On le savait déjà depuis ce matin, mais c’est désormais officiel : Epic Games a avalé son petit frère Scion Games, qui se charge du développement d’Unreal Championship 2.[–SUITE–]Le communiqué de presse :
EPIC GAMES, NOW MORE UNREAL® THAN EVER
Epic Games and Scion Studios MergeRALEIGH , NC ( March 18, 2003 ). The employees of Scion Studios have joined Epic Games in a move that doubles Epic’s in-house development capacity. This will increase Epic’s ability to develop multiple games, including those in its award-winning Unreal® franchise, internally for both PC and console platforms.
Michael V. Capps, Ph.D., former CEO of Scion Studios, will head Epic’s development and production management in his new role as president of Epic Games. Tim Sweeney remains Chairman and CEO of the company. Before founding Scion, Dr. Capps designed and produced America ‘s Army, the hugely popular multiplayer US Army game built with Epic’s Unreal Engine technology.
« Mike has done an outstanding job managing development and establishing teams that were able to leverage the Unreal Engine technology, » says Mark Rein , Vice President and co-founder Epic Games, « The combination of Epic’s and Scion’s world-class development teams makes Epic Games an even stronger technology leader and one of the top independent game development studios in the world. »
Attendees of this year’s Game Developer Conference in San Jose , California will be able to get a glimpse of the company’s latest engine technology when Epic showcases the stunning new Unreal Engine3, as well as massive improvements and rendering enhancements for UnrealEngine2 which will be demonstrated on Xbox. Game developers and publishers interested in checking out the new Epic technology should contact Mark Rein by email at [email protected] to make an appointment.
About Epic Games
Epic Games Inc, based in Raleigh , NC and established in 1991, is a developer of cutting-edge computer and video games and 3D engine technology. The company is best known as the creator of hit PC 3D action games Unreal and Unreal Tournament , award-winning blockbusters having each sold more than 1 million copies each. Games created with the Unreal Engine include: 2002 Console Game of the Year winner: Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell TM (on PC and console platforms) from Ubi Soft, PC Gamer’s 2000 Game of the Year: Deus Ex from Ion Storm/Eidos, America’s Army from the United States Army, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (PC) from Electronic Arts – and many others. Prior to their 3D success, Epic Games was well known for the hit shareware games Jill of the Jungle , Jazz Jackrabbit and Epic Pinball . Additional information can be obtained through Epic’s Web site at www.epicgames.com.
