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More Chinese success as Phantom Blade Zero enjoys a big launch and becomes one of Steam's most played games
Phantom Blade Zero has achieved significant success following its release, reaching over 431,000 concurrent players on Steam and topping the global best-sellers chart. Early reviews are mostly positive, with estimates suggesting over 1 million copies sold across PC and PlayStation 5. Meanwhile, Epic Games is doubling down on its use of controversial AI tools for game development, including Fortnite and Unreal Engine 6, despite developer and community concerns.
Legendary, the free and open source Epic Games Launcher, has moved to a new organisation
The open-source Epic Games Launcher, Legendary, has been transferred to a new organization on GitHub to ensure its continued development. The original creator handed over the project to existing contributors of the Heroic Games Launcher fork due to time constraints. This move aims to facilitate bug fixes and improvements, potentially revitalizing the project.
