Former Star Wars: Rogue Squadron devs open new Epic Games studio

Epic Games is opening a new studio in Cologne, Germany. Former Factor 5 studio heads Julian Eggebrecht and Achim Moller are leading Epic Games Cologne. The company says that the latest addition to its workforce will focus on “emerging forms of interactive media and streaming technologies.”

Gamers likely know Eggebrecht and Moller as the creative force responsible for Nintendo 64’s Star Wars: Rogue Squadron. But the pair have worked for years on the cutting-edge of technologies like video compression. Most recently, they have helped bring streaming-video platforms like Hulu to the Nintendo Switch. Their technical prowess and expertise goes back decades, however. Factor 5 was the team that ported the video-heavy Resident Evil 2 from a PlayStation CD to an N64 cartridge. Its Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine game features so much custom tech that it’s still one of the most difficult N64 games to emulate.