Epic Games

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Established in 1991 in Raleigh, NC, USA, Epic Games is a developer currently most notable as a creator of Fortnite and the Unreal game engine. In its early years, however, the company established itself with shareware games including Jill of the Jungle, Jazz Jackrabbit and Epic Pinball.

However its place in gaming history, and as a producer of premium quality shooters, was established with the 1998 release of Unreal and Unreal Tournament - the million selling shooters that gave name to Unreal Engine, used today by developers worldwide.

More recent highlights are Gears of War, Shadow Complex and the Infinity Blade series of games and, of course, Fortnite. The company is now headquartered in Cary, North Carolina.

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Software Highlights from Credited Titles

Epic Games's first work that SPOnG is aware of is the 1994 title, "Jazz Jackrabbit" (PC).

The company has been involved titles released on the PS4, Switch, Xbox One, PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Power Mac, Xbox and Dreamcast. Of these, "Gears of War" (Xbox 360), "Gears of War 2" (Xbox 360), "Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict" (Xbox), "Unreal Tournament 3" (PS3), "Gears of War 3" (Xbox 360) has been a best selling title.

The company's most recent involvement was on the 2018 release "Fortnite" (Switch).

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30 Apr 2013

Epic Games Unleashes Explosive Cinematic Trailer to Mark the Blockbuster Launch of “Gears of War: Judgment”

Ready your Lancers and prepare to jump back into the fight, Gears Nation!

07 Mar 2013

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07 Mar 2013

NCSOFT Licenses Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 4

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14 Feb 2013

IPKeys Technologies Teams With the Unreal Government Network to Elevate Military Simulations Above the Competition

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06 Dec 2012

Square Enix Signs Long-Term Unreal Engine Licensing Agreement

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23 Oct 2012

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28 Aug 2012

Tencent Makes Strategic Investment in Epic Games

A leading provider of Internet and mobile and telecommunications value-added services in China, announces today it has agreed to acquire a minority stake in US-based Epic Games

19 Jun 2012

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29 Mar 2012

Epic Games and Applied Research Associates’ Virtual Heroes Division Launch Unreal Government Network

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27 Mar 2012

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08 Mar 2012

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08 Mar 2012

Reverb Publishing Licenses Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 3 for Worldwide Site License Agreement

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06 Mar 2012

BBC Worldwide and Supermassive Games Bring ‘Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock’ to Life with UE3

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22 Feb 2012

Make Something Unreal Live Sharpens Its Sword with ‘Fighting Fantasy’ IP

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09 Feb 2012

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17 Jan 2012

“Gears of War 3” “Fenix Rising” Map Pack Featuring New Experience System Launches Today

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17 Jan 2012

Gears of War 3 Versus Booster Map Pack Available for Free on 24th November

Presented by Paramount’s Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol

24 Nov 2011

Square Enix Licenses Unreal Engine 3 For Multiple Games

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17 Nov 2011

“Gears of War 3” Gives Thanks with the Free “Versus Booster Map Pack” on 24th November

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02 Nov 2011

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24 Oct 2011

“RAAM’s Shadow” for “Gears of War 3” Adds Hours of New Campaign Mayhem on 13th December

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20 Oct 2011

GDC Europe 2011 to Feature Roster of International Game Industry Stalwarts

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14 Jul 2011

Epic Games Announces Program Schedules For ‘epic Developer Day’ and ‘unreal University’ in Europe

Standing room only events offer best-in-class instruction to developers free of charge

08 Jul 2011

Free To Play Games Have Arrived On Steam

Five F2P Launch Titles Offering Exclusive Content to Celebrate Launch

15 Jun 2011

Epic Games Releases January 2010 Unreal Development Kit Beta

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19 Jan 2010

Microsoft Announces “Gears of War 2” Ships This November

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21 Feb 2008

Illuminate Labs Joins Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3 Integrated Partners Program

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18 Dec 2007

Gears of War (PC) Fact Sheet

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04 Oct 2007

Midway acquires worldwide rights from Epic Games to publish three titles based on 'Unreal' franchise

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28 Jul 2004

Unreal Tournament 2004 goes gold

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08 Mar 2004

Atari and Epic Games' Unreal Tournament 2004 demo becomes one of the most popular game downloads of all time

Posts more than 1.5 million downloads worldwide in first week - surpasses groundbreaking download rate of Unreal Tournament 2003.

23 Feb 2004

Atari announces Unreal II: The Awakening – Special Edition for PC

Package includes original single player game and revolutionary Expanded Multiplayer (XMP) Mode - XMP to be made available for current owners.

05 Dec 2003

Atari bringing Epic Games' Unreal II: The Awakening to Xbox for Christmas 2003

Console version of PC hit includes Xbox enhancements, multiplayer game modes including single player cooperative play and online competition.

16 Jul 2003

Atari announces Unreal Tournament 2004

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15 May 2003

Unreal Tournament 2003 reigns as #1 selling PC product for two weeks, excluding expansion packs

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28 Nov 2002

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26 Oct 2001

Infogrames Explodes Onto Playstation 2 Early with The Award Winning Unreal Tournament

Wildly popular first-person action game makes console debut at the launch of the season's hottest new system.

20 Oct 2000

Infogrames Explodes Onto Seganet with The Award Winning Unreal Tournament For Sega Dreamcast

Highly anticipated online console gaming to take off with the definitive multiplayer action game this Fall.

28 Sep 2000

Unreal Tournament: Game Of The Year Edition

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10 Aug 2000

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