This means Epic's $80 million bet was a good one, because the game recouped more than that in its first two weeks on sale. By October 2019 (two weeks into the game's release), Borderlands 3 had earned $100 million in revenue on PC, broken down to $77 million in direct sales on the Epic Games Store, and $23 million across PC resellers and retail. The same document also shows that it was ultimately a well-calculated move on Epic's part, because the game was a success. The total of what the document refers to as the "Fully Loaded Borderlands 3 Deal" is $146 million. The Handsome Collection was worth $11 million, whereas Civilization cost $20 million.
Borderlands 3's exclusivity rights were part of a larger deal with 2K Games, which also allowed Epic to offer Borderlands: The Handsome Collection, and subsequently Civilization 6 as free games on the Epic Store. This leaves $15 million, billed as marketing commitment, and $20 non-recoupable fees - essentially a fee for locking the game's release to EGS.īut that's not all that Epic Games paid. This is broken down to $80 million as a minimum guarantee (advance) - i.e., money Epic is paying 2K Games regardless of whether or not the game manages to earn that figure on its own. Apple trial, we have a better idea of how much money the deal cost Epic, and how well the game performed on the platform.Īccording to confidential documents the court made public, the Borderlands 3 deal cost Epic $115 million. Naturally, the terms of this agreement were not shared publicly, but thanks to the currently ongoing Epic Games vs. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Borderlands 3 is one the biggest exclusive gets for the Epic Games Store.īorderlands 3's release on PC being locked to the Epic Games Store for six months was one of the early example demonstrating just how serious Epic is about building its PC platform.