Epic Games Lays Off 16% of Staff, Fall Guys Team Impacted But Game Remains Priority

Epic Games laid off 16% of its workforce, including some from Mediatonic/Fall Guys team
Epic insists Mediatonic is still intact and Fall Guys is a priority
Affected employees get 6 months severance and health insurance
Mediatonic director Ed Fear lamented leaving "amazing colleagues"
Epic says no more layoffs planned, still hiring for other roles

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