Epic Wins "Large Company of the Year"

Epic Games - the guys behind Unreal and Gears of War - have been awarded "Large Company of the Year" from the North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA). They beat out prestigious companies like Microsoft, Cisco and others.

Epic Games Wins 2007 NCTA 21 'Large Company of the Year' Award

CARY, N.C. (November 16, 2007) - Epic Games, Inc., a developer of award-winning, top-selling PC and console games, today announced that it has been recognized as the Large Company of the Year by the North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA). Epic Games received its award at the annual NCTA 21 Awards gala last night at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Cary, N.C. The NCTA 21 Awards are North Carolina's oldest and most prestigious awards devoted to promoting excellence, innovation and leadership in technology.

The NCTA 21 awards are grouped in five categories: Technology Industry Awards, Stage of Development Awards, Functional Awards, Leadership Awards and Excellence Awards. Epic Games received the large company Stage of Development award for its massive success following the record-breaking launch of its Gears of War game and the continued prosperity of its Unreal series. Epic Games is also known for its commercially available Unreal Engine 3, which is used to develop its own products as well as other best-selling games around the world. Other finalists in the Large Company of the Year category included Accenture, Cisco, Red Hat and Microsoft Charlotte.

"The NCTA 21 Awards recognizes companies and individuals in North Carolina for their diligence and innovation in implementing successful business plans, excelling in the marketplace and their contributions to the community," said Bob Hawkins, 2007 Chairman of the NCTA Board of Directors. "We look forward to this event every year so we can celebrate not only the finalists but all the companies and individuals who actively promote the growth of knowledge-based jobs in North Carolina."

"It's such an honor for a private company with less than a hundred employees to be nominated in a category with four world-class publicly held companies," said Dr. Michael Capps, president of Epic Games. "To win the award was such a great surprise, and I couldn't be more proud of our team.

"Through innovations in game development, as well as crossing over into film, government and military applications, architectural previsualization and more with our engine software, Epic is positioned to be a lasting contributor to North Carolina's technology market," Capps said.

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