\tEpic Games, creator of the hugely successful Fortnite game, inked a deal to buy video chat app Houseparty, as it aims to develop more interactive experiences for its users.<\/p>\n
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.<\/p>\n
Houseparty CEO Sima Sistani explained on Twitter the pairing is a natural fit: \u201cWe kept hearing that people were using Houseparty to talk to their real-life friends while gaming together and one game came up over and over again: Fortnite.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the last decade of social media was about sharing, the next decade will be about participating.\u201d<\/p>\n
Houseparty first began exploring integrated gaming on its platform in January, offering multi-player guessing game Heads Up inside the app.<\/p>\n
It appears the app will remain a standalone offering for the time being, with Houseparty noting in a blog post user accounts will not be merged with Epic Games profiles.<\/p>\n
But Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said the company eventually wants to use Houseparty\u2019s technology to \u201cbuild even more fun, shared experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fortnite seems a likely target for the company’s development plan given the game’s multiplayer focus.<\/p>\n
In February, market research company Sensor Tower said the game raked in more than $500 million on iOS following its mobile launch on the platform in March 2018, and earned an additional $100 million on Android.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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