Potomac Computer Systems
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Epic Games' headquarters in Cary, North Carolina
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| Industry | Video game industry |
| Founded | 1991 in Potomac, Maryland, U.S. |
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| Headquarters | Cary, North Carolina, U.S. |
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Worldwide |
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250 (2016) |
| Divisions | Epic Games Seattle |
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| Website | epicgames |
Epic Games, Inc. (formerly Potomac Computer Systems and later Epic MegaGames, Inc.) is an American video game development company based in Cary, North Carolina, partially owned by Tencent. Founded in 1991, it is best known for the development of Unreal Engine technology, which has powered its in-house Unreal, Gears of War and Infinity Blade series as well as many other games, and has been awarded by Guinness World Records as "the most successful video game engine" in the world.
It is the parent company of game developer Chair Entertainment, and also owns game studios in Seattle, Guildford, Berlin, Tokyo, and Seoul. Key developers at Epic Games include chairman, CEO and technical director Tim Sweeney, and lead programmer Steve Polge. Jerry O'Flaherty was the studio art director from 2003 to 2007. Chris Perna has been the art director since O'Flaherty's departure from the company. Cliff Bleszinski, Epic's design director, announced his departure on October 3, 2012.
Epic Games was founded as Potomac Computer Systems in 1991 by Tim Sweeney in his parents' house in Potomac, Maryland. Initially planned to be a computer consulting firm, the company released its first product, ZZT, the same year, a game that Sweeney created while studying mechanical engineering at the University of Maryland.
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