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Epic will let Fortnite creators sell in-game items in latest attempt to compete with Roblox

Epic is letting developers sell in-game items in Fortnite as a new way to earn money on the platform.

Epic says developers will soon have the ability to make and sell in-game items in Fortnite, and earn a cut of the V-Bucks users spend to buy them. Developers will be able to create their consumable and durable in-game items using soon-to-be-released tools in Unreal Editor for Fortnite and a new "Verse-based API," according to Epic. Epic clearly wants Fortnite to be Roblox, and reap the benefits of having an active community of adult and child users creating experiences for its platform.

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