Harmonix began as an independent video game studio dedicated only to music-themed games in Boston, Massachusetts in 1995, but was later bought and sold by MTV Games parent company Viacom. “Now, we’ll be collaborating with Epic to push expectations again as we bring our distinctive brand of musical gameplay mechanics to the metaverse, and we couldn’t be more excited,“ Harmonix said.
— Epic Games Newsroom (@EpicNewsroom) November 23, 2021 Epic’s interest in the studio makes a lot of sense when viewed in this light. Apart from many corporate agreements, Fortnite is best recognised for its virtual concerts at this moment. A number of prominent singers, including as Ariana Grande and Travis Scott, have sparked a lot of interest in the game in the previous two years. Later, more than 12.3M people were watching Scott’s performance at the same time. Epic’s purchase of this studio follows numerous other large acquisitions in recent years, including Psyonix, the creators of Rocket League, and Mediatonic.
