Epic Games buys Bandcamp proving, once again, we can’t have nice things
Too much is never enough as the multi-billion dollar gaming behemoth buys the only good music streaming and purchasing service

Big tech has done it again. Epic Games, the makers of the video game that taught 10-year-olds how to “Floss” and was sued by Alfonso Ribeiro for stealing the “Carlton,” purchased beloved independent digital music platform Bandcamp for an undisclosed sum. Let’s just hope that Epic Games purchased the company on a Bandcamp Friday, so we can be assured that all the money went to the artists.
Per Bandcamp’s press release, the company considers Epic Games “champions for a fair and open internet.” Like so many press releases before it, Bandcamp’s statement assures customers and supporters that nothing will change. Bandcamp, it says, will “continue to build [the site] around our artists-first revenue model.” Bandcamp Fridays will remain, as will the Bandcamp Daily blog.