Dexerto

Fortnite lets developers create AI NPCs that respond in real time

Fortnite players will soon be able to create their own AI-powered NPCs, thanks to Epic Games’ new “conversations system.” ...
IGN

Fortnite Developer Epic Games Lays Off 1,000 Employees, Blaming 'Downturn in Engagement'

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 ...
Forbes

‘Fortnite’ Financial Loss Leads To Over 1,000 Layoffs At Epic

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. While it is unfortunately not an uncommon news story to see layoffs in the video game ...
Variety

Epic Games to Lay Off 1,000 Staffers and Cut $500 Million in Costs Amid ‘Fortnite’ Downturn

Epic Games has confirmed plans to lay off more than 1,000 staffers and cut $500 million in costs amid a downturn in engagement with the company’s signature free-to-play, online gaming franchise, ...
Engadget

Epic is laying off more than 1,000 workers, citing a downturn in Fortnite engagement

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 ...
CNBC

Epic Games to cut more than 1,000 jobs as Fortnite usage falls

Epic Games said on Tuesday it would cut more than 1,000 jobs after a drop in engagement for "Fortnite," its flagship title, the latest cuts in the video-game industry whose growth has stalled amid ...
Reuters

Epic Games to cut more than 1,000 jobs as 'Fortnite' usage falls

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 ...
Polygon

Fortnite's controversially priced Peak skins look even worse now

What the public is now seeing, then, is a company with arguably unreasonable pricing further jacking up those numbers ... just to lay people off anyway. If the Fortnite community was unhappy before, ...
Game Rant

Fortnite is Officially Shutting Down 3 Game Modes

Charming Holiday is a news article writer from the United States who has been working with GameRant since August 2023 and self-publishing since May 2025. He is a former cultural policy advisor who has ...
Kotaku

Fortnite Removing Game Modes As Epic Desperately Seeks To Cut Costs

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 ...
The New York Times

Epic Games Lays Off Over 1,000 Employees, Citing Fortnite Slump

The cut represents about 20 percent of the video game company’s work force, a spokeswoman said. By Michael Levenson The video game company Epic Games is laying off more than 1,000 employees, it said ...
IGN

Game of Thrones Arrives in Fortnite With Daenerys, Jon Snow, and the Night King

Jon Snow, Daenerys Targaryen, and the Night King will join Fortnite tonight, as part of a new Game of Thrones crossover. This is the first time that George R.R. Martin's fantasy world has crossed over ...