Epic Games buys shopping mall to convert into new headquarters Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Epic Games buys shopping mall to convert into new headquarters Tilted towers. News by Tom Phillips Deputy Editor Updated on 4 Jan 2021 58 comments When most people pop to the shops, they pick up a few things. When Epic Games goes shopping, it buys the local mall. This week, Epic agreed to purchase the Cary Towne Center, a 980,000-square-foot site just down the road from its current home in Cary, North Carolina. The vast complex will become Epic's new home campus, which will open in 2024 after a three-year plan to refurbish and rebuild the area. I'm hoping for some statues of Fortnite fave Fishstick. Image credit: CBS Image credit: Google/Eurogamer While Epic will own the site, some of it may still be given over for use by the local community, the company said. Epic moved to Cary in 1999 after initially being founded as Potomac Computer Systems in Tim Sweeney's parents house in Potomac, Maryland. The company now says it has 50 offices worldwide, which variously run the hugely-successful Fortnite, develop Unreal Engine, and operate the Epic Games Store. If you want to take a look at how the largely-empty Cary Towne Center looks currently, there are plenty of pictures over on the strangely interesting r/deadmalls reddit. Image credit: inshortiwasafraid Watch on YouTube Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store