Fortnite cheaters should watch out as Epic Games has announced its acquisition of the anti-cheat company Kamu. The Helsinki-based security firm was purchased by the Battle Royale developer just recently. However, not much is known about the details of the purchase including how much the company was bought for. The firm assists game developers and publishers with managing various features like anti-cheat functionality and security.
Kamu has actually helped Epic Games out in the past, working with the developer on Fortnite Battle Royale. It has assisted in making sure that the online atmosphere of the global phenomenon has been fair for all players on every platform. According to Kamu, its anti-cheat technology is used by more than 100 million PC gamers in the world.
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This purchase won’t affect Kamu working with other companies. It seems that, despite the purchase, things will mostly stay the same for the security firm. On the other hand, Epic benefits from the added security for Fortnite. In addition, this acquisition is a staging point for the developer to spread its reach to Helsinki, Finland.
This purchase will allow Kamu to reach out and bring in more talent to work for the company. This will, in turn, allow for it to more fully develop its security engine and its various online services. This will help live games like Fortnite Battle Royale by finding the issues and needs of the player swiftly.
The news of this acquisition isn’t surprising given Epic Games’ overwhelming success with Fortnite. The company recently hit a huge milestone for sales on the iOS App Store after only 200 days of offering the mobile version. Unsurprisingly, that success doesn’t look to be stopping any time soon as the game moves into its sixth season.