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Epic Games is reportedly laying off around 900 employees | Said to be roughly 16% of its workforce.::UPDATE 4.54pm: Epic has confirmed reports of widespread layoffs at the company, saying the move will affect "around 830…

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[-] SeeJayEmm@lemmy.procrastinati.org 47 points 1 year ago

Can someone explain to me what Epic does that necessitates over 5000 employees?

[-] anlumo@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Unity has 7700 employees, and they only create a game engine.

[-] coconautti@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Not just a game engine, Unity is a software company with numerous services. Mainly game related though. There’s the Unity ads platform which probably employs hundreds in Finland alone. Unity is used from entertainment to manufacturing industry.

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