One unfortunate Fortnite developer was laid off twice by Epic Games

Despite earning an estimated $6 billion in revenue in 2025, Epic Games has laid off over 1,000 staff due to Fortnite's apparent "downturn" in revenue. This news comes as the game industry is in turmoil, with layoffs impacting thousands of developers across numerous studios. Epic's last round of layoffs cut 830 staff from the company in 2023. One especially unlucky developer was laid off both times around. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS:Epic Games is killing three popular Fortnite game modes after laying off 1,000 employeesAfter almost nine years, the Fortnite mode that started it all is finally going free-to-playEpic says "the cost of running Fortnite has gone up," so it's increasing V-Buck prices

Mar 27, 2026 - 01:43
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One unfortunate Fortnite developer was laid off twice by Epic Games
Despite earning an estimated $6 billion in revenue in 2025, Epic Games has laid off over 1,000 staff due to Fortnite's apparent "downturn" in revenue. This news comes as the game industry is in turmoil, with layoffs impacting thousands of developers across numerous studios. Epic's last round of layoffs cut 830 staff from the company in 2023. One especially unlucky developer was laid off both times around.

Read the rest of the story...

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Epic Games is killing three popular Fortnite game modes after laying off 1,000 employees
After almost nine years, the Fortnite mode that started it all is finally going free-to-play
Epic says "the cost of running Fortnite has gone up," so it's increasing V-Buck prices

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