Epic Games acquires Rock Band developer Harmonix
(Windows Phone Central)

The team is now working on `musical journeys and gameplay` for Fortnite. What you need to know Harmonix is a Boston-based development studio best known for its work on the Rock Band franchise. Publisher and developer Epic Games is acquiring Harmonix. Harmonix will now be working on content for Fortnite, with more details coming at a later date. Epic Games is acquiring Rock Band developer Harmonix, as announced on Tuesday. This follows prior acquisitions by Epic Games, such as Fall Guys development team Mediatonic. Founded in 1995, Harmonix is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has worked on games like Rock Band, Dance Central and more recently Fuser. `Our team will work with Epic to create musical journeys and gameplay for Fortnite. While we`re not ready to share any specifics, the whole team is incredibly excited to get started,` the team writes in the announcement blog. The purchase price of the acquisition was not announced. Harmonix was previously owned by media conglomer...