2026年3月24日 / 美国东部时间下午12:58 / CBS新闻
《堡垒之夜》开发商Epic Games首席执行官蒂姆·斯威尼（Tim Sweeney）在周二的博客文章中表示，在”极端”市场环境和其最受欢迎游戏参与度下降的背景下，公司正在裁员超过1000名员工。
斯威尼称，其2017年开发的成功在线视频游戏《堡垒之夜》目前正面临来自”其他日益吸引人的娱乐形式”的竞争。
《堡垒之夜》支持任天堂Switch和索尼PlayStation等多平台，采用大逃杀模式，玩家需竞争成为最后存活者。但斯威尼表示，消费者支出疲软和新视频游戏机需求低迷使得裁员成为必要举措。
他补充称，还有其他因素导致此次裁员，但不包括人工智能。
“既然这已成事实，我应该指出，裁员与人工智能无关，”斯威尼写道，”在AI提高生产力的范围内，我们希望尽可能让更多优秀开发者创作出色的内容和技术。”
近几个月来，包括亚马逊和Pinterest在内的更多公司在宣布裁员时提及了人工智能。尽管人工智能有可能取代白领工人，但Anthropic研究人员称，目前几乎没有证据表明AI已导致大规模失业。
节省5亿美元成本
斯威尼表示，为维持公司资金链，Epic必须进行”重大削减”，因为其支出超过了收入。除裁员外，公司称已确定超过5亿美元的成本削减计划，这将有助于稳定公司运营。
该公司目前正致力于优化《堡垒之夜》在移动设备上的版本，因为消费者在移动设备上的娱乐内容参与度越来越高。
公司称，受裁员影响的Epic员工将获得至少四个月基本工资作为遣散费，美国员工还将获得六个月的医疗福利。
编辑：艾米·皮基（Aimee Picchi）
Epic Games lays off 1,000 workers as its CEO says the cuts aren’t tied to AI
March 24, 2026 / 12:58 PM EDT / CBS News
Epic Games, the video game maker behind Fortnite, is laying off more than 1,000 workers amid “extreme” market conditions and a downturn in engagement with its most popular game, CEO Tim Sweeney said in a blog post Tuesday.
Its successful online video game Fortnite, which Epic developed in 2017, is now facing competition from “other increasingly-engaging forms of entertainment,” Sweeney said.
Fortnite, which is available on multiple platforms such as the Nintendo Switch and Sony PlayStation, offers a battle-royale format where players compete to be the last one standing. But weaker consumer spending and sluggish demand for new video game consoles have made the job cuts necessary, Sweeney said.
Other forces contributed too, he added — although not artificial intelligence.
“Since it’s a thing now, I should note that the layoffs aren’t related to AI,” Sweeney wrote. “To the extent it improves productivity, we want to have as many awesome developers developing great content and tech as we can.”
More companies have cited artificial intelligence in recent months when announcing layoffs, including Amazon and Pinterest. While AI has the potential to displace white-collar workers, there’s little evidence that it has so far led to widespread job losses, according to Anthropic researchers.
$500 million in cost savings
To keep the company funded, Epic needs to make “major cuts” as its spending is outpacing its revenue, he added. In addition to the layoffs, the company said it has identified more than $500 million in cost savings that will help stabilize it.
It’s currently working on optimizing Fortnite for mobile devices, where consumers increasingly engage with entertainment content.
Epic workers affected by the layoffs will receive at least four months of base pay as severance, plus health care benefits for six months in the U.S., the company said.
Edited by Aimee Picchi
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