EPIC GAMES, NOW MORE UNREAL® THAN EVER
Epic Games and Scion Studios Merge
RALEIGH, 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 CellTM (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
Unreal is a registered trademark of Epic Games Inc.
