Fortnite developer and publisher Epic Games has acquired Helsinki-based game security and live service management firm Kamu, Epic and Kamu announced today in a joint statement

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Kamu said it supports, "live management of player satisfaction, community building, and game integrity." The firm's Easy Anti-Cheat tech is currently installed in over 100 million PCs globally where it tries to protect players of more than 80 games, including Fortnite.“Kamu’s team and tools have been key to building a vibrant Fortnite multiplayer experience that’s fair for all players,” Epic CEO Tim Sweeney said."Battling cheating in games was just the start," said Kamu CEO Simon Allayes."Today our products also help developers stay competitive by identifying player needs as quickly as they emerge," Allayes said.“Building and launching games today is incredibly challenging, and only half the battle," Sweeney said. "Kamu’s tools for managing live games help developers grow and sustain their games successfully after launch."Under Epic, Kamu plans to continue expanding its services to current customers and engines it supports. Epic plans to use its new foothold in Helsinki to recruit Finnish tech, engine, and service developers.Epic has gotten serious enough about Fortnite players' security that it incentivized players to sign up for two-factor authentication by giving out an emote . Earlier this year, it was revealed that tens of thousands of Fortnite players had downloaded a virus-filled V-bucks app

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