Epic Games is not an individual author but a leading American video game and software development company founded by Tim Sweeney in 1991. The company is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina. Epic Games is best known for creating the Unreal Engine, a widely used game development platform, and for developing hit titles such as Fortnite, one of the most popular battle royale games. They also developed the Gears of War series, Infinity Blade, and are the original creators of the Unreal series of first-person shooters. Additionally, Epic Games operates the Epic Games Store, an online video game storefront that competes with platforms like Steam and Origin.