“At Tonic Games Group we often say that ‘everyone deserves a game that feels like it was made for them.’ With Epic, we feel like we have found a home that was made for us. HUGE NEWS! are pleased to announce that we've joined the family!įAQ: /ZcGaoooljz- Fall Guys 4041 SOON March 2, 2021
As Epic works to build this virtual future, we need great creative talent who know how to build powerful games, content and experiences,” said Epic CEO Tim Sweeney in a statement. “It’s no secret that Epic is invested in building the Metaverse and Tonic Games shares this goal. The acquisition includes Mediatonic and Fortitude Games, both of which are owned by parent company Tonic Games Group, which announced the deal with Epic today. Despite that, the companies say they hope to bring Fortnite-style features like crossplay to Fall Guys in the future. Interestingly, Fall Guys is built using the Unity game engine, a rival to Epic’s Unreal platform. Epic later confirmed it plans to make the PC version of Fall Guys available on the Epic Game Store. Epic and Mediatonic say there are no plans right now to make the game (which currently costs $19.99) free-to-play, as Epic did with Rocket League. The deal marks one of Epic’s higher-profile acquisitions of late, following its 2019 purchases of social video app Houseparty and Rocket League developer Psyonix.Īccording to the blog posts and FAQs detailing the announcement, Fall Guys will remain available on Steam for the time being, and the developer is still bringing the game to both the Xbox and Nintendo Switch platforms.
Fortnite creator Epic Games is acquiring video game studio Mediatonic, the maker of smash hit Fall Guys, for an undisclosed sum, the companies announced on Tuesday.