'I Have Done So Much for This Company': Axed Fortnite Dev Can't Believe He's Been Laid Off
Epic Games has laid off over 1,000 employees, with a former Fortnite Principal Engineer, Evan Kinney, expressing shock and bewilderment at his dismissal despite strong performance reviews. The company cited that it is spending more on Fortnite than it is making, leading to staff reductions and scaling back of modes like Rocket Racing.
- Entities
- Company: Epic Games
- Topic: Layoffs
- Game: Fortnite
- Topic: Game Development
- Topic: Live Service Games
- Game: Rocket Racing
- Person: Evan Kinney
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