Epic buys Rocket League developer Psyonix, will stop selling the game on Steam
Fortnite creator Epic Games announced today that it’s acquired the independent game development studio Psyonix, makers of the massively popular vehicular soccer game Rocket League.
As a result of the deal, Psyonix says it will have access to more resources to support Rocket League’s competitive e-sports league and, by late 2019, will bring the game to Epic’s PC storefront. After that, Rocket League will no longer be available on Valve’s competing Steam store, though buyers of the Steam version will continue receive support. Terms of the deal, including how much money Epic paid to acquire Psyonix, were not made public.
“The PC version of Rocket League will come to the Epic Games store in late 2019. In the meantime, it will continue to...