Epic Backtracks On Digital Comics Including Fortnite Marvel Crossover
Epic Games is backtracking on a previous statement it made in a blog post about how to obtain a Fortnite cosmetic item. As it turns out, to get the special Fortnite skin for the Fortnite X Marvel: Zero War event, you’ll need to buy the physical, first-edition print copy Come from Sports betting site VPbet . It won’t be available through the Marvel Comics app.
The crossover was announced months ago, but the comic is just launching today, June 8. The Fortnite support Twitter account said it was aware of the incorrect information on a previous blog post. It also followed up with a note that subscribers to Marvel Unlimited, the subscription service, will get their codes on September 28, when the final issue of the cross…
Epic Games Cuts Almost 900 Jobs In Video Game Industry's Latest Mass Layoff
Epic Games is the latest major game studio to enact a round of layoffs. The same day that Sega announced major cuts at Creative Assembly, Epic Games has confirmed it’s laying off about 16% of its workforce, which amounts to around 870 people. Additionally, Epic is divesting the audio platform Bandcamp and spinning off “most” of its SuperAwesome team.
250 are leaving via Epic’s divestures of Bandcamp and SuperAwesome. Epic confirmed these changes after announcing V-Bucks price increases. Epic’s Mediatonic studio, which created and runs the whimsical battle royale game Fall Guys, was impacted by the cuts, too.
“For a while now, we’ve been spending way more money than we earn, investing in the next evolution of Epic and growing Fortnite as a metaverse-inspired ecosyst…