Earth Defense Force 6 drops controversial Epic account requirement for players on Steam

Earth Defense Force 6, the B-movie-themed third-person shooter about fending off an alien invasion of Earth, has removed a controversial requirement that forced players to have a linked Epic Games account in order to play online.

The Epic Games account requirement was first confirmed by D3Publisher in July, when EDF6 launched. "To enhance cross play and online functionality, online play requires signing in to your Epic Games account," the publisher said at the time. "We apologize for the...