Epic Buys Chair

May 21st, 2008 by Rajiv Ashrafi in Business

undertow-xbla Epic Games officially announced that it has acquired Chair Entertainment Group, the studio behind the Xbox Live Arcade deep sea shooter Undertow. As per agreements, Chair will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Epic and will continue to operate under the same name. It will focus on creating original game franchises using Epic’s Unreal engine.

“Chair’s stylized approach to creating games is further enhanced by their ability to stretch our technology in new directions that not only help in creating amazing gaming experiences but also demonstrate the power and versatility of the Unreal Engine,” said Epic VP Mark Rein on the acquired studio.

Chair was formed in 2005 by key staff from developer GlyphX’s Advent Rising team. The studio has so far released Undertow and has secured exclusive development rights to adapt Orson Scott Card’s classic sci-fi series Ender’s Game.

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