Fortnite dev Epic Games to offer hundreds of contract-based testers full-time employment Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Fortnite dev Epic Games to offer hundreds of contract-based testers full-time employment With benefits. News by Victoria Kennedy News reporter Updated on 21 Feb 2022 10 comments Epic Games, the developer behind Fortnite, will be offering hundreds of its temporary contract-based workers full time employment. Speaking to The Verge, Epic spokesperson Elka Looks said the company would offer "a few hundred" of its contractors full-time employment and revealed "most but not all" of these workers are QA testers. Watch on YouTube In addition to this, Looks also confirmed those who become full-time employees of Epic will be "eligible for the company's US employee benefits plans". However, this is not to say Epic will be doing all of its testing in house from now on. Rather, the company will "still hire contingent workers for 'short-term needs'". This news from Epic follows the Activation Blizzard QA walkouts in December. These walkouts were a protest by the many employees from Raven Software (known for its work on Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and CoD: Warzone) being unceremoniously laid off, despite being told they "did nothing wrong". Epic has been making moves to improve its employee welfare over the years. The company makes a point of shutting for two weeks each summer and two weeks each Christmas to give all staff a holiday. There's usually a big Fortnite patch a couple of days before this happens which preps the game to tick over while the staff are on break. But even with these office closures, Epic has not been free from scrutiny by its employees. Towards the end of last year, the company ended its alternating four-day-work week policy that was introduced at the height of the Covid pandemic, upsetting some. However, Epic said its alternating four-day-week schedule was never intended to be permanent. "Right now, we are seeing lots of Fridays off for deep work, and lots of people who must work Fridays anyways," Chief Operating Officer Daniel Vogel wrote in an email. "This meant that many people were not benefiting from this policy equally." (via Bloomberg (paywall)). Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 7 Nintendo Switch firmware update lets you take screenshots in the Switch Online app The app on your console, not your phone. 7 Latest Articles Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Jelly Deals Logitech's G Pro X gaming headset is its lowest-ever price during Amazon's Early Access sale Prime Members can get it for just £52. Jelly Deals Save over £500 off the retail price on this beefy ASUS TUF Dash gaming laptop from Amazon Under £1080 for an RTX 3070 laptop. Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store