r/gaming • u/doublah • 9h ago

Epic Games' new store is fully vibe-coded, and they're so proud of it they're taking shots at Steam

https://www.destructoid.com/epic-games-store-ai-vibe-coded/
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u/NotCoolBrutus 9h ago

What investors? Sweeney owns most, then Tencent, and then some nibblets for others. Who is investing in Epic at this point?

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u/Lewa358 9h ago

Disney, apparently?

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u/EnderScout_77 8h ago

they DID use darth vaders dead actor's voice to make him say whatever in Fortnite...

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u/Pippin1505 9h ago

No idea if it’s true .

But the answer would be potential investors.

If the majority owner intends to sell some shares to realize cash, it’s completely in his interest to hype the company to try to increase valuation

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u/BinniesPurp 8h ago

The potential investor is Disney they're trying to convince Disney to help them turn their game Dev engine into a movie comp editor for Hollywood firms they've been doing this for years it's just it hasn't worked every time so I guess now they're trying the new strategy of firing half their staff and then having AI figure it out

They convinced Disney to use unreal engine for parts of Mandalorian

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u/FlibblesHexEyes 8h ago

That one guy who honestly believes that Epic will win huge settlements from the lawsuits against Apple? 🤣

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u/Aloha_Tamborinist 6h ago

I'm invested in Epic in that I've accepted several hundred free games from them and never spent a cent in their store.

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u/keno0651 1h ago

Gotta pump stock value if you wanna take low interest loans against that stock to avoid paying taxes.

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u/IntrovertChild 2h ago

Tencent

Internally, they're very big on AI, just like out of touch western execs. This feels very much like a pitch to them, among others.