Epic Games plans to add third-party games to own mobile stores, reports Reuters, saying it is adding 19 Android games globally and 16 more for iOS in the EU. The store was launched in the wake of hard-fought legal victories against mobile platform holders Apple and Google. This seems to be an effort to jumpstart things, as the article notes the store fell far short of its user goals in its first year. "We are opening up the Epic Games Store to mobile games from third parties, starting with a small catalog and expanding over time to a very big catalog," says Epic CEO Tim Sweeney. "Our aim here isn't just to launch a bunch of different stores and different places, but to build a single cross-platform store." Given Epic spent years in court fighting Apple's and Google's rake on mobile offerings, not to mention its generous royalty structure on the Epic Games Store, it's no surprise that part of this will be subsidized to start:

It will launch a program to offer free games on its mobile store, starting with titles such as "Bloons TD 6" and "Dungeon of the Endless: Apogee".

The company said it would temporarily cover core technology fees, the 0.50 euros ($0.5210) charged by Apple on every app after it crosses 1 million installs, for developers that participate in Epic's free-games program in Europe.