Get paid to play video games? Epic Games will do it!

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Please attach your resume with the message December 2018, Epic Game Store Since then it has doubled down on its attempts to bypass Valve: Steam launcher. between A rain of free games, creator codes and others exclusive Bought with big checks Upon its release, almost everything has been tried.

However, the launcher is still sorely lacking in functionality and seems to stay in the background compared to Steam.

This time, the shop is trying something again to grab some points, and it is I don’t pay you !

Make money with the Epic Game Store?

Announced Thursday, a brand new feature is now available to users of the Epic Game Store. The company behind Unreal Engine And From Infinity Blade looks determined to scratch players, Even if it is expensive !

In fact, from now on, you’ll earn money if you buy your games on the Epic Games platform instead of anywhere else.

with the epic rewards, The player who buys a game from the store now wins 5% of the total on his Epic account. When you purchase 10 euros, you will earn 50 cents to use in the store.

a Cashback Well assumed by the company you are promoting.

“Nothing could be easier to take advantage of! The new Epic Rewards Program is always on, completely free, and no registration required. All Epic Games account holders are enrolled in the Epic Rewards program at the time of purchase. All you have to do is purchase games, apps, additional content, or virtual currency (including V-bucks) from the Epic Games Store. You will automatically receive Epic Rewards equal to 5% of your purchases. This money will be credited to your rewards balance two weeks (14 days) after the relevant purchase has been made. “

Why wait two weeks after purchase to be credited? To avoid asking for a refund of course.

This idea seems to be directly inspired by what Nintendo has been doing for a long time with its Gold Points, even if it’s hard to talk about competition on the Japanese company’s side.