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Ex-Epic evangelist builds new game engine; Ubisoft offers free PC games to Xbox owners

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Former Epic Games 'Unreal evangelist' Sjoerd De Jong has departed to develop a new game engine, aiming to address perceived stagnation in game development due to the market dominance of Epic and Unity. In a separate gaming industry development, Ubisoft is offering 13 PC games for free to players who already own them on Xbox, as part of the 'Console to PC' initiative. AI

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Ex-Epic evangelist builds new game engine; Ubisoft offers free PC games to Xbox owners

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎮 13 Ubisoft games go free on PC if you own them on Xbox Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Far Cry 6, Skull and Bones, Rainbow Six Siege, and others are now part of Xb

    🎮 13 Ubisoft games go free on PC if you own them on Xbox Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Far Cry 6, Skull and Bones, Rainbow Six Siege, and others are now part of Xbox's 'Console to PC' program. 📰 Source: Latest from PC Gamer 🔗 Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/13-ubisoft-games-go-f…

    LINKS pcgamer.com/…/13-ubisoft-games-go-free-on…
  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎮 After leaving Epic Games last month, its former 'Unreal evangelist' is now building his own game engine Sjoerd De Jong aims to combat game development "stagna

    🎮 After leaving Epic Games last month, its former 'Unreal evangelist' is now building his own game engine Sjoerd De Jong aims to combat game development "stagnation" he says has emerged from Epic and Unity market dominance. 📰 Source: Latest from PC Gamer 🔗 Link: https://www.pcgam…

    LINKS pcgamer.com/…/after-leaving-epic-games-la…

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