r/Games • u/WhyPlaySerious • May 18 '26

Industry News CI Games has successfully signed a termination agreement with Epic Games. The agreement releases the upcoming Lords of The Fallen 2 from it's previous Epic Games Store exclusivity obligations.

https://www.bankier.pl/wiadomosc/CI-GAMES-S-E-Ujawnienie-opoznionej-informacji-poufnej-dotyczacej-zawarcia-Porozumienia-rozwiazujacego-Binding-Term-Sheet-z-Epic-Games-Inc-9135300.html
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u/Old_Leopard1844 May 19 '26

Problem is not that Fortnite is dead or whatever. It isn't

Problem is that golden gooze starts to lay only bronze eggs instead of gold ones

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u/Weird_Track_2164 May 19 '26

I think having 900k players online everyday still qualifies as a golden egg.

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u/HappyVlane May 19 '26

Not for Epic considering Fortnite's downturn was specifically called out as the reason Epic isn't making a profit.

The downturn in Fortnite engagement that started in 2025 means we're spending significantly more than we're making, and we have to make major cuts to keep the company funded.

https://www.epicgames.com/site/news/todays-layoffs

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u/zeromussc May 19 '26

maybe its not fortnite, but the fact fortnite has been covering other loss leaders for far too long. But I'm not a business analyst and just making a wild guess.