Epic Games has slipped an already deleted tweet in which the entire video appeared, already filtered on the network.
A leak ruining the surprise? Nothing new in the sun, especially in the video game industry, where secrets seem hard to keep. According to a major leak, GTA 5 is the next free game from the Epic Games Store for PC (requirements). The Rockstar Games best seller (don't miss all the tricks) will be available starting today, as demonstrated by the video that the Fortnite company has mistakenly leaked on the social network Twitter.
Upon entering the Epic Games store, you can see a countdown that announces a “mysterious game” (although in the Spanish translation it says “mystery game”, something that points to a location error. ”In the video, Shared by the user Wario 64, the illustration is displayed opening like a door. Behind the threshold, GTA 5, the vast and already veteran Rockstar video game. As you read, the product will be available until May 21. That is, the usual time period before weekly game rotation.
Tweet ad is deleted, so here you go pic.twitter.com/3oja0C3418
– Wario64 (@ Wario64) May 14, 2020
Sales continue to run smoothly
Despite having been on the market for many years, GTA 5 is still a fireproof bestseller. Thanks to GTA Online, included in the main game, this open world title continues to lead many sales lists. For example, in 2019, it was the second best-selling video game in Spanish territory, with practically half a million units sold, only behind FIFA 20.
Epic Games Store maintains a free games policy since its launch in late 2018. Since then, the North American company has not stopped giving away items every week.
Epic has already focused on the new generation, as it has already announced that Fortnite will work on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. Tim Sweeney's also unveiled the new version of its graphics engine, Unreal Engine 5. In the case of the battle royale , it will first be released in its version with Unreal Engine 4, but later it will be adapted to the latest version.
