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[–] IntrovertTurtle@lemmy.zip 18 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Cool, now I can claim the free games without launching the PC app, and then forget to play them because fuck their launcher.

[–] TwodogsFighting 3 points 16 hours ago

I'm slightly surprised there isn't already an autoclaim free games app

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Heroic Launcher on Linux is pretty good as an Epic storefront and installer, honestly.

[–] IntrovertTurtle@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I still haven't made the jump. Used Ubuntu a bit over a decade ago, so I'm not averse to it, just reeeeally lazy.

[–] rautapekoni@sopuli.xyz 2 points 16 hours ago

Heroic works on Windows as well, so you can just download that.

You definitely used to be able to claim free games through a browser, I claimed a few on my phone and I've literally never had the epic launcher installed on any device.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I can't seem to claim desktop games with the mobile app. Or can you?

[–] db2@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Reminder: Epic CEO Tim Sweeney has defended child pornography, saying that stopping it is "gatekeeping".

[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 2 points 1 day ago

Honestly, as shit as EGS is, this is probably important given Google's move to try and disable side loading...

Something about broken clocks I guess?