In early December 2018 , Epic Games announced that it would open a digital storefront to challenge Steam by using a 12 % revenue split rather than Steam 's 30 % . Epic also said that it would not impose digital rights management ( DRM ) restrictions on games sold through its platform . The store opened days later , on December 6 , 2018 , as part of the Game Awards , with a handful of games and a short list of upcoming titles . The store was open for macOS and Windows platforms before expanding to Android and other platforms . Epic aims to release a storefront for Android devices , bypassing the Google Play Store , where it will similarly only take a 12 % cut compared to Google 's 30 % . While Apple , Inc. 's monopoly on iOS currently makes it impossible for Epic to release an App Store there , analysts believe that if Google reacts to Epic 's App Store by reducing their cut , Apple will be pressured to follow suit
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The Game Awards 2018
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