Fortnite developer Epic Games has just bought a mall in North Carolina for its new headquarters

It is an electronic game Developer Epic Games is moving its headquarters in Cary, North Carolina across town to a large shopping mall. The company announced. It plans to convert the 87 acres of Carrie Town Center to its new home base by 2024.

Once the development is complete, Epic says the site will include entertainment and office spaces, “designated from the ground up to accommodate its long-term growth.”

The company says it plans to start development at the new headquarters site this year. Epic bought the property from Turnbridge Equities and Denali Properties, which they bought in January 2019 as part of a faltering sale after the mall lost three of its main tenants. according to Trigonometric Business Journal. Turnbridge and Denali plan to turn the site into a mixed-use development called Carolina Yards.

A spokesperson for the drug developer Epic said, in an email, to demolish some of the buildings on the site. the edgeHowever, the company did not provide any further details. He said that the plans are still in their early stages. Until the new headquarters is ready, Epic will continue operating from its existing offices on Crossroads Boulevard in Cary, around Three miles.

Epic raised $ 1.78 billion in a funding round last summer and has a sum Its value is estimated at $ 17.3 billion. Although, the company is still involved in An ongoing legal battle with Apple On the charges in the App Store, Epic’s It is an electronic game It remained hugely popular in 2020, with more than 10% 350 million registered players As of May.