… I asked Epic whether there were additional rounds of layoffs in the six-to-nine months before March's announcement—Epic's Munoz said: "We did not conduct layoffs in the fall." It's easy to think of Epic as a monolith but both developers discuss the camaraderie within their smaller team. …
… Meanwhile, veteran employees like design director Christopher Pope, principal engineer Evan Kinney , and lead writer Nik Blahunka , among many others, announced they were impacted by the mass layoffs. …
… It recently hiked the price of the in-game currency, V-Bucks, and has now aggressively slashed costs with major layoffs. Any round of layoffs is painful, but such massive cuts resulting from a downturn in Fortnite's business raises a larger question. …
… Which is why the news that they’d mutually agreed to part ways with the company was so shocking. Mass releases aren’t new to the company. …
… Many notable tech companies have conducted mass layoffs this year, citing economic uncertainty as the primary reason for the cuts. …
… Many industry colleagues of Dicken’s shared their shock at the news of the layoffs. …
… It’s hard to see how Sony ever justifies that massive sale price without an eventual Destiny 3 . …
… Costikyan is definitely right about the massive number of layoffs and regular studio closures that have occurred in the last few years, between the consequences of consolidations, the struggles of AAA game development, and the so-called " extinction level event " caused by the Embracer Group 's $2 … …
… In May 2025 the company purchased Polygon from Vox Media for a reported $20 million , a purchase that came with mass layoffs of Polygon’s staff. …
… The breakup of the Community Tech team was also not the first instance of shocking, sudden departures. …