Epic Games, Inc.
Overview
The company was started as
Potomac Computer Systems in 1991 by
Tim Sweeney in Rockville, Maryland (US). The same year the name was changed to
Epic MegaGames, Inc. and the company became a world leader in developing and publishing shareware games. Epic's top hits included
Epic Pinball,
Jazz Jackrabbit,
One Must Fall 2097 and the classic
Jill of the Jungle.
The biggest change for the company came in 1998 when the first-person shoot-em-up
Unreal was released. It was the start of a broad franchise of shooters that still runs today. At the same time, the company started licensing the engine powering the games, various iterations of the
UnrealEngine, used in a
large range of titles. It put the company on the map next to
id Software, Inc. as one of the most prominent engine development studios.
Acquired studios:
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Indra Depari of 'da Clan Depari 
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