Fortnite’s parent company is making as much money as Amazon—and more than American Express, Starbucks, and Target. That’s right, the free-to-play game reportedly helped Epic Games turn a cool $3 billion profit in 2018. Where’s the cash coming from? In-game purchases, like players’ “skins” (what their characters look like). But Epic Games isn’t just relying on the gaming phenomenon to rake in revenue: they’re opening a store of their own for selling games to compete with PC game seller Steam. (Intelligencer, TechCrunch)
