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Epic Games
Type Private
Founded Rockville, Maryland (1991)
Headquarters Cary, North Carolina
Key people Tim Sweeney, Founder/CEO
Mark Rein, Founder/Vice President
Mike Capps, President
Jay Wilbur, Vice President
Cliff Bleszinski, Lead Designer
Steve Polge, Lead Programmer
Industry Computer and video games
Products Games
ZZT
Jill of the Jungle
Jazz Jackrabbit
Epic Pinball
One Must Fall: 2097
Unreal series of games
Gears of War
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Game Engines :
Unreal Engine
Employees 96 [1]
Website Epic Games Official Site

Epic Games, also known as Epic and formerly as Epic MegaGames, is a computer game development company based in Cary, North Carolina, United States. A game engine is a software system designed for the creation and development of computer and video games The Unreal Engine is a popular Game engine developed by Epic Games. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual that creates Video games A developer may specialize in a certain video Cary (ˈkeər'i is a town in Wake and Chatham counties in the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

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History

Epic Games was initially founded under the name of Potomac Computer Systems in 1991 by Tim Sweeney in Rockville, Maryland. Tim Sweeney is a Computer game programmer and the founder of Epic Games, and is best known for his work on ZZT and the Unreal engine Rockville is the County seat of Montgomery County Maryland, United States. Potomac Computer Systems released its flagship product, ZZT, the same year. ZZT is an ANSI -based computer game, created in 1991 by Tim Sweeney, of Epic Games (then Epic Megagames who later During the latter portion of ZZT's life span, the company became known as Epic MegaGames. Gradually, the Epic brand grew with the advent of its shareware games, including Epic Pinball, Jill of the Jungle, Jazz Jackrabbit and One Must Fall: 2097. The term shareware, popularized by Bob Wallace, refers to Copyrighted commercial Software that is Distributed without payment on a trial Epic Pinball is a 1993 Pinball Computer game developed by James Schmalz and published by Epic MegaGames (now Epic Games Jill of the Jungle is a trilogy of platform Computer games released in 1992 by Epic MegaGames. One Must Fall 2097 is a Fighting game for the IBM PC compatible, programmed by Diversions Entertainment. During this time, Epic also published and sold games developed by other developers such as those by Safari Software and also XLand's Robbo, Heartlight, and Electro Man; and Renaissance's Zone 66. Safari Software was a software developer and published founded circa 1989 in Houston, Texas. Renaissance was an American PC Demo group started in 1991 - 1992 by founding members Mosaic C Zone 66 is a top down shooting Video game released in 1993 for the PC, that initially was released as Shareware. In 1997 Safari Software was acquired in whole by Epic and some of their titles as well as other pre-1998 games are sold under the Epic Classics brand.

In 1998, Epic MegaGames released Unreal, a 3D first-person shooter, which expanded into a series of Unreal games. Unreal is a First-person shooter Computer game developed by Epic Games and Digital Extremes and published by GT Interactive 3D computer graphics (in contrast to 2D computer graphics) are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer A first-person shooter ( FPS) is an action Video game from the Shooter game The initial development of Maze War Unreal is a series of First-person shooter Video games developed by Epic Games. The company also began to license the core technology, or Unreal engine, used for the series to other game developers. In 1999, the company changed its name to Epic Games and moved its offices, including its Rockville headquarters, to Cary. In 2006, Epic released the Xbox 360 (and now PC) bestseller Gears of War and has completed working on Unreal Tournament 3. The Xbox 360 is the second Video game console produced by Microsoft, and was developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, and SiS. A personal computer ( PC) is any Computer whose original sales price size and capabilities make it useful for individuals and which is intended to be operated Gears of War is a tactical Third-person shooter Video game developed by Epic Games and published by Microsoft Game Studios. A port of Gears of War for Mac OS X is also in the works. See also Software portability In Computer science, porting is the process of adapting software so that an executable program can be created [2]. On August 20th 2007 they acquired a majority shareholding in Polish developer People Can Fly[3]. People Can Fly is a videogame developer established in February 2002 by Adrian Chmielarz and based in Warsaw, Poland.

