Epic Games
Also known as Epic MegaGames
Video game and software company in Cary, North Carolina: Unreal Engine, Fortnite, the Epic Games Store.
At a glance
Who owns it
Largest shareholders: Tim Sweeney and Tencent.
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Tim Sweeney (CEO)
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- Epic Games is an American video game and software developer and publisher based in Cary, North Carolina.
- Tim Sweeney founded it in 1991 as Potomac Computer Systems in his parents' house in Potomac, Maryland; it became Epic MegaGames in 1992 and Epic Games after moving to Cary in 1999.
- It makes Unreal Engine and Fortnite and runs the Epic Games Store.
- Sweeney is the controlling shareholder; Tencent bought about 40% of the company in 2012.
Key facts
- Founded
- 1991, as Potomac Computer Systems; Epic MegaGames from 1992; Epic Games from 19991
- Based in
- Cary, North Carolina1
- Makes
- Unreal Engine; Fortnite; the Unreal, Gears of War and Infinity Blade series; the Epic Games Store1
- Owns
- Psyonix, Mediatonic, Harmonix1
Who owns it
Largest shareholders: Tim Sweeney and Tencent.
Major shareholders
- Tim SweeneyPerson
controlling shareholder 1
- Tencent
about 40% of total equity (48.4% of outstanding shares in 2012) · since 2012 1
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