American game production and development company Epic Games, creator of legendary game series such as Rock Band, Dance Central; acquired Harmonix, one of the world’s leading game studios.
The Harmonix team, which stands out for creating fun and engaging music experiences that appeal to everyone, will collaborate with Epic Games to develop the music of Fortnite.
Harmonix will design Fortnite’s musical
Harmonix Music Systems announced its agreement with Epic Games on its official website, “We’ve helped people redefine the music experience with the projects we’ve developed so far. Now we’re working with Epic Games to bring our unique musical gaming experiences to the Metaverse, we couldn’t be more excited.” With this signed partnership, the Harmonix team will work with Epic Games to develop the musical design of Fortnite. Harmonix, which will work on Fortnite, will continue to support its existing games.
“Working with Epic Games, we will push the boundaries and invent new ways for our players to make and share more enjoyable music,” said Alex Rigopulos, president and co-founder of Harmonix. President Rigopulos stated that they have always aimed to create the world’s most loved music experiences, and that they hope to achieve this goal on a larger scale by joining Epic Games. “Music brings millions of people together in Fortnite,” said Alain Tascan, vice president of game development at Epic Games. With the Harmonix team, we will transform the players from passive listeners to active participants and provide a completely different musical experience.”
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