Fortnite producer asks for patience as developers 'pick up the pieces' after massive layoffs: 'We cannot even fully understand what kind of impacts this will have on the game for the rest of the year and likely beyond'
Epic Games producer Robby Williams has asked the Fortnite community for patience following massive layoffs that impacted over 1,000 employees. CEO Tim Sweeney cited challenges in consistently delivering "Fortnite magic" as a reason for the cuts. The full impact of the layoffs on the game's development for the rest of the year remains uncertain.
- Entities
- Company: Epic Games
- Topic: Layoffs
- Game: Fortnite
- Topic: Game Development
- Person: Tim Sweeney
- Person: Robby Williams
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