Credit: Rachel Luna/ It's no secret that layoffs often upend lives, but a particular pain point for workers in the United ...

A terminally ill employee with brain cancer was among roughly 1,000 workers laid off by the video game company behind Fortnite — and he lost his health insurance as a result. Jenni Griffin said in a ...

A programmer with terminal brain cancer lost his life insurance due to Epic Games' mass layoffs, and Epic are now helping his family out.

Last week, Epic Games announced it was laying off over 1,000 employees to “keep the company funded.” One of them was Mike ...

Epic Games is laying off staff in 2026 to address financial strain, with CEO Tim Sweeney stating the company is “spending significantly more than it’s making”. A key factor is a decline in Fortnite ...

Epic Games laid off around 1,000 employees a few days back, and one of the people let go was a programmer-writer named Mike Prinke, who has terminal brain cancer. His wife, Jenni Griffin, posted about ...

Epic Games’ recent layoffs have drawn attention after it emerged that one of the affected employees is living with terminal brain cancer. The company confirmed on March 25, 2026, that more than 1,000 ...