Fortnite’s parent company is making as much money as Amazon—and more than American Express, Starbucks, and Target.

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)