Key developers at Epic Games include the aforementioned lead programmer Tim Sweeney, game designer Cliff Bleszinski, Erik de Neve and Steve Polge. Tim Sweeney is a Computer game programmer and the founder of Epic Games, and is best known for his work on ZZT and the Unreal engine Clifford Bleszinski (born February 12, 1975) also known under the Moniker CliffyB and Dude Huge (but now prefers to be only In 2003, Jerry O'Flaherty was named Studio Art Director. Jerry O'Flaherty (born Jeremiah O'Flaherty is an American video game Art Director and Filmmaker best known as Art Director on Gears of War

On 17 March 2008 Epic Games partnered with Valve Corporation and released the whole Unreal series (excluding UT2003) over Steam. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Valve Corporation is an American video game development company based in Bellevue Washington, USA that was founded in 1996, and made famous Unreal is a series of First-person shooter Video games developed by Epic Games. Unreal Tournament 2003 or UT2003 is a First-person shooter Video game designed mainly for Multiplayer gaming

On 19 April 2008 Epic Games' Mike Capps stated that he believes the popularity of the Wii video game console is like a "virus" in that one person thinks it looks cool and buys it, but only plays it for two months; but in that two months friends will see the Wii, think it looks cool, and buy one for themselves, propagating the cycle. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Michael Capps is the President of Epic Games as of April 2008 based in Cary, North Carolina. A virus (from the Latin virus meaning Toxin or Poison) is a sub-microscopic infectious agent that is unable When asked whether there would ever be a time when Epic would be forced to give in and create a game for the Wii, Mike Capps said, “no, we go forward, not back. It makes more sense for us to invest in the next-generation tech. ”[4][5]

On 20 May 2008 Epic Games acquired Chair Entertainment. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Chair Entertainment Group is a Video game developer based in Provo Utah. [6]

Awards

Due to the success of Gears of War, the studio were also awarded with IGN's "Best Developer for Xbox 360", Official Xbox Magazine's "Best Developer of the Year" and "Best Studio of the Year", and Spike TV's "Best Studio". Official Xbox Magazine is a monthly Video game magazine which started in November 2001 around the launch time of the original Xbox. The Spike Video Game Awards ( VGA) is an Award show that recognizes the best computer and Video games of the year [7]

Game Engines

Main article: Unreal Engine

Epic is the proprietor of three successful game engines in the videogame industry. The Unreal Engine is a popular Game engine developed by Epic Games. A game engine is a software system designed for the creation and development of computer and video games Each Unreal Engine has a complete feature set of graphical rendering, sound processing, and physics that can be widely adapted to fit the specific needs of a game developer that does not want to code its own engine from scratch. The three engines Epic has created are the Unreal Engine, Unreal Engine 2 and its 2. 5 point release adding support for ingame vehicles and improved netcode. Epic's latest release is Unreal Engine 3. It has been used in games such as BioShock, Mass Effect, Rainbow Six: Vegas, Lost Odyssey, Unreal Tournament 3, Medal of Honor: Airborne and Army of Two.

References

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  3. ^ Epic Games buys People can fly studios.
  4. ^ Ahearn, Nate (2008-04-19). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer IGN: NYCC '08: Talking Gears 2 and So Much More. IGN. Retrieved on 2008-04-20. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII.
  5. ^ zizzy (2008-04-20). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Mike Capps says Epic Games won’t ever make a game for the Wii: “we go forward, not back”. Megatonik. Retrieved on 2008-04-20. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII.
  6. ^ Brandon Boyer (2008-05-20). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Epic Games Acquires Undertow Developer Chair. GamaSutra. Gamasutra is a Web site founded in 1997 for Video game developers It is owned and operated by CMP Media, and acts as the online sister publication to the Retrieved on 2008-05-20. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held
  7. ^ VGA - Spike TV 2006 Video Game Awards Winners. Digital Tech News (2006-12-09). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Retrieved on 2008-03-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty

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