Epic Games, Inc.
Moby ID: 154
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- September 28th, 2023
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Layoffs affect 870 employees (16% of the workforce) throughout the company and its subsidiaries.
- January 24th, 2023
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Company discontinues servers for the Unreal series, several early Rock Band titles, 1000 Tiny Claws, Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess, and Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars.
- December 23rd, 2022
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The company delisted all Unreal games from GOG.com.
- December 14th, 2022
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The company delisted the entire Unreal franchise from Steam and console storefronts, as well as the unfinished Unreal Tournament (2014) from the Epic Games Store.
- November 23rd, 2021
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Epic Games acquires Harmonix Music Systems.
- July 21st, 2021
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Company acquires 3D asset platform Sketchfab.
- April 30th, 2021
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Company acquires artist portfolio platform ArtStation.
- January 7th, 2021
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Epic Games announces the acquisition of RAD Game Tools, Inc..
- November 18th, 2020
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Company acquires facial animation tech company Hypersense.
- March 12th, 2020
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Company acquires facial animation tech company Cubic Motion.
- May 1st, 2019
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Company acquires Psyonix.
- January 23rd, 2019
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Company acquires 3Lateral.
- October 8th, 2018
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Company acquires Kamu, developers of Easy Anti-Cheat.
- November 2008
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After an acquisition, the company launched Titan Studios as a part of Epic Games China.
- May 20th, 2008
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The company announces to have acquired ChAIR Entertainment Group.
- August 20th, 2007
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The company announces to have obtained a majority interest in People Can Fly, thus acquiring it.
- September 22nd, 2006
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The company announces the formation of Epic Games China to provide cheaper game asset creation to both Epic Games as well as third parties.
- May 12th, 2005
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The company purchases the Reality Engine from competitor Artificial Studios and hires the lead programmer Tim Johnson. Epic does not intend to continue sales, development, or support, but will review its technologies for inclusion into Unreal Engine 3 and offers licensees upgrades to Unreal Engine 3 at discounted prices.
- March 18th, 2004
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Epic and Scion Studios merge. Scion's Michael Capps assumes the role of Epic Games president while Tim Sweeney remains Chairman and CEO.
- 1999
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The company changes its name from Epic MegaGames, Inc. to Epic Games, Inc. and moves its offices to Raleigh.
- 1997
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The company acquires Safari Software.
- 1991
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Company founded by Tim Sweeney in Rockville, Maryland.