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Epic Games develops and publishes popular video games, including titles like "Fortnite" and "Unreal Tournament," available on various platforms. The company also provides Epic Online Services, which offer tools for other developers to manage and scale their games, including backend support and online multiplayer features. What makes Epic Games stand out is its successful game portfolio combined with the licensing of its Unreal Engine for game development. The goal of Epic Games is to enhance the gaming experience for players and support developers with high-quality tools and resources.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
Late Stage VC
Total Funding
$8.6B
Headquarters
Cary, North Carolina
Founded
1991
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Health coverage - 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match and profit share
Robust mental well-being programs & free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents
Unlimited PTO & sick time
Paid sabbatical
Apple and Epic Games are reportedly sparring over Apple’s denial of Epic Games’ resubmission to place its game Fortnite in the App Store. Epic Games said Friday that its resubmission was denied by Apple, while Apple responded that it did not remove the game from alternative distribution marketplaces, CNBC reported Friday (May 16). The Fortnite account said in a post on X: “Apple has blocked our Fortnite submission so we cannot release to the US App Store or to the Epic Games Store for iOS in the European Union. Now, sadly, Fortnite on iOS will be offline worldwide until Apple unblocks it.”
In brief A generative AI-powered Darth Vader spouted hate speech and expletives in Fortnite, prompting a quick fix from Epic Games.Epic Games told Decrypt that a content moderation oversight has been addressed.The voice is based on the the late James Earl Jones, who licensed his likeness to Lucasfilm.Decrypt’s Art, Fashion, and Entertainment Hub. Discover SCENEFortnite game developer Epic Games added a generative AI-powered Darth Vader character in the game, based on the licensed likeness of the late voice actor, James Earl Jones. But things quickly went awry as players were able to coax the AI character into saying racist and homophobic things along with profanity.Introduced on Friday as part of the Star Wars/Fortnite crossover event, “Fortnite: Galactic Battle,” Darth Vader’s dialogue in Fortnite was created by New York-based voice AI company ElevenLabs. The AI-powered character is capable of responding to players in real time.Within hours of the rollout, social media clips began circulating showing players baiting the AI-powered Star Wars villain into saying racial and homophobic slurs, as well as expletives. Players were able to get Darth Vader to say words or names that sounded like hate speech, insults, or other expletives.friend already got the vader ai to say a slur LMAOOO pic.twitter.com/GBtjQlrtqz — gas (@GasSpares) May 16, 2025Multiple players have shared videos on social media showing the character reacting with derogatory words. In response to one of the viral clips, Epic Games said a hotfix had been pushed out to correct Vader’s surprising new vocabulary.“We pushed a hotfix immediately and this shouldn’t happen again,” the company wrote on X.In a follow-up email to Decrypt, Epic Games acknowledged a content moderation oversight ahead of Darth Vader’s addition to Fortnite.“While we added several specific rules and instructions as part of our guardrails to prevent Darth Vader from swearing or repeating swear words, in this instance, our filters did not catch a specific variation of an expletive,” an Epic Games spokesperson told Decrypt
Epic is expected to provide clear instructions at launch, depending on the distribution model approved in the U.S. Alongside Fortnite's return, Epic Games has launched a global rewards program.
Epic Games recently announced a new revenue policy for its digital game store.
Following a break from the game, Epic Games is set to release a new Superman skin timed with the release of the upcoming Superman movie on July 11th.