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Epic Games Store criticism has devolved into conspiracy theories

I have some issues with the Epic Games Store, but I’m done talking about them. I feel like my criticisms are fair and legitimate, but I no longer expect anyone involved at Epic to go through the pile to find the rare good-faith feedback. And yesterday, Epic issued a statement explaining it has noticed an uptick in misleading and false information regarding its store.

Epic’s statement starts off by praising the marketplace of ideas, but the company has noticed that something is wrong with said marketplace. It’s the same issue that has plagued most public discourse for the last several years: fake news. And the rate of misinformation increased in recent days following developer Glumberland posting an irreverent announcement about its plans to go exclusively with the Epic Games Store on PC.

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