2021
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Epic Games Delivers Entertainment Experiences at Global Scale on AWS

Creating cutting-edge entertainment for over 350 million players.

Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Responsible for Fortnite, one of the world’s largest games with over 350 million players, Epic Games also created Unreal Engine, which powers some of the world’s leading games and is utilized across industries including game development, film and television, and automotive. Building on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and using services such as Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), the company delivers cutting-edge entertainment experiences that delight millions of concurrent players all over the world. On AWS, Epic Games automatically scales compute capacity to meet constant fluctuations in player demand, supporting up to 30 times load during peak times while reducing operational costs using Savings Plans.

To learn more, watch the video below and visit aws.amazon.com/gametech.

AWS Services Used

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2)

Amazon EC2 offers the broadest and deepest compute platform, with over 500 instances and choice of the latest processor, storage, networking, operating system, and purchase model to help you best match the needs of your workload.

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