EpicGames

Epic Games is an interactive entertainment company and a provider of 3D engine technology, founded in 1991 by Tim Sweeney and headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, with offices and operations around the world. It is best known for Fortnite and the Unreal Engine, and its work spans the gaming, film, architecture and automotive industries - sectors that increasingly rely on the same real-time 3D tools that creative professionals use to build, render and animate content.

For artists, designers and technical creatives, the company's most relevant assets are Unreal Engine and MetaHuman. Unreal Engine, which began as shareware-era code written by Sweeney and grew into one of the most influential game engines in the industry, is used across gaming, film, architecture and automotive production. MetaHuman is a developer tool for creating digital humans, applied in the same verticals. Fab, a digital marketplace for creators, and the Epic Games Store, a digital game storefront, extend the company's platform work beyond engine development.

Fortnite, described as one of the world's largest games, lets players play, create and connect; it has over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections. The company traces its roots to ZZT, an early shareware game by Sweeney, and has since grown from a small development studio into a global business. Its stated aim is to build interactive experiences that push the boundaries of technology, while serving creators and players across the globe.