Fortnite video game to be stopped? Epic Games to lay off over 1,000 jobs, cites shocking reasons

Epic Games ​said on Tuesday ​it would lay off more than 1,000 ‌employees as ⁠it ⁠cuts costs ​after a sharp fall in usage ​of its flagship game, Fortnite. North Carolina company Epic Games is best known for making the Fortnite video game.

Chief ​Executive Tim ⁠Sweeney told ‌employees ​the ​company had been ⁠spending "significantly more than we're making" ​since usage of the ​game began to decline in 2025. He said the layoffs, ‌along with more than $500 million ​in savings ​from ⁠cuts to contracting and marketing and from leaving roles ​unfilled, would reduce costs.

Earlier this month, Google will lower the lucrative fees imposed on its Android app store and offer a way for rival options to gain its stamp of approval, ending a bruising legal battle that led to one of several rulings condemning its tactics as an illegal monopoly.


The proposed changes filed with a federal court in San Francisco mark the latest twist in a case that began in August 2020 when video game maker Epic Games filed an antitrust case seeking make it easier for alternative payment options to compete against Google's Play Store system, which charges 15 per cent to 30 per cent commissions on a wide variety of in-app transactions.

Google's concessions come five months after the US Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of the company's attempt to overturn a federal judge's order requiring a far more extensive overhaul of the Play Store following a 2023 trial that culminated in a jury declaring the setup an illegal monopoly.