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Apr 2020
18m 11s

Fortnite Was a Blockbuster for Epic Game...

HBR Presents / Brian Kenny
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In the ever-changing video games industry, Epic Games, the maker of the incredibly popular Fortnite multi-player game, considers whether it could become a PC-games distribution platform. Harvard Business School’s Andy Wu discusses his case, “Epic Games.” 
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