Epic Games acquires Rocket League developer Psyonix

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This is quite the surprise.
A few days ago, Epic Games' Tim Sweeney said that if Valve stops taking a larger cut of revenue on Steam, it'll stop making exclusive deals. However, it seems like the company has found another way to acquire exclusives. Instead of simply paying for the partnership, Epic Games is buying studios and making their games exclusive to the Epic Games Store.
Today, the company announced that it acquired Psyonix, the developer of Rocket League. This news came as a surprise to many, and completely blindsided many industry insiders. However, what's even more shocking is that Rocket League will be eventually removed from Steam.

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