Game giant Epic Games shuts down social video app Houseparty to focus on metaverse

 



On September 10, it was reported that the gaming giant Epic Games will close its popular social video application Houseparty in October, and will absorb the latter team, committed to "creating new ways to conduct business on a metaverse scale in the entire Epic Games family." Meaningful and true social interaction.” It is reported that Epic Games acquired Houseparty for $35 million in 2019. Last year, Houseparty was integrated into Epic Game’s flagship game "Fortnite", allowing users to video chat while playing the game. Earlier this year, Epic Games completed a $1 billion financing to support the vision of building a metaverse

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