RALEIGH, N.C. — Cary-based Epic Games and Google have reached a temporary armistice in their ongoing legal battle over Bandcamp — a digital music store known for its eclectic selection and direct-to-artist payment system.
Epic Games, the company behind popular video games such as Fortnite and Rocket League, acquired Bandcamp in March. Epic committed to maintaining the platform’s artist-first features, which funnel more money to music makers than most streaming apps and websites. Bandcamp artists collect about 82% of every sale through the app’s custom billing system, and they are permitted to set their own pricing models.
“(Bandcamp) will play an important role in Epic’s vision to build out a creator marketplace ecosystem for content, technology, games, art, music and more,” Epic said in a statement at the time.
