Tuesday, November 5, 2024

An Epic Games Store database may have leaked many unannounced PC games | VGC

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A recently launched Epic Games Store database may have leaked many unannounced PC games.

The unofficial site, a SteamDB equivalent called EpicDB, is now offline, after visitors began compiling lists of what appeared to be secret game projects and sharing them online, bringing it to the attention of Epic Games.

“We released an update so third-party tools can’t surface any new unpublished product titles from the Epic Games Store catalogue,” an Epic Games spokesperson told VGC.

While it was active, EpicDB reportedly enabled visitors to check different game publisher pages for a list of their products, which included unreleased, albeit mostly codenamed titles.

Saber Interactive’s page included a listing for a Turok game, SNK’s had Metal Slug Attack Reloaded, and Paradox’s listed Project Batman.

Mystery product listings included PlayStation’s “Utah”, Rockstar’s “Semla” and Square Enix’s “Momo”.

Users who explored the site in further detail, enabling them to uncover clues including file sizes and DLC names, suggested these could be codenames for anticipated PC versions of The Last of Us Part 2, Red Dead Redemption and a Final Fantasy 9 remake.

The PC version of The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered has been sitting fully developed for more than half a year, a highly reliable leaker recently claimed.