Epic Games, formerly known as Epic MegaGames and also known as Epic, is a computer game development company based in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.

History

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They were initially founded under the name Potomac Computer Systems in 1991 by Tim Sweeney in Rockville, Maryland, Potomac Computer Systems released its flagship product, ZZT, the same year. The later 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 2097. During this time, they 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. 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 Games released Unreal, a 3D first-person shooter, which expanded into a series of Unreal 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 Raleigh. Subsequently came the Unreal Tournament series. At present, the company is working on the Xbox 360 title Gears of War, as well as Unreal Tournament 2007 for the PC and PlayStation 3

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Epic Mickey: epic enough for three games - http://beefjack.com/pos
BeefJack (BeefJack) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:50:17 -0000
Epic Mickey: epic enough for three games - http://beefjack.com/pos
epic target adventures with @verbully today. came away with more candy than i should. back to playing video games with my vulgar mouth
sarahnizzle (sarah ayyyyy) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:57:58 -0000
epic target adventures with @verbully today. came away with more candy than i should. back to playing video games with my vulgar mouth
@Sevendusted1981 No way. A brainchild of the creator of Psychonaunts and other great games is an epic win!
Sobie01 (Kris Sobczak) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:45:12 -0000
@Sevendusted1981 No way. A brainchild of the creator of Psychonaunts and other great games is an epic win!
Warren Spector Plans an Epic Mickey Trilogy: It's far from a sure thing whether those games will ever manag.. http://bit.ly/UyRnV
Test_Please (Raj Narayanasamy) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:40:21 -0000
Warren Spector Plans an Epic Mickey Trilogy: It's far from a sure thing whether those games will ever manag.. http://bit.ly/UyRnV
**Party Leader should NOT always get HOST** - Page 4 - Epic Games... http://tinyurl.com/yk79825
lilar91dw (Lila Rodgers) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:13:24 -0000
**Party Leader should NOT always get HOST** - Page 4 - Epic Games... http://tinyurl.com/yk79825
most epic dodgeball games ever!! SENIORS domination! :)
madalynlee (Madalyn Lee) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:41:40 -0000
most epic dodgeball games ever!! SENIORS domination! :)

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