Epic Games' Nate Nanzer Expands Role To Global Partnerships

Epic Games continues to strike a range of collaborations for its Fortnite title while taking on other new projects, and Head of Competitive Nate Nanzer has quietly assumed a larger role with the company, adding Head of Global Partnerships to his title. Nanzer, an SBJ "Forty Under 40" honoree in '19, still manages the competitive side of Fortnite. Epic has increasingly been striking unique partnerships for Fortnite, like the recent Travis Scott concert that drew more than 27 million players over the course of a weekend. Epic last year also bought Psyonix Studios, which publishes Rocket League. Improving that game's esports efforts has become another focus for Epic. Fortnite decided to hold off on staging a World Cup event this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, and this has likely also freed up time for Nanzer to work on other projects.

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