After several years in which almost weekly reports of drastic, sweeping layoffs at one company or another have become the depressing norm, we're all fairly accustomed to the pattern in the response.

This week, Epic Games announced one of the largest rounds of layoffs the video games industry has ever faced, with more than 1,000 staff told they were out of work in one devastating morning. Fans of ...

The company behind Fortnite is facing a difficult moment. Epic Games confirmed a major round of layoffs, cutting around 1,000 jobs as it grapples with slowing engagement and mounting industry pressure ...