Epic Games Acquires Horizon Chase Turbo Developer Aquiris

Epic Games has just acquired Aquiris, developer of Horizon Chase Turbo. The company announced that their newly-acquired game studio would be rebranded as Epic Games Brasil. This makes Aquiris the first Epic Games studio in Latin America.

Aquiris will now be working on Fortnite, Epic Games’ flagship title. Epic Games has said that the Brazil-based studio will now be working to “create groundbreaking content and social experiences within Fortnite.”

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“Joining Epic Games builds on our successes in creating memorable games including Wonderbox, Horizon Chase 2 and Looney Tunes World of Mayhem, which we will continue to operate,” said Mauricio Longoni, CEO of Aquiris.

He added, “We are delighted to leverage our experience using Unreal Engine on game development to contribute to the future of Fortnite.”

Mauricio Longoni will now be serving as the studio director of Epic Games Brasil. He also confirmed that the studio will continue to operate Wonderbox, Horizon Chase 2 and Looney Tunes World of Mayhem.

Alain Tascan, Executive Vice President of Game Development at Epic Games, said that the acquisition is part of the company’s effort in establishing a presence in Latin America.

Tascan also said, “We’ve seen firsthand the impressive talents of the AQUIRIS team in creating innovative games that draw global appeal and we are excited to welcome them to Epic Games.”

Aquiris first developed Horizon Chase which was released in 2015 and followed up with Horizon Chase Turbo in 2018. At the end of last year, they released Horizon Chase 2 for Apple Arcade.