A short presentation covering research on the Unreal Engine and Epic Games.

1. Epic Games
- Evan Brisita (brisitae)

2. Problems: Products:

3. Persona
▪ Lead Game Programmer
▪ Managed in-house game engine
▪ Previous engine is outdated

4. Finances
Private Company but…
▪ $192M estimated revenue
▪ $1.3B in fundraising
▪ 1.5 Million users added in 2016

5. ...you pay Epic 5% of gross revenue
after the first $3,000 per product per
calendar quarter...

6. Company History
1991
Epic
Founded
1998
Unreal
Engine
+
Unreal
Tournament
2015
Unreal
Engine
Now Free*
2018
Epic
Games
Store
...
Fortnite

7. CEO: Tim Sweeney
▪ Dev who made own 3D engine
▪ Saw profit in selling to devs

8. The Sauce
▪ Industry standard engine
▪ Free to use* philosophy
▪ Highly competitive

9. Competition (AAA)

10. Top AAA Quality Commercial 3D Engines
Unreal Cryengine Unity
Free Tier < $3K < $5K < $100K
Royalty Rate 5% 5% 0%
Subscription $0/month $0/month $125/month
Revenue $192M $37.5M $141M

12. References
● https://www.owler.com/company/epicgames#financials
● https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-12-04-epic-launching-store-
with-88-percent-revenue-share-for-developers
● https://finance.yahoo.com/company/epic-games-2?h=eyJlIjoiZXBpYy1nYW1
lcy0yIiwibiI6IkVwaWMgR2FtZXMifQ==&.tsrc=fin-srch
● http://www.businessofapps.com/data/fortnite-statistics/
● https://venturebeat.com/2016/03/16/epic-games-unreal-engine-gains-1-5
m-users-in-past-year/
● https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/faq
● https://www.cryengine.com/faq
● https://unity3d.com/unity/faq/2491
● https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/6285387/fortnite-creator-tim-sweeney-fou
nder-net-worth-7-16b/
● https://www.giantbomb.com/epic-games/3010-149/

13. Questions?