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Fortnite developer Epic Games has announced it is laying off 1,000 staff, due to a "downturn in engagement" in its evergreen battle royale. In a message to staff shared publicly this morning, Epic ...

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The note said some of the challenges the company is facing were industry-wide. Those challenges included lower growth, weaker spending, and tougher cost economics; current consoles selling fewer units ...

Fortnite isn’t as popular as it once was. This is a big problem for Epic Games, and was cited as one of the main reasons for the layoffs of 1,000+ Epic employees on Tuesday. To further cut costs, Epic ...

Epic Games, the video game maker behind Fortnite, is laying off more than 1,000 workers amid "extreme" market conditions and a downturn in engagement with its most popular game, CEO Tim Sweeney said ...

Following the news that Epic Games is laying off 1,000 employees, it has been announced that three modes are being removed from Fortnite. In recent years, Epic has gone hard on adding different ...

Epic Games has announced sweeping layoffs of more than 1,000 employees. “The downturn in Fortnite engagement that started in 2025 means we're spending significantly more than we're making, and we have ...

The April 1 (April Fools Day) update has arrived in Fortnite, complete with a limited-time April Fools mode! Read on for the full patch notes as shared on the Epic Games community forum, and more ...

Huge cuts announced this week show that truly no developer working in games is safe from corporate whims The video game industry is currently experiencing a seemingly endless bout of ruinous deja vu.

Fortnite-maker Epic Games says it is laying off more than 1,000 employees, citing a fall in engagement with its popular online game. In a note to staff on Tuesday, Epic's chief executive Tim Sweeney ...

March 24 (Reuters) - Epic Games will cut more than 1,000 jobs following a drop in engagement for "Fortnite", the latest layoffs in the video game industry where growth has stalled due to economic ...