Typical Gamer’s JOGO doubles down on UEFN maps with acquisition of RHQ Creative

JOGO, a game studio started by popular creator Typical Gamer, has doubled down on Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) games by acquiring RHQ Creative. Typical Gamer, whose real name is Andre Rebello, has more than 30 million followers because people love to watch him play Fortnite. But a couple of years ago, he crossed the line and started making games via Epic Games’ tools for user-generated content on UEFN. He built the business to a team of 20 people and their maps have generated more than 400 million plays. That has turned into a real business. And it’s why JOGO is buying RHQ Creative, a builder of UEFN training maps with 20 million map visits and 200 million hours of play time. The idea is to launch a “Pro” line of maps in Fortnite, as RHQ is run by another Fortnite star, Quinn Gannon, AKA RichHomieQuinn (link). Gannon has more than 500,000 followers and he has also been able to making a living as pro Fortnite player. “We’re super excited to be bringing our RHQ Creative and Quinn ... Read full article.