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Epic Games Store "definitely won't" Restrict Games with NFTs Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney says that Epic Games will not limit the sale or distribution of games that incorporate NFTs. Sweeney's comments follow an announcement from Minecraft developer Mojang, which outlined the company's stance to not permit blockchain technologies or NFTs in Minecraft. Following Mojang's declaration, one fan contacted Sweeney on Twitter to enquire whether Epic Games would take a similar stance, but Sweeney responded in the negative. He states that developers should be able choose what games they want to create and that you can decide whether or not you want to play them. "I believe that operating system and stores manufacturers shouldn't attempt to dictate their views to others. We shouldn't. Another user reacted to Sweeney's comments asking what the difference is from the Epic Games policy that prohibits the use of hateful and discriminatory content. Sweeney stated that the difference comes down to "editorial and brand judgements," and believes Epic chooses "to draw the line at mainstream acceptable norms." Some users on the PC gaming subreddit have criticized Sweeney's decision, pointing out how the Epic CEO has previously voiced his opinion against NFTs. In September 2021, Sweeney publicly posted a copy of his email response via Twitter that reads "We do not want to engage in NFTs since the entire field is caught up in a complex mix of scams, interesting foundations of decentralised technology, as well as scams." Ian blog Sweeney now says that he believes Epic Game store developers should be able to explore such integrations, but he is not clear about. In a follow-up tweet that "Crypto is complicated.
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