The 1,000 developers that Epic Games laid off in March were, in the words of CEO Tim Sweeney, of "once-in-a-lifetime" quality—and a website that compiles their resumes proves it.
The ex-Epic Awesome People List comprises 545 entries and shows just how wide and deep the layoffs cut. It hit young developers learning their trade and veterans with more than 25 years of experience: Epic cut animators, producers, programmers, HR managers and QA specialists. Among those gone are lead designers, lead artists, and Fortnite's balance director.
Scrolling through the list is a reminder that behind that massive headline figure are individuals with unique experience, now all looking for jobs in an already competitive market.
And it's clear from speaking to a couple of them that they weren't expecting it.
"The layoff was very sudden and we only had a slight hint that the company revenue wasn't doing well," says one developer, who asked to remain anonymous. Staff had ...
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