Harmonix Is Being Acquired By Epic Games

According to announcements from some companies, euphony and bushed crippled developer Harmonix is being acquired by Epic Games. 

Epic Games made a statement saying connected its website astir the company's future, saying, "The Harmonix squad volition collaborate intimately with Epic to make philharmonic journeys and gameplay for Fortnite while continuing to enactment existing titles including Rock Band 4."

Harmonix has a little blog post connected its tract arsenic well, followed by a abbreviated Q&A covering the evident questions regarding its progressive enactment for Rock Band and astir caller merchandise FUSER. Here's the connection from Harmonix astir joining the Epic family: 

"Over the past 26 years we person pushed ourselves to redefine however radical acquisition and interact with music. From the earliest days of The Axe to Guitar Hero, Rock Band, Dance Central, our VR titles, FUSER, and everything successful between, we person aspired to redefine what a euphony crippled tin be. Now, we’ll beryllium moving with Epic to erstwhile again situation expectations arsenic we bring our unsocial marque of philharmonic gaming experiences to the Metaverse, and we couldn’t beryllium much excited."

For the clip being, the institution is sticking to keeping its upcoming seasons and events for its games successful the pipeline, and won't beryllium discontinuing enactment successful immoderate way. Other than that, details are scant different than Harmonix games similar Rock Bank volition proceed to stay up and running, though expect the developer to leverage its talents successful Fortnite sometime successful the aboriginal philharmonic talents arsenic well.

Epic has, of course, been dipping its toes into interactive concerts and musical performances successful caller years, and that trend volition undoubtedly continue and grow with a squad similar Harmonix nether its umbrella. If immoderate squad tin apical what Epic has done with experiences similar past summer's Ariana Grande performance, Harmonix would beryllium the group to bash it. 

Does this marque you hopeful for much dedicated euphony games, oregon are you perchance excited for much bushed contented successful Fortnite? Give america your thoughts connected the Harmonix acquisition successful the comments below.