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In response to Epic CEO Tim Sweeney waging war on Steam, Larian's publishing lead says, 'Giving everyone everything for free might bump numbers but doesn't create a viable storefront' (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 7 points 9 months ago (1 child)

You don't even need to run the launcher for EGS games. At least, none of the ones I have claimed need it running.

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[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

It's a crapshoot. Some need EGS running, some don't.

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