Epic Games lays off over 1,000 employees

Epic Games lays off over 1,000 employees

Epic Games has laid off over 1,000 employees, the company announced. In a note, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeny said the layoffs are due to a significant drop in Fortnite engagement that began in 2025, which caused the company to spend more than it earns, adding that that ‘over $500 million of identified cost savings in…

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Out of Words adds Switch 2 version

Out of Words adds Switch 2 version

Cooperative platformer adventure game Out of Words will launch for Switch 2 alongside its previously announced PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC (Epic Games Store) versions in 2026, Epic Games Publishing and developers Kong Orange, Wired Fly, and Morten Sondergaard announced. Here is an overview of the game, via Epic Games Publishing: About Find your…

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Epic Games’s Fortnite is back in US Google Play Store, as court partially reverses restrictions it won on iOS

Epic Games’s Fortnite is back in US Google Play Store, as court partially reverses restrictions it won on iOS

Epic Games’ popular battle royale, Fortnite, has returned to the U.S. Google Play Store following a court order. The game maker had recently settled its five-year legal battle with the tech giant, which stemmed from a dispute around the percentage of in-app purchase sales that app developers had to share with the platforms. However, the…

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