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Epic Games Acquire Houseparty Social Video Chat Platform - Printable Version +- Sick Gaming (https://sickgaming.net) +-- Forum: Programming (https://sickgaming.net/forum-76.html) +--- Forum: Game Development (https://sickgaming.net/forum-80.html) +--- Thread: Epic Games Acquire Houseparty Social Video Chat Platform (/thread-90833.html) |
Epic Games Acquire Houseparty Social Video Chat Platform - xSicKxBot - 06-13-2019 Epic Games Acquire Houseparty Social Video Chat Platform Epic Games, the makers of Unreal Engine and Fortnite, just acquired Houseparty a multi person video chat based social network. Houseparty is available in application form for both the AppStore and Google Play. The reason for the acquisition isn’t entirely clear, but couldn’t have been cheap as Houseparty was fairly well funded. Some details were released on a Medium post by Houseparty: Quote:Today is a big day for us at Houseparty because we’re joining the Epic Games family! So, why would a gaming company like Unreal Engine by a social video chat platform? My best guess is to support their upcoming cross platform online services initiative although that is entirely speculation at this point. If you are an existing Houseparty user, according to the FAQ in the linked Medium article, your life should remain unchanged in the near future at least. GameDev News Unreal |