Epic Games acquired ArtStation, a professional artists' marketplace, in April 2021.
Epic Baltimore was renamed to Impossible Studios in August 2012.
Both and immediately delisted the game for violating the storefronts' terms of service by including their own storefront, which led Epic to file lawsuits against both companies the same day, accusing them of antitrust behavior in how they operate their app stores.
The genius part of this was the approach Epic Games took to licensing the Unreal Engine.
To make amends for excluding games from Steam, Epic needs to provide as good a user experience or better.
As part of the acquisition, ArtStation members would gain access to Epic's tools and support such as the Unreal Engine, while the ArtStation marketplace will reduce its take on purchases from 30% to 12%.