The Fortnite game developers decided to lay off 16% of their workforce, and more than eight hundred people will lose their jobs because they don't make money.
The news comes from the US media, on September 28, local time in the United States, the well-known game company Epic Games announced a news that shook the game circle, and they finally couldn't bear it and decided to lay off employees on a large scale.
In addition to its masterpiece Fortnite, Epic Games has also developed the Unreal Series engine, which has become the basis for many of today's mainstream high-spec game products. Therefore, in terms of influence, Epic Games is very important in the game circle around the world. Even they don't make money, you can imagine how hard it is for other companies.
It is reported that Epic Games' layoff plan covers the world, and a total of more than 830 people will face unemployment, two-thirds of which will be in the intelligent department outside of core technology development positions. Sure enough, mastering the core technology has more say to survive.
In addition to cutting on personnel payroll, Epic Games will also sell Bandcamp and divest most of SuperAwesome's business. As the name suggests, Epic Games is having a long night.
