{"id":421763,"date":"2025-11-04T14:39:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T14:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/harmonix-is-being-acquired-by-epic-games\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T14:39:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T14:39:44","slug":"harmonix-is-being-acquired-by-epic-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/harmonix-is-being-acquired-by-epic-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Harmonix Is Being Acquired By Epic Games"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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According to announcements from both companies, music and rhythm game developer Harmonix is being acquired by Epic Games.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Epic Games made a statement<\/a> saying on its website about the company’s future, saying,\u00a0“The Harmonix team will collaborate closely with Epic to develop musical journeys and gameplay for\u00a0Fortnite\u00a0while continuing to support existing titles including\u00a0Rock Band 4<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

Harmonix\u00a0has a brief blog post<\/a> on its site as well, followed by a short Q&A covering the obvious questions regarding its active support for Rock Band and most recent release FUSER<\/a>.\u00a0Here’s the statement from Harmonix about joining the Epic family:\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Over the last 26 years we have pushed ourselves to redefine how people experience and interact with music. From the earliest days of The Axe to Guitar Hero, Rock Band, Dance Central, our VR titles, FUSER, and everything in between, we have aspired to redefine what a music game can be. Now, we\u2019ll be working with Epic to once again challenge expectations as we bring our unique brand of musical gaming experiences to the Metaverse, and we couldn\u2019t be more excited.” <\/p>\n

For the time being, the company is sticking to keeping its upcoming seasons and events for its games in the pipeline, and won’t be discontinuing support in any way. Other than that, details are scant other than Harmonix games like Rock Bank will continue to\u00a0stay up and running, though\u00a0expect the developer to leverage its talents in Fortnite sometime in the future musical talents as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

Epic has, of course, been dipping its toes into interactive concerts and <\/span>musical performances in recent years, and that\u00a0trend will undoubtedly continue\u00a0and expand with a team like Harmonix under its umbrella. If any team can top what Epic has done with experiences like last summer’s Ariana Grande<\/a> performance, Harmonix would be the group to do it<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Does this make you hopeful for more dedicated music games, or are you potentially excited for more rhythm content in Fortnite?\u00a0Give us your thoughts on the Harmonix acquisition in the comments below.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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According to announcements from both companies, music and rhythm game developer Harmonix is being acquired by Epic Games.\u00a0 Epic Games made a statement saying on its website about the company’s future, saying,\u00a0“The Harmonix team will collaborate closely with Epic to develop musical journeys and gameplay for\u00a0Fortnite\u00a0while continuing to support existing titles including\u00a0Rock Band 4.” Harmonix\u00a0has a brief blog post on its site as well, followed by a short Q&A covering the obvious questions regarding its active support for Rock Band and most recent release FUSER.\u00a0Here’s the statement from Harmonix about joining the Epic family:\u00a0 “Over the last 26 years we have pushed ourselves to redefine how people experience and interact with music. From the earliest days of The Axe to Guitar Hero, Rock Band, Dance…<\/p>\n

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