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Epic Games has announced the purchase of the American studio Psyonix. The developer is known among others for "Rocket League". The sale of the game will be discontinued as part of Steam.
Hit the indie scene: Epic Games announced the development studio Psyonix want to acquire. The transaction is expected to be finalized by the end of June 2019, according to the two companies.
Psyonix, ideal for the very popular Rocket League known to keep his offices in San Diego and all employees. Players should know no change in the short term, but should change a lot in the coming months.
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At the end of this year, "Rocket League", namely Epic Games Store be published. Subsequently, the sale of the game is over steam All new buyers must then access the version in Epic Games Store. Future updates will continue to be released to all buyers of the Steam version, promises Psyonix. Everything else would be very foolish, after all, the title with up to 60,000 simultaneous players to the most popular Steam titles.
As part of the acquisition, among other things, the resources for official tournaments of "Rocket League" esports will be increased. The current season ends in June with a tournament at the Prudential Center in New Jersey.
Long story between Psyonix and Epic Games
Since the creation of Psyonix, the studio has worked closely with Epic Games. The takeover of one or the other should not be too surprising. So the studio was on, among other things Unreal tournament and Gears of War involved and helped with development.
Even with "Rocket League" could work together, that's why the game is based, among other things, on the use of Unreal engine.
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