MAJOR ACQUISITION: INDIE MUSIC PLATFORM BANDCAMP ACQUIRED BY FORTNITE DEVELOPER EPIC GAMES
The indie music platform CEO Ethan Diamond has called Epic "champions of a fair and open internet" Bandcamp music platform just got acquired by Fortnite developer Epic Games. Epic Games, the developer and publisher behind Fortnite, has acquired Bandcamp for an undisclosed amount. Bandcamp CEO Ethan Diamond announced the news via the Bandcamp Updates blog, declaring his excitement in the acquisition - labelling the developer "champions for a fair and open Internet." Epic Games is known for games such as Fortnite, Gears of War, Rocket League and its development of the Unreal Engine — an engine that powers many modern console games. Diamond assured Bandcamp users and supporters that the deal would not mean that Bandcamp would be changing operation: "We will keep operating as a standalone marketplace and music community, and I will continue to lead our team. The products and services you depend on aren’t going anywhere." He continued that the music...