According to an internal report from Epic Games, the company paid $146 million to get the exclusive rights for the PC version of Borderlands 3.<\/p>\n
The information was revealed during the Apple vs Epic trial that is underway after Apple and Google removed Epic’s Fortnite from their app stores. A tweet by GameDiscover’s Co-founder Simon Carless reveals a document that reveals that Epic Games Store paid $146m to get exclusive Borderlands 3 rights for six months. The document was part of the deal which allowed the game to launch exclusively on the Epic store.<\/p>\n
As a part of the deal, Epic Store paid the amount to the US-based publisher 2K Games. Out of the $146 million, $115 million was for Borderlands 3 itself, while $80 million was categorised as a minimum guarantee on sales. Other than these, a sum of $15 million was allocated for the marketing of the game and $20 million as a non-recoupable fee.<\/p>\n
The remaining $31 million was allocated to secure two free 2K games for the Epic store’s giveaway. These two games were Borderlands: The Handsome Collection and Civilization VI. <\/p>\n
According to the same document, 100% of the $80m minimum guarantee on sales was recovered within just two weeks of the launch. Based on Epic’s 12% commission, it made $9.2m from Borderlands 3 in the first two weeks itself. It’s also worth noting that within the same timeframe, Borderlands 3 crossed over 1.5 million users on the store. It also helped Epic Games Store to acquire 53 per cent of new users in the same fortnight.<\/p>\n(Picture: Gearbox Software)<\/span><\/p>\n