GAMES Marvel Rivals raises penalties for toxic chat, adds new policy page PC HARDWARE HP OmniBook 3 16 starts at $599 with Snapdragon C and up to 20 hours battery life TABLETS Blackview Zeno 6 tablet lists Android 17, 94.7% screen-to-body ratio NINTENDO Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Mac port hits 90 fps, beating Switch 2 and PC rivals AMD Lenovo Legion 27Q-20 monitor launches in China for around $171 with 320Hz refresh rate GAMES CarX Rally Teaser Reveals Advanced PC Damage Physics and Two-Wheel Driving GAMES Starward Industries reveals Into the Fire gameplay trailer, targets 2026 early access GAMES Escape from Tarkov celebrates 12th anniversary with free consumable gift pack STEAM Unplayable Five Nights at Freddy’s clone Wane’s removed from Steam, given away for free GAMES Zenless Zone Zero 3.3 update adds Phoenix, an S-rank character with a resurrection passive STEAM Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy Teaser Reveals Psyker and Astra Militarum Origins STEAM American Truck Simulator expansion adds British Columbia, seven cities and RCMP stations GAMES AI agents turn single-player games into co-op multiplayer with new tool Co-op Anything GAMES Hacker voices38 cracks Denuvo DRM in SEGA’s Demon Slayer games

Epic Games Store Spending Hits Record $400M as Newzoo Walks Back Criticism

NicoGG 2 min read

Epic Games Store hits $400M in third- party spending in 2025. Newzoo walks back analyst comments claiming the platform cannot recover against competitors.

Epic Games Store Spending Hits Record $400M as Newzoo Walks Back Criticism
GAMES

Epic Games is challenging a prominent industry narrative about its digital storefront with fresh performance data. The company argues that player engagement and spending on third-party titles have reached historic highs in 2025. This update directly addresses recent skepticism from market analysts who questioned the platform's long-term viability against competitors. Readers tracking PC gaming market share will find these figures relevant to understanding the current competitive landscape.

Record player hours and spending figures prompt market research firm to clarify previous analyst statements

The core of Epic's rebuttal centers on two specific metrics reported for the 2025 calendar year. The company states that players accumulated a record 2.78 billion hours playing third-party games on the Epic Games Store. Additionally, player spending on these third-party PC games increased by 57 percent to reach an all-time record of $400 million. Epic Games presented these figures to demonstrate that the store is expanding its user base and revenue from external titles.

Newzoo, the market research firm behind the original commentary, issued a formal disclaimer regarding its analyst's previous statements. Emmanuel Rosier, a Newzoo analyst, had previously suggested that the Epic Games Store could not recover against and should focus on Fortnite development. Newzoo clarified that Rosier's remarks were not supported by their internal data or analysis. The firm explicitly stated that these comments should not be treated as an official Newzoo market assessment.

This exchange highlights a divergence between external analyst opinions and internal corporate performance data. Epic Games continues to position the Epic Games Store as a growing platform for third-party developers and players. The store's strategy appears to be gaining traction in terms of user hours and direct spending despite earlier industry doubts. The situation remains a point of discussion for observers monitoring the PC gaming distribution market.

Source: NotebookCheck

Steam

Related stories