The developer behind the hugely popular video game “Fortnite” has acquired an abandoned mall of nearly a million square meters to serve as a new corporate headquarters.
Epic Games bought the Cary Towne Center in its hometown of Cary, North Carolina, according to the Triangle Business Journal, and will turn the site into its new campus in 2024.
The 980,000-square-foot property is about 3 miles from its current Epic headquarters in North Carolina, and it cost the company to acquire just $ 95 million. The 87-acre campus will include both office buildings and recreational spaces.
Epic, which has 2,200 employees, said in a press release that the campus will allow it “the flexibility to create a customized campus from scratch to adapt to its long-term growth.”
Epic, which has been at the center of a notorious battle with Apple over its App Store rates, also said it will work with the city as it plans new development and will likely maintain a Cary recreation and recreation $ 193 million community. Sports center planned for the site.