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“Until the Dance & Skin Sales Improve, the Firings Will Continue”: We Interviewed Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney

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Press "Enter" to skip to content BY Ron Portman ON October 4, 2023Epic Games, creators of smash hit Fortnite, as well as the controversial Epic Games Store, recently caused headlines by being the latest gaming giant to announce layoffs and terminations among its large staff. We spoke to Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney about the decision.&nbsp;We’re having our annual ‘CEO Winter Excursion’ where we meet up at a resort in Alaska and throw wads of cash at each other like they’re snowballs.Rotten timing. It was fun being the good guy while it lasted!Oh, that’s plenty of time. That’s like five fortnites! Not to be confused with Fortnite, our wildly popular game that grosses billions of dollars each year.&nbsp;I pay several people very well to call me and text me throughout the day to tell me how smart I am. Honestly, those guys are right, too.I’m sorry that Fortnite didn’t prove popular enough to keep everybody on. Oh well. You live and learn in this business.&nbsp;I’m sorry, my who and what? You said some really bizarre words in the middle of that question.It’s ironically a bit like Fortnite when you think about it. I explore, I work on projects, and I shoot at anybody that I see.Of course not. I’ve started seeing that damn App Store logo in my nightmares.&nbsp;Whoa, don’t change the subject like that!Look, there’s a lot of overhead with a game and a company like this. A lot of mouths to feed. A lot more land to buy with my bonuses. It’s all very complicated.We’re hopeful that if we turn a corner and Fortnite starts making 11 figures a year, we might be able to pull it off. Otherwise, there’s just not room in the budget, I’m afraid.Oh, it’s good, don’t get me wrong. But hear me out, it could be more? I told everyone I wanted them to double the amount of skins we sold last year, and nobody listened! I’m afraid whatever we put out in the store this year just wasn’t enough. Until the dance and skin sales improve, the firings will continue, I’m afraid.Um. I don’t know. Call Nintendo?Sure, I mean it’s possible. But if you can think of a better way to watch some shitty EDM concert on your PlayStation, I’m all ears, pal.No, I had not noticed that and I have not considered that. Um, I’m not sure where to go from here. You’ve got me all figured out, I’m afraid. Hey, can I fire you from this interview?Okay. I am going to leave the room now.Editor’s note: Yeah, I think they got that.Editor’s note: Don’t do this here, Ron. DM me or something.Editor’s note: DM ME NOW!!@ We may earn commission from links on this page but we only include products we think Hard Drive readers will like. Learn more &gt; Manage Cookie Consent We use cookies to optimize our website and our service. Manage options Manage services Manage vendors Read more about these purposes Preferences {title} {title} {title}

Press "Enter" to skip to content BY Ron Portman ON October 4, 2023Epic Games, creators of smash hit Fortnite, as well as the controversial Epic Games Store, recently caused headlines by being the latest gaming giant to announce layoffs and terminations among its large staff. We spoke to Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney about the decision.&nbsp;We’re having our annual ‘CEO Winter Excursion’ where we meet up at a resort in Alaska and throw wads of cash at each other like they’re snowballs.Rotten timing. It was fun being the good guy while it lasted!Oh, that’s plenty of time. That’s like...

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