Blink and you might have missed it, but the Epic Games Store has popped up in China – and players can now use local payment methods to buy games.
As reported by Chinese website TechWeb (and spotted by PCGamesN), Chinese customers can purchase games using local payment methods such as Alipay and Wechat – although credit cards cannot yet be used. TechWeb also notes China appears to be a low-cost region, with games such as Metro Exodus and Borderlands priced significantly lower than in North America. You can have a little peep at the site over here.
When contacted by PCGamesN for comment, Epic Games said “we look at Epic Games store as a global service and want to make it available to players in every region we can”.
Source: Eurogamer Epic Games Store quietly opens shop in China