aun asi si fuera cierto que vendieron un cuarto de million de copias, que es eso comparado con un juego como Monster Hunter que vendio medio millon de copias en 5 dias en Steam?
Don’t bring up numbers for real games because he can’t answer your question when presented with the fact that not trash games will sell successfully.
Epic Games Store will be for AAA games, Steam will be sadly left with low quality s*x simulator games for weirdos and other shovelware titles.
I see the subject coming up about Steam’s cut being excessive again. Pretty much every comment section it does when concerning a game being on Epic.
Steam changed the way they figure their cut last year. Their cut is now tied to the sales in dollars of a game:
up to $9,999,999 they take 30%
10 million to 49,999,999 they take 25%
50 million and over they take 20%
I know the Epic store is only taking 12% but I doubt they can keep that up for too long. Sweeney has already said they can’t afford to continue pulling in exclusives forever.
Yeah it’s easy to take ONLY 12% when your store is not an actual store (0 Features). It’s just a Download Client.
Let’s not forget that is easy to claim that is ONLY 12% take when you pass some of the fees to the customers end.
Wow. Did you invent that FuD yourself?
Nah bro, i work with facts straigh out of the Source. https://twitter.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1091025939109199879?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1091025939109199879&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fs9e.github.io%2Fiframe%2F2%2Ftwitter.min.html%231091025939109199879
BINGO! Funny how everyone is skipping over this fact. hding behind that 12% rubbish as if EGS is the savior of PC gaming. All EGS care about is becoming the next steam and even worse. I’m part of the #FCKDRM campaign so i don’t give a rats A$$ about any of them. I just wish people would be honest about what’s truly going on here.
All these so called stores are fighting for is, who’s gonna be the WARDEN of your prison. It’s either GOG or nothing for me. I tolerate steam for the most part, but if all the games i want was DRM, i wouldn’t even look at another store. I’m even willing to pay more to actually own my bloody game.
And that’s great. I am only interested in playing games!
I don’t think so. It seems that you’re just interested in sucking epic’s small chinese coc k.
You mean downloading free games. I bet you haven’t bought a single thing on EGS. I’m starting to doubt you even have a PC.
Every mindless vapid little b*tch says that. “Hurr durr I’m just a gamer.”
“”I just play games.”
Good for you you mindless consumer.
Jesus, no wonder game developers prefer Epic’s system.
Well, they like it right now because Epic puts money on the line for them as well. Epic guarantees a certain amount of sales and if the game doesn’t sell that much then Epic will pay the Publisher the difference. Then, of course, they are taking a smaller cut as well.
This way the Publisher has nothing to lose going exclusive on EGS and a lot to be gained potentially but remember that this is not a permanent thing. Eventually Epic is going to reach a point where they can’t afford it anymore especially if they do spend money improving their store with features that Steam already has.
Source? Epic.
BTW I heard Fortnite employees has to work over 100 hours a week? Polygon made a research about this. Just saying in case that John would be in mood of publishing something negative about Epic… I just will not hold my breath.
So Epic is good for Developers, yet Metro and Borderlands heads said the publisher cut the deal? So is Epic out for Devs, or Pubs? My guess is Pubs. And doesn’t that 30 percent pay for an a*s load of content, like cloud saves, forums, workshop, you know maybe a shopping cart? But again I give a rat’s a*s. Where I do use Steam, i’ve gotten so many games on the cheap from sales that I have a disgusting backlog which will never be completed in my lifetime.
1. Max Brooks sucks.
2. This game has even less to do with the book than the terrible movie did.
3. Of course people buy vapid, crappy games.
4. 25 % of the sales on Epic lol. Lies are fun.
5. If 1 million people bought it, why is no one playing it?
EGS gives devs a much larger percentage than Steam. Going exclusive on EGS means your game is featured prominently in a curated catalogue in front of a large number of gamers whereas on Steam your game is liable to be lost in an enormous pile of tens of thousands of shovelware titles.
Funny how you type new comments and don’t have the guts to reply to our responses. You little bitc h. It doesn’t surprise me though, shills don’t like facts. That’s why your bff Don doesn’t respond either.
I don’t response to the trolls.
Sure, Juan. You don’t respond because you don’t like facts.