People can fly
| People can fly | |
|---|---|
| legal form | sp. z oo |
| founding | February 2002 (as People Can Fly) |
| Seat |
Warsaw , Poland
|
| Branch | Software development |
| Website | peoplecanfly.com |
People Can Fly , also known at times as Epic Games Poland , is a Polish video game developer founded in 2002 .
Company history
The company was founded in February 2002 under the name People Can Fly in Warsaw . The name comes from a song of the same name by the GOA trance music group Astral Projection and from the film Kalifornia , in which the character Brian Kessler ( David Duchovny ) says: “ When you dream there are no rules, people can fly, anything can happen. “The first own project was the first person shooter Painkiller . However, some employees have been helping to develop games since 1992. The best known of these is Gorky 17 ( Odium in the USA). The team consists of over 20 employees.
People Can Fly was bought by Epic Games in August 2007 . In November 2013, the studio was renamed Epic Games Poland.
On June 24, 2015, People Can Fly announced the split from Epic Games and the return to their original name.
Developed games
- Painkiller (Windows, 2004)
- Painkiller: Battle out of Hell (Windows, Add-on, 2004)
- Gears of War (Windows port, 2007)
- Bulletstorm (Windows, Xbox 360, PS3, 2011)
- Gears of War: Judgment (Xbox 360, 2013)
- Fortnite (Windows, macOS, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, 2017)
Web links
- Official website (English)