Epic MegaGames

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

Epic MegaGames was founded in 1991 by Tim Sweeney in Rockville, Maryland. It released its first game, ZZT, in the same year. The company soon began to make a name for itself by developing shareware games such as Epic Pinball, Jill of the Jungle and Jazz Jackrabbit.

Epic became most famous among gamers for its 3D first-person shooter Unreal that it released in 1998 and eventually expanded into a series of 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.

Designers at Epic Games include the aformentioned Lead Programmer Tim Sweeney and Games Industry Celebrity and Level Designer Cliff Bleszinski.