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Fortnite Maker Epic Games Faces Backlash Over New Time-Off Rule
Image: Epic Games Epic Games, creator of the massively popular and lucrative battle royale Fortnite, decided to end a popular policy of allowing staff every other Friday off earlier this week. According to a new report by Bloomberg, which a source corroborated for Kotaku, the move angered staff who were caught off guard by the sudden reversal. Alternating Fridays off allowed staff time to recuperate, and in some instances, made up for overtime hours on other days. A 2018 report by Polygon alleged that Epic Game employees working on Fortnite, a game that regularly updates, sometimes had to crunch to push content through the finish line. While adequate time off…