Epic Games Sells Portion Of Its Interest To Chinese Company
Rather than boasting the graphical prowess and potential of their Unreal Engine 3 or demanding that more game hardware publishers push the technical limits of what’s currently possible on consoles, Epic Games are making headlines today for another reason. The developer of the massively popular Gears of War franchise has recently sold a minority stake of its business to Chinese Internet company, Tencent Holdings. Though the terms of the deal were undisclosed, Epic reps have stated that the developer will remain completely independent, stating that the partnership will be used for Epic to “further expand its game franchises across multiple platforms....