Epic Games is an American video game and software development company based in Cary, North Carolina.
The company was founded in 1991 by Tim Sweeney as Potomac Computer Systems and originally operated out of his parents' house in Potomac, Maryland.
Epic Games is best known for:
1. Developing the Unreal Engine, a leading game engine
2. Creating the Fortnite battle royale game
3. Operating the Epic Games Store
4. Publishing popular game series like Gears of War