Epic Games Acquired RAD Game Tools; Software Will Still Be Available Outside Unreal Engine Jan 8, 2021 05:55 EST
Epic Games revealed the acquisition of software developer RAD Game Tools. Founded all the way back in 1988, RAD s technology has since appeared in some 24,600 games to date, between the Bink video codec, Oodle data compression, and more.
Kim Libreri, Chief Technology Officer at Epic, gave an enthusiastic welcome to RAD:
We know first-hand how impressive RAD’s compression technology is, having used it to improve the load time and quality of our most popular games – including Fortnite. The RAD team includes some of the world’s leading compression, video and game dev tooling experts, and we are thrilled to welcome them to the Epic family.