TL;DR: 2K Games has removed its launcher from all games on Epic and Steam, allowing direct play without additional software. This change affects titles like Bioshock and Civilization, with no impact ...

Among all the unnecessary PC game launchers forced on us over the years, 2K Games’ version easily ranked among the very worst – when it was not clunky or broken all by itself, it always found ways to ...

2K Games has removed its launcher from all games on Epic and Steam, simplifying the launch process for players. The update affects game launches in different ways, but players can now easily launch ...

Dominik Bošnjak is a freelance writer from Croatia. He has been writing about games for as long as he can remember and began doing so professionally in 2010 because an opportunity presented itself ...

Late in 2024, 2K removed its launcher and everybody cheered. This was not just another bit of obnoxious corporate bloatware, but one that prevented Linux users from playing BioShock and affected ...

As part of a growing trend among publishers, 2K Games has removed its launcher from “every game that used it” on Steam and Epic. 2K announced the change on a support page last month, and the launcher ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Marvel's Midnight Suns has some performance issues, and if you're playing on Steam, turning off the 2K launcher could be the antidote. Rock Paper ...

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First off, find your ‘TheQuarry.exe’ file on your computer. This will be in the folder you selected for the game to install. You can quickly access the folder by right-clicking The Quarry from your ...

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launcher, from Sid Meier’s Civilization V. "On November 25, a follow-up update was sent out via Steam to make sure the 2K Launcher was fully removed. You may notice the 2KLauncher folder was replaced ...