Fortnite Developer Epic Games Axing 16% of Staff, Laying Off 830 Employees, and Sells Bandcamp

hit Shea Stadium on Aug. 18, 1983.But it was a playful wrestling match with drummer Stewart Copeland that caused singer-bassist Sting a painful pre-show injury before the trio took the stage at the former Queens home of the New York Mets 40 years ago.

A wildly popular award-winning bakery is up for sale and on the hunt for an aspiring baker to take on the business.

A transgender butcher serving 20 years for subjecting a little girl to a horrifying sexual abuse ordeal is planning to appeal against the length of his jail term.

Married at First Sight UK star Nathanial Valentino has blasted former wife Ella Morgan's affair with JJ Slater as it played out to viewers this week.

Strictly Come Dancing star Eddie Kadi appeared in bright spirits as he appeared on ITV's Lorraine as the latest celebrity to be axed alongside his partner Karen Hauer.

Communities across Falkirk district are planning to mark Remembrance Sunday on November 12 with parades and services taking place at war memorials across the district.

A Marks and Spencer jacket that could be mistaken for Barbour's iconic outerwear has been praised for keeping shoppers cosy.

Nick Pickard is rumoured to be lining up for the new series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here. The soap icon is reportedly set to join the upcoming series set in the Australian jungle and will be absent from his day job at Hollyoaks whilst he heads down under.

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Call of Duty and Universal Music announced a secret Chase & Status gig with 25 tickets for fans to win.Hosted in London, and accordingly titled LDN Calling, Chase & Status and DJ Bou have tasked fans with three missions to complete before October 31.Every completed mission increases an entrant’s likelihood of winning a ticket, and they will be able to invite a plus one along with them.All three missions will be released through the mission hub and announced through the band’s and Bou’s social channels.As well as the opportunity to attend an exclusive concert in a secret location somewhere in London, the event will offer fans the ability to play Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 ahead of everyone else.

Wednesday has become one of Netflix‘s biggest hits in 2022, and the TV show is proving a popular choice for this year’s Halloween costumes.The show, which debuted at the end of last year, sees Jenna Ortega star as the titular Wednesday Addams. Soon after its release, it crossed 1billion hours viewed on Netflix within one month.

Everything Everything have announced a new album, ‘Mountainheaid’, and shared details of an upcoming UK tour. Find ticket details below.The Manchester art rock band announced news of the forthcoming album – which will be their seventh studio LP – earlier today (October 26).Sharing an update on their Instagram page, the four-piece confirmed news of the record and tour with two images, one of the album cover and one of the upcoming live shows.

Dwayne Johnson, after the actor called them out over its appearance.The actor’s wax sculpture at the Grévin Museum faced widespread criticism online when it was unveiled last week (October 16), with many highlighting its light skin tone.Johnson himself later shared a clip on Instagram of comedian James Andre Jefferson Jr. roasting the statue, adding that he plans to ask the museum to update the figure with “some important details and improvements – starting with my skin colour”.On Wednesday (October 25), the Grévin Museum showcased the updated waxwork in a video on Instagram, detailing how updating the figure had been a “major task” for the sculptor.A post shared by Grévin Paris (@grevin_paris)“A week ago, we unveiled Dwayne Johnson’s waxwork,” Yves Delhommeau, the museum’s managing director, said in the clip.

Jame Borthwick, who plays Jay Brown, has announced his shock exit from the BBC soap in a now-deleted Instagram post.

A gun nut who trawled the internet for information on the Dunblane massacre has been jailed for buying a gun from the dark web. James Maxwell was locked up for five years after also ordering ammunition.

Humza Yousaf has been urged to hand WhatsApp messages to the UK Covid Inquiry in a row over evidence.

A popular minke whale that has been visiting the coast of Scotland for almost 30 years has set a new record in Europe for the number of years she has been spotted.

The BBC exec who has overseen the creation of the new domestic-global news channel is to take up a role as Chief Content Officer Charlotte Moore‘s right-hand woman.

Comcast beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue and earnings despite an 8% year-over-year drop in domestic advertising.

Brave locals took a stand against criminals in their area after masked thugs tried to steal motorbikes in broad daylight. The balaclava-clad gang tried to smash the locks on the vehicles with hammers in Berkeley Square, Clifton, Bristol, on Monday afternoon.

Strictly’s Vito Coppola has opened up on the shock incident which led to him being injured by partner Ellie Leach at the weekend.

Epic Games has announced the loss of 830 employees in a round of layoffs, with “two-thirds” of these roles outside of game development ventures.Through this, CEO Tim Sweeney aimed to “[cut] costs without sacrificing development or lines of businesses” and guarantee the continued efficacy of the company’s development functions.“For a while now, we’ve been spending way more money than we earn, investing in the next evolution of Epic and growing Fortnite as a metaverse-inspired ecosystem for creators,” explained Sweeney in a post to the Epic Games official website.“I had long been optimistic that we could power through this transition without layoffs, but in retrospect I see that this was unrealistic.”Of these 830 employees, Epic Games will lose 250 employees resulting from divestitures from Bandcamp and SuperAwesome. Bandcamp will be owned by Songtradr and “most” of SuperAwesome will be taken over by SuperAwesome Leadership.Those affected will benefit from a severance package that contains career transition services, visa support, six months base pay, the opportunity to “accelerate people’s stock option vesting schedule through the end of 2024” and six months of Epic-paid healthcare in the United States, Canada and Brazil.There will be no further redundancies in the future, affirmed Sweeney.