[STEAM] This alien shooter was supposed to take down Helldivers 2, but it’s getting review-bombed instead

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Earth Defense Force 6, the latest entry in the long-running franchise that inspired the likes of Helldivers 2, is out on Steam. It’s already facing hardship, however, as players are pummeling it with negative reviews due to its mandatory Epic Games sign-up.

EDF 6 was initially released for PlayStation in 2022 and spent a couple of years there before recently migrating to Steam on July 25. It was immediately

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from players as the game requires everyone to sign in with an Epic Games account to access some online elements.

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claimed the game didn’t mention the Epic Games requirement on its Steam page, leading to their being surprised when the prompt came up. Though the requirement has since been added to the game’s listing page,

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and apologized for not mentioning this sooner.

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