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Fortnite maker now "financially sound" after mass layoffs


Epic Games is now "financially sound" after shedding around 830 staff during last year's mass layoff, founder Tim Sween…

Speaking last night during a stage presentation at Unreal Fest, Sweeney briefly acknowledged the job losses as the show opened, before going on to mention last year's high watermark of engagement with the hugely-lucrative Fortnite, that featured a massively successful throwback "OG" season. Watch on YouTube"I'm happy to tell you now that the company is financially sound, and that Fortnite and the Epic Games Store have hit new records in concurrency and success. Fortnite hit 110 million monthly active users last holiday, an all-time peak."

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