Epic Games, headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, is laying off more than 1,000 employees following a significant decline in Fortnite engagement since 2025. Company leadership acknowledged it has been “spending significantly more than we’re building.” Beyond job cuts, Epic identified over $500 million in cost savings through reduced contracting, marketing, and unfilled positions. The company stressed the layoffs are unrelated to artificial intelligence, reaffirming its commitment to continued investment in developers and content creation.
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CARY, North Carolina — Epic Games is cutting more than 1,000 jobs as the company faces a sharp downturn in Fortnite engagement and broader struggles across the gaming industest.
In a message to employees, Epic leadership declared Fortnite has seen declining activity since 2025, leaving the company “spconcludeing significantly more than we’re building.”
In addition to layoffs, Epic declared it has identified more than $500 million in cost saving measures across contracting, marketing and unfilled roles.
Epic emphasized the cuts are not related to artificial ininformigence, declareing the company intconcludes to keep investing in developers and content creation.
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