Arial

Game Developer | Fortnite Map Creator | Minecraft Server Owner

[Fortnite Underground @FNBRunderground]

Opinion - Fortnite's heart died today ✏️

"I’ll miss [working on] Fortnite Battle Royale," one Epic employee said after being laid off.

It’s estimated that over 1,000 workers - roughly a quarter of Epic Games’ workforce - were laid off today. In the coming days, there will be many questions about Fortnite’s future. A future that will almost certainly look different without so many of the people who helped build it.

Just to name a few:

- Christopher Pope, a Battle Royale Design Director, said they’ll “miss Fortnite Battle Royale, but I’ll miss you all most of all.” In the replies, another employee said Pope had been making plans for the future of BR “mere moments” before being laid off.
- Evan Kinney, the principal engineer behind Fortnite’s earliest live events, Replay Mode, and systems like the Rivalry feature.
- Paige Dugre, art producer for Chapter 6 Season 3, the Simpsons mini-season, Chapter 7 Season 2, and collaborations like KPop Demon Hunters.

Earlier this month, Jonah Kettman, a QA engineer on Fortnite Festival, defended Epic’s decision to raise V-Bucks prices, noting that “the quickest way to lower expenses is layoffs.” Kettman was laid off today—less than a week after paying a $4,000 vet bill for their cat.

- Devin Connors, a community manager at Psyonix, widely respected within the Rocket League community.
- Nik Blahunka, a lead writer behind many of Fortnite’s defining stories since 2017.
- Vitaliy Naymushin, character art director who helped shape icons like Jonesy, Ramirez, Penny, and Kyle.

Fortnite is the people behind it. And today, many of those people are gone.

[twenty one pilots @twentyonepilots]

If dangerous ideas didn't excite the imagination, we would never wander astray.

[Arial @oncearial]

@FortniteANZ Erm… actually, it’s the “Nitro Drome” ☝️🤓

[Arial @oncearial]

@Voldsoy__ Alright! I will get the Battle Pass to you as soon as possible!

[twenty one pilots @twentyonepilots]

Clancy is out now. https://t.co/3HiEyjHivp

[Arial @oncearial]

@FortniteStatus Not sure if they were taken down, but I can’t find my Perseus Level Up Quests. I’ve reloaded my game and tried on both Console & PC but they wont show up. They haven’t been there for around a week or so.

[Shiina @ShiinaBR]

New Jam Tracks will be announced in 4 hours, likely including multiple music titles from Twenty One Pilots 🔥

Given that we're not getting another update before Chapter 5 - Season 3, the Twenty One Pilots music COULD also be announced next week, we'll see 👀

[HYPEX @HYPEX]

Multiple Twenty One Pilots songs are getting added to Fortnite soon ‼️

[Arial @oncearial]

@gamersafer Whoopsies.

[HYPEX @HYPEX]

NEW FREE LIMTED EMOTE - Only 25,000,000 Uses ‼️

Code: BANANNANANANA (Redeem it on Fortnite's website)

[Arial @oncearial]

@FortniteStatus this happened where I used a baller to attach to the zero point and I got out thinking I could glide away using the Loot Island air funnel. I got out and died to fall damage and got stuck in a small closed invisible and couldn’t do anything about it. #FortniteOG

[Arial @oncearial]

@IvanBladeOn No problem! 😁

[Arial @oncearial]

@IvanBladeOn Circle 2 right next to @xmerkisx! ❤️

[Arial @oncearial]

@xmerkisx Congrats again @xmerkisx! 🎉

[Arial @oncearial]

@IvanBladeOn @HYPEX VAMOS ARGENTINA 🇦🇷 ❤️ 🎉

[Arial @oncearial]

@xmerkisx @IvanBladeOn Congrats @xmerkisx!

[Arial @oncearial]

@IvanBladeOn 😭 😂

[Arial @oncearial]

@IvanBladeOn @FortniteGame @Fortnite_ES Your welcome! ❤️ 😁

[Arial @oncearial]

@IvanBladeOn Yeeee

[Arial @oncearial]

@IvanBladeOn @FortniteGame Ty for the follow ❤️