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Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney sees backlash for 26-year-old email mocking studio closures, saying devs “damn well deserve it”

calendar_today October 23, 2026 person Lewis White domain frvr

A turn-of-the-millennium email from Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has gone viral 26 years after being shared via online forums. Sweeney, who laid off over 1,000 Epic Games employees this year to push a new focus on generative AI, has found himself swung from controversy to controversy. Just recently, the CEO pushed the release of […] The post Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney sees backlash for 26-year-old email mocking studio closures, saying devs “damn well deserve it” appeared first on FRVR .

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