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CEO of Epic Games apologizes after laying off employee with terminal brain cancer

Tim Sweeney, chief of firm that created Fortnite, received backlash after worker’s wife revealed loss of life insurance

The Guardian - US

Tim Sweeney apologizes after Epic layoff affects employee with terminal brain cancer

Epic promises to resolve insurance issue.

Dot Esports

Epic Games "will solve the insurance" for a terminally ill employee impacted by mass layoffs, Tim Sweeney says: "Sorry to everyone for not recognizing this terribly painful situation"

"Epic is in contact with the family," Sweeney writes

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Epic Games CEO says company will ‘solve’ insurance for terminally ill former employee

Sweeney apologized for not addressing the situation prior to the layoffs.

Destructoid

A programmer with terminal brain cancer was caught in Epic's mass layoff, but CEO Tim Sweeney says the studio 'will solve the insurance for them'

"Mike is not just a number. He is a father. A husband. A person deeply loved."

PC Gamer

Former Half-Life 2 writer calls out Epic CEO Tim Sweeney over layoffs, says Valve boss Gabe Newell is "better" than him at making "as much money as possible," anyway

Sweeney's reply is likely imminent

GamesRadar

Valve veteran slams Tim Sweeney and Epic Games for laying off 1000 people while making 'as much money as possible… and hey Tim, Gabe's better at that than you'

"I worked my ass off at Valve, and I could retire today. I made more money than I'll ever make."

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The 3 big bad news items of new Disney CEO’s first week on the job

Three setbacks in seven days, even if most of them are out of his hands, have already complicated the new CEO’s vision for Disney.

Fortune

Fortnite producer says "we cannot even fully understand what kind of impacts this will have" amid mass layoffs at Epic Games: "What comes next is very hard and painful"

"Please be patient with us as we navigate this tough time"

GamesRadar

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney Slammed for 'Out of Touch' Layoff Comment After 1,000 Job Cuts

Tim Sweeney faces backlash after calling laid-off Epic Games employees "once-in-a-lifetime talent. Many people think there's something wrong with this tone.

Player One

"The Island record came out the same time as Bob Marley, and the Epic one at the same time as Boston. We were buried, and both became Frisbees." The story of the southern rock legends who took ten years to become an overnight success

A tale of terrifying underachievement

Louder

Horizon Chase Turbo, a great arcade racer with no online functionality or licensed vehicles, is being delisted in June

The Brazilian studio behind it, formerly known as Aquiris, is owned by Epic Games.

PC Gamer

Disney’s new CEO faces three major disasters during his first week on the job

Collapse of high-stakes partnerships with Epic Games and OpenAI comes as the entertainment giant also faces fallout from pulling flagship reality series over violent domestic footage leak

The Independent UK

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says 1,000 devs laid off over Fortnite slump are "once-in-a-lifetime quality folks" — asserts the cuts weren't performance-based

After Epic Games laid off 1,000 of its employees over poor Fortnite performance, CEO Tim Sweeney was singing their praises on social media.

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Fortnite producer asks for patience as developers 'pick up the pieces' after massive layoffs: 'We cannot even fully understand what kind of impacts this will have on the game for the rest of the year and likely beyond'

Epic laid off more than 1,000 employees yesterday as CEO Tim Sweeney says the company is still spending more than it's making.

GamesRadar

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says latest layoffs will result in "a stream of resumes of once-in-a-lifetime quality folks" because the downsizing "wasn't a performance-based 'rightsizing'"

"Epic never lowered our hiring standards as we grew"

PC Gamer

Arc Raiders is a shining beacon of hope in the darkest times of the RAMpocalypse, proving 8 GB budget graphics cards don't have to miss out on glorious graphics

It can be done.

PC Gamer

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says 'employers will see a stream of resumes of once-in-a-lifetime quality' after the company laid off more than 1,000 people

Moral of the story? Look on the bright side.

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Fortnite art lead behind iconic characters like Jonesy has been laid off by Epic Games, and fellow devs are paying tribute: "Fortnite looks like Fortnite because of you"

Vitaliy Naymushin says his career at Epic has "been a wild ride"

The Independent UK

Fortnite developers to cut more than 1000 jobs as game’s downward trend continues: ‘Spending significantly more than we’re making’

‘Fortnite’ still draws millions of players, but its engagement has fallen sharply from its peak

The Independent UK

Epic Games lays off more than 1,000 amid slowing Fortnite engagement

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

PC Gamer

Epic is ending 3 Fortnite game modes following its latest round of layoffs: 'We failed to build something awesome enough to attract and retain a large player base'

Rocket Racing, Ballistic, and Fortnite Festival Battle Stage are all being ended, and Epic is also removing Horizon Chase Turbo from sale.

Windows Central

Epic Games lays off 1,000 employees as the Fortnite 'magic' begins to fade

Epic Games is laying off 1,000 employees as it struggles to maintain the "magic" and revenue growth of Fortnite amidst a $500 million budget shortfall.

GamesRadar

Epic kills 3 Fortnite modes amid mass layoffs, including the Rocket League devs' Mario Kart-like which helped kick off the multi-game metaverse era to begin with

"We've built a lot of Fortnite modes, and in some cases we failed to build something awesome enough to attract and retain a large player base"

PC Gamer

Epic Games lays off more than 1,000 employees: 'We're spending significantly more than we're making,' CEO Tim Sweeney says

Comparable cuts, for the same reason, happened in 2023.

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