India, March 25 -- Fortnite maker Epic Games announced on Tuesday that it is laying off 1,000 employees in an effort to cut costs. Among those included in the layoffs was Evan Kinney, a Principal Engineer at the American video game company.

In social media posts shared shortly after the news broke, Kinney expressed his bewilderment at being included in the layoffs, noting that he had been with the company "since the beginning" and had constantly been counted as crucial to the success of Fortnite.

His claim was backed by thousands of people who reacted to the news of Kinney's layoff with shock and confusion. At least one person on X described him as the "backbone of the development team" at Epic Games.

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