Let's hope that sniper can't see that far in Fortnite.
Let's hope that sniper can't see that far in Fortnite.
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Epic Games rewards Fortnite creators with payouts based on time played

Epic Games announced that it will change its payouts for Fortnite creators by rewarding them with money based on the amount of time their games are played.

This “time played” payout should result in more money for Fortnite creators in the upcoming April payout, said Sax Persson, executive vice president of Epic Games, in an interview with GamesBeat.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.