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epic

epic
popculture

Meanings

  1. 1 Epic Games Store
  2. 2 Epic — PC game distribution platform (alternative to Steam)

Examples

epic每周都送免费游戏。
Epic měi zhōu dōu sòng miǎnfèi yóuxì.
Epic gives away free games every week.
我在epic和Steam都买了这款游戏。
Wǒ zài epic hé Steam dōu mǎi le zhè kuǎn yóuxì.
I bought this game on both Epic and Steam.

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culture
Epic Games Store launched globally in 2018 as a Steam competitor — Tim Sweeney (CEO) famously secured Epic exclusives by paying upfront, and the weekly free-game giveaway became its hallmark. In Chinese gaming circles, 'epic白嫖' (epic báipiáo, 'mooching free games on Epic') is a common joking phrase. Notably, Tencent owns ~40% of Epic Games.
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Latin spelling kept as-is in Chinese — pronounced 'epic' (English) or '一皮克' as a phonetic approximation. Compare with the other major PC store, Steam (also Latin-spelled in Chinese). 'epic' as the company is distinct from epic (史诗级, shǐshījí) the adjective.