Two games are temporarily leaving Epic Games Store at the very first sale

The first "Mega Sale" of Epic, launched yesterday, causes some problems of price and availability for some publishers. As Kotaku says, some games listed in the store's small catalog seem to be removed from the platform rather than participating in temporary price reductions.

Paradox Interactive & # 39; s Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 and Klei Entertainment Oxygen not included are no longer available on Epic Games Store to date. Lines 2 In fact, it was withdrawn shortly after being listed at a reduced selling price, according to statements by Sergei Galyonkin, of Epic, because Paradox was not aware of the "sales mechanism" ".

"If a developer or publisher chooses not to participate in our sales, we will honor that decision," said a representative of Epic in Kotaku. "Paradox Interactive has chosen not to participate in Epic Mega Sale and the game has been temporarily removed from sale. Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 when validating the discount upon departure, Epic will honor this award. "

Paradox also said in a statement that the game "would return soon in the store", probably after the sale.

The Epic Mega Sale, which offers a discounted price for each game currently available on the platform, also includes an additional $ 10 rebate for game prizes of $ 14.99 and up, covered by Epic himself. But these significant discounts can result in a tricky price difference for publishers who also offer their games on Steam, where the larger reduction in Valve's revenue can create a different value proposition. Some publishers can also be cautious of effectively devaluating a new version by offering such a significant price reduction shortly after launch.

Meanwhile, Epic Mega Sale also caused a brief price confusion for the Supergiant hack-and-slash title Hades. After the game was briefly listed at $ 6.99, his selling price has been reset to $ 14.99. Games starting price, however, was listed at $ 24.99, up from its initial list of $ 19.99. Supergiant then reset the base and sale prices to $ 19.99 and is excused for raising the base price. without notice.