'Curated' Epic Game Store is full of crypto shovelware

[rusty_shackleford]

Not that you'd have much of a reason to check it, but the store that previously criticized Valve for allowing anything on it is now full of crypto/NFT shovelware
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https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ano ... rld-b86b7e

Another World is in Early Access!
This is an Early Access game. It will have significant changes over time.
Explore a Ready-Player-One like open world with web3/web2 friends and find treasures!
In Another World, you will choose an NFT collection to start your journey. There are four NFT community zones - Apecoin swamp, Azuki-inspired garden, CloneX pods, and OnChainMonkey jungle. There is a PVP game zone in the middle of this open world accessible from all community zones.
Important Disclaimer
This game is not affiliated with Yuga Labs, Azuki, RTFKT, or OnChainMonkey NFT collections. The game developer - Another World DAO is a collective of NFT holders of Yuga Labs, Azuki, RTFKT, and OnChainMonkey NFT assets. Derivative 3D arts placed in-game are contributed by holders from these communities.
Blockchain Disclaimer
This game does NOT contain a blockchain wallet. Players can opt-in to verify their ETH addresses in-game using Tokenproof. Players with verified ETH addresses will see their ENS (Ethereum Name Service) used as usernames. They will be eligible to receive on-chain items that are sent directly to their wallets via Optimism.

~flashback to 2019~
https://gamerant.com/epic-games-store-steam-sweeney/

In a new interview, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney touted his company's digital PC game store saying, "We'll have a quality standard that doesn't accept crappy games, and we'll accept reasonably good quality games, of any scale, whether small indie games to huge triple-A games." Players will still be able to find M-rated games like Grand Theft Auto but "Epic's not going to distribute porn games or bloatware or asset flips, or any sort of thing that's meant to shock players."

[rusty_shackleford]

[Vergil]

I've been seeing youtube videos recommended by a guy who plays these crypto/NFT scam games. It's hilarious how cookie cutter some of them are. So many Lyra asset flip games with dubious financial backers. Not really sure why Epic decided to allow this garbage on their platform. As if they're desperate for cash when they have Fortnite funding them for eternity now. Doesn't really make sense from a "see Epic Game Store does what Steam don't!" angle because it's all trash and the reputation of crypto and NFTs are in the toilet among normalfags.

[rusty_shackleford]

"We'll have a quality standard that doesn't accept crappy games, and we'll accept reasonably good quality games, of any scale, whether small indie games to huge triple-A games."

https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/tre ... ess-60391f

Treasure Of The Giantess
Story
Hayuna is a beautiful and brave woman who had recently heard of stories of a Giantess who lives in a castle at the top of the mountains to the north of her village. She heard that a great treasure is hidden away somewhere in that castle, but no one had ever been able to leave that castle alive with the treasure, they all died in that castle!
The brave Hayuna made up her mind and set off on her journey with determination to get that treasure!
Gameplay
Third-person adventure, dark atmospheric puzzle game

"We'll have a quality standard that doesn't accept crappy games, and we'll accept reasonably good quality games, of any scale, whether small indie games to huge triple-A games."