Epic Games online store down after reports of free ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ offering


A man walks past a billboard of the ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ video game in Hong Kong on Sept 17, 2013. A source close to the matter has confirmed that the game is available for free and will be officially announced by Epic once the issues on the website are fixed. — AFP

Fortnite-creator Epic Games’ digital videogame store was down on May 14 as it recorded huge traffic after reports that it was giving the premium edition of Grand Theft Auto V for free.

Users trying to get their hands on the blockbuster action-adventure title took to Twitter to complain that they could only see an error upon opening the website.

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