Epic Games Acquires RAD Game Tools - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 03 June 2021 / 3,065 Views
Epic Games announced it has acquired the technology and business of RAD Game Tools, a company whose products and technology appears in nearly 25,000 games. The plan is for RAD Game Tools to integrate its technology into Unreal Engine.
If you aren't a video game developer you might not be familiar with the name RAD Game Tools, however, you might have seen their logos at the start of a game. The logos include Bink Video, Oodle, Telemetry, Granny 3D, and Miles Sound System.
"We know first-hand how impressive RAD’s compression technology is, having used it to improve the load time and quality of our most popular games – including Fortnite," said Epic Games CTO Kim Libreri. "The RAD team includes some of the world’s leading compression, video and game dev tooling experts, and we are thrilled to welcome them to the Epic family."
RAD Game Tools founder and CEO Jeff Roberts added, "Our work with Epic goes back decades, and joining forces is a natural next step given our alignment on products, mission, and culture. We both believe that solid technologies enable developers to build beautiful, performant, and reliable experiences. We're excited and humbled to join the amazing Epic team."
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
