Epic says its new 'vibe coded' Epic Games Store launcher is faster than Steam
The updated version is in beta for the time being, and represents a total rebuild of the EGS client.
Why am I seeing this Ranked on corroboration — 2 independent outlets
2 independent outlets carried this — The Verge, PC Gamer and Ign. Agreement across newsrooms that do not share an owner is the strongest thing we can measure, so it carries the most weight.
StandardStandard, because two or more independent orgs carry it, the subject was identified from the text, and it scores 0.57 against a bar of 0.50.
| Factor | Weight | Score | Contribution | Where it came from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corroborationleads | 0.35 | 0.61 | +0.215 37% | 2 distinct tier-1/2 orgs, counted once each: The Verge, PC Gamer and Ign. Saturates at 5. |
| Source trust | 0.25 | 0.78 | +0.196 34% | The Verge is the highest-trust source on this story. Trust is taken from the best source, not averaged. |
| Pickup rate | 0.20 | 0.00 | +0.000 0% | The sources carry no usable publish times, so the rate could not be measured from them directly. |
| Freshness | 0.20 | 0.81 | +0.162 28% | Halves every 10 hours from the newest item on the story. This is the only factor that rewards a story for nothing more than being recent. |
Corroboration counts distinct organisations, once each, and only from tiers 1 and 2. Freshness halves every 10 hours, so this ranking is a snapshot and will differ at the next build.
What happened
The updated version is in beta for the time being, and represents a total rebuild of the EGS client. Following reports of an AI push, Epic Games has revealed that the new EGS Launcher was "vibe coded" using artificial intelligence.
How this story arrived
Ordered by when each source was first observed, which is what the velocity figure is computed from. Publishers backdate; observed order does not.
- 01 Theverge first seen Epic’s new games launcher is ‘vibe coded’
- 02 Pcgamer +0m Epic says its new 'vibe coded' Epic Games Store launcher is faster than Steam
- 03 Ign +3.0h ‘We Vibe Coded a New Epic Games Launcher’ – Epic’s New Store App Was Built Using AI
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