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Epic Production Technologies

Gaming infrastructure tools that arrived as the industry reinvented itself.

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Quiet closure with no public announcement · Fatal mistake: Built production tools targeting a traditional gaming workflow just as mobile and casual gaming disrupted the entire production paradigm.

Founded	2008
Closed	2010
Country	USA
Sector	Gaming

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2008-01-01

FOUNDING

Epic Production Technologies founded in the USA to build production infrastructure and tooling for gaming studios.

2009-03-01

FUNDING

Raised $1.5M in seed funding to develop and market its gaming production technology platform.

2009-10-01

PRODUCT LAUNCH

Launched its gaming production tools as the industry began accelerating its shift toward mobile and casual game platforms.

2010-06-01

SHUTDOWN

Epic Production Technologies quietly closed operations after failing to find sustainable demand for its tools in a rapidly shifting gaming landscape.

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Epic Production Technologies raised $1.5M to develop gaming production tools and infrastructure but ceased operations around 2010. The company failed to establish sustainable market traction during a critical p...

eriod of industry transformation. The primary cause of failure was timing and market misalignment: the gaming landscape was rapidly shifting toward mobile gaming and casual browser-based games, while

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Epic Production Technologies raised €1.5M before built production tools targeting a traditional gaming workflow just as mobile and casual gaming disrupted the entire production paradigm. ended it. See the documented cause, verified lesson and all failure signals.

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