Fortnite publisher Epic Games said Tuesday it is laying off 1,000 employees to save money as it grapples with industry-wide and company-specific challenges.

Another day, another awful games industry layoff. On March 24, Epic Games announced plans to cut more than 1,000 jobs, citing a "downturn in Fortnite engagement that started in 2025" along with the familiar "industry-wide challenges" CEOs love to invoke in these situations.

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It marks the company's second mass layoff in the past three years.

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney said a Fortnite 'downturn' that began in 2025 was at the heart of the cuts

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