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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.
You can read more about Epic's games via the "Related Games" section.
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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And as for Gears of War... you'll be shocked and maybe upset.
18 Feb 2014
Microsoft wants to bring the ancient series to the new console
18 Sep 2013
No sign of Epic or Unreal Engine 4 at E3 this year though?
05 Jul 2013
Big boost to Sony as Xbox 720 prepares for reveal
03 Apr 2013
A 'minority stake' by about 1.7 per cent.
22 Mar 2013
Nothing to say, apparently.
05 Mar 2013
A whole month ahead of its official release.
19 Feb 2013
Report suggests move to next Xbox console.
15 Feb 2013
He is transitioning... to baby barf
05 Dec 2012
People have flown but money has been exchanged
14 Aug 2012
He arrives as others jump ship.
10 Aug 2012
Smashes target by a country mile.
02 Aug 2012
Won't affect Epic's independence, say both companies.
19 Jun 2012
"Jury find for Epic on all counts."
31 May 2012
But, current gen games 'are the best games out there.' Eh?
14 May 2012
If it was out of 100, we reckon Gabe would give EA Origin 70!
24 Apr 2012
Cliff Bleszinski doesn't reveal much about what it was, either.
10 Apr 2012
Infinity Blade gets a follow-up...
08 Mar 2012
And a new Doctor Who trailer in this story!
22 Feb 2012
And we refuse to misquote Cliffy B out of context to celebrate... or mourn
17 Feb 2012
No 'dudebros' in Epic's new title
12 Dec 2011
Epic says that DLC are are not just levels that were already done
17 Nov 2011
Can X-Box survive on a little "Code Magic"?
09 Nov 2011
Blimey, that's actually quite impressive.
05 Oct 2011
Smartphone beefcake revealed at Apple campus last night.
05 Oct 2011
Marcus and Dom join the billion dollar club
29 Sep 2011
Eggs is eggs and games is games.
28 Sep 2011
Jon Aston gets his hands on a 40” widescreen TV for his Epic wait.
20 Sep 2011
400 fans gather outside flagship GAME store.
20 Sep 2011
Also, no Xbox 720 soon.
05 Sep 2011
Plus: Ice-T's theme song not obnoxious shocker!
02 Aug 2011
And what, exactly, does 'this connected world' have in store for the series?
19 Jul 2011
The fighting starts before the wargame
11 Jul 2011
£100 edition comes complete with Marcus Fenix statue.
16 May 2011
unless they’re certain it’s really good and can represent the game in the best possible way...
16 Mar 2011
Platform exclusive damages "satire" in the face
28 Feb 2011
Awesomeness and trilogy closing sadness in one go
23 Feb 2011
Raises Unreal Engine Revenue Cap by 10 Times
23 Feb 2011
No point in being the 51st State after all
19 Jan 2011
Special unlocks for serious fans.
21 Dec 2010
T'is the season for gaming on an iPhone.
30 Nov 2010
So says Chair Entertianment's creative director
03 Nov 2010
Apparently this means the Epic will surely make Milo
20 Oct 2010
Will now be "the marquee title for the holiday season" in 2011
01 Oct 2010
Detailed RPG world, with sword fighting action.
02 Sep 2010
Sends apology to indie developer over Develop controversy.
20 Jul 2010
Positech's Cliff Harris slams Mark Rein over marketing snub
16 Jul 2010
Bulletstorm looks different to Gears because it wants to.
12 Jul 2010
No plans for Epic IP until it is.
09 Jul 2010
Grammy Nominated Recording Artist, Drake that is
11 Jun 2010
He doesn't think Japan is technically slow at all
10 Jun 2010
Beware: Awesome to be said a great deal
13 May 2010
Marcus slips into something a little more comfortable.
05 May 2010
Never let a live IP die.
13 Apr 2010
Will feature cover system shakeups and underwater stages, apparently.
09 Apr 2010
Developer can take the series wherever it likes.
15 Mar 2010
GoW man bigs up GoW2 with loads of naughty words
24 Nov 2008
EA and Epic studio make friends
18 Aug 2008
But you're going to have to wait a little longer.
09 May 2008
Silicon Knights still not playing nice with Epic though...
21 Feb 2008
Silicon Knights getting its legal sword unsheathed
24 Jan 2008
Too Human developer claims Unreal Engine 3 is inadequate
20 Jul 2007
Ironically confirmed by Epic’s cease and desist notices
08 Jul 2007
Live Arcade charges for freely available game guides
26 Apr 2007
Microsoft, Epic, Evolution and Rare get involved
23 Apr 2007
Game Developers Choice Awards dishes out the honours
08 Mar 2007
Plus, Video Games Live 'crescendo finale'
20 Feb 2007
Epic Games President speaks up on downloadable content and bigs up hard disks for 360 Core...
06 Feb 2007
Fastest selling next-gen game of 2006. Game of the year?
15 Dec 2006
Quelle surprise! 'Gears of Phwooar' straight to number one
21 Nov 2006
...at London's IMAX cinema. This is how it was meant to be played!
03 Nov 2006
360 Killer App: Shakeycam Footage Inside
06 Oct 2006
Epic's technology says hello to more money. Details inside.
21 Aug 2006
1,678,350 man hours in. Looks like a November release
03 Aug 2006
Absurd speculation ensues
26 Jul 2006
But the textures…think of the textures…
24 May 2005
Listen, the Midway release schedule is trying to tell us something...
14 Jan 2005
KOTOR developers announce an unannounced title
17 Sep 2004
Unreal Tournament 2004 Editor’s Choice Edition squeezed out before Christmas.
30 Jul 2004
US publisher kicks open door to PC games market.
29 Jul 2004
Epic in ‘more time needed’ no-shock
31 Oct 2003
Titles TBA, Microsoft Game Studios to publish.
17 Sep 2003
And you don’t need to be a millionaire.
30 Aug 2002
Infogrames fires a head-shot at id.
31 May 2002
Ambitious German company reveals details on The Y-Project.
04 Feb 2002