Epic launches publishing label, signs creators behind Control, Inside, and The Last Guardian

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Fortnite maker Epic Games is getting into publishing in a big way. Today the company announced the launch of Epic Games Publishing, which is exactly what it sounds like: a publishing label funded by Epic. “We’re building the publishing model we always wanted for ourselves when we worked with publishers,” Epic founder Tim Sweeney said in a statement.

To start, Epic has lined up an impressive trio of development partners. That includes Remedy Entertainment, most recently known for the surreal action game Control; Playdead, the team behind the haunting side-scrollers Limbo and Inside; and Gen Design, a studio helmed by director Fumito Ueda, which most recently launched The Last Guardian. In a separate statement, Remedy said that the deal...

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