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Epic is dominating headlines with two big threads: free-game promos on the Epic Games Store (notably Lonestar & Calico and a Dream Cat Cafe build) and Epic/Unreal Engine 6 updates tied to Rocket League. Separately, Tim Sweeney is drawing controversy by publicly criticizing Steam Deck price hikes.

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Key Takeaway Epic is advertising major Rocket League/Unreal Engine 6 teasers while simultaneously pushing this week’s Epic Store freebies for players.
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Free games giveaways Unreal Engine 6 tease Sweeney vs Valve
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Epic is advertising major Rocket League/Unreal Engine 6 teasers while simultaneously pushing this week’s Epic Store freebies for players.

Epic is dominating headlines with two big threads: free-game promos on the Epic Games Store (notably Lonestar & Calico and a Dream Cat Cafe build) and Epic/Unreal Engine 6 updates tied to Rocket League. Separately, Tim Sweeney is drawing controversy by publicly criticizing Steam Deck price hikes.

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Top 3 signals · Epic is advertising major Rocket League/Unreal Engine 6
GameSpot · 23d ago
Build The Dream Cat Cafe In This Week’s Epic Games Store Freebie
GamesIndustry.biz · 3d ago
Epic Games unveils Unreal Engine 6 in new Rocket League teaser
Eurogamer · 4d ago
Rocket League's Unreal Engine 6 makeover teased as Epic reveals a glimpse of the future

Broader Epic coverage

Other Epic activity — not part of the “Epic is advertising major Rocket League/Unreal Engine 6” story
Tom's Hardware · 1d ago
Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney slams Valve over Steam Deck price hikes — mocks founder Gabe Newell over rising costs of megayachts
Neowin · 2d ago
Lonestar and Calico are free to claim on the Epic Games Store this week

Briefing Findings · Epic is advertising major Rocket League/Unreal Engine 6

Story-specific findings extracted from this briefing's coverage. Fast Facts in the sidebar holds the canonical reference data (CEO, founded, ticker).

Engine teased Unreal Engine 6
Game tied to teaser Rocket League
Store freebies Lonestar & Calico
Other freebie Dream Cat Cafe build

What to Watch

  • Check the Epic Games Store for continuing availability of this week’s free titles (Lonestar & Calico, Dream Cat Cafe). Neowin
  • Follow Epic’s Rocket League and Unreal Engine channels for the next reveal/update after the Unreal Engine 6 makeover teaser. Eurogamer

What Changed

  • Epic Games unveils Unreal Engine 6 in new Rocket League teaser GamesIndustry.biz
  • Rocket League's Unreal Engine 6 makeover teased as Epic reveals a glimpse of the future Eurogamer
Source-backed brief 4 articles across 4 publications · brief is source backed Show all sources
Eurogamer · 1 article
GamesIndustry.biz · 1 article
GameSpot · 1 article
Neowin · 1 article
Broader Epic coverage · not part of the Epic is advertising major Rocket League/Unreal Engine 6 story
Tom's Hardware · 1 article

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gamesindustry.biz

Epic Games unveils Unreal Engine 6 in new Rocket League teaser

Epic Games has given us our first peek at Rocket League running on Unreal Engine 6.

3d ago News by Vikki Blake Contributor
neowin.net

Lonestar and Calico are free to claim on the Epic Games Store this week

You can now claim two more games from the Epic Games Store's latest mystery giveaway promotion, which this time landed with indie games Lonestar and Calico.

2d ago Pulasthi Ariyasinghe
kotaku.com

Epic Games CEO Dunks On Valve Raising Steam Deck Prices

Then people turned around and dunked on Sweeney for laying off 1,000 employees

1d ago Ethan Gach
pcgamer.com

Epic devs discuss the shock of mass layoffs: 'We only had a slight hint that the company revenue wasn't doing well'

1,000 employees were laid off in March.

2d ago Samuel Horti

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