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Fortnite steward Donald Mustard will retire from Epic Games

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Donald Mustard said on social media he will retire from his role as chief creative officer at Epic Games this month.

That’s a big change for Mustard and Epic, as Mustard was a big contributor to Fortnite, which has generated billions of dollars in revenue over the years. Mustard spent 25 years in games.

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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.