When Fortnite launched in 2017, Epic was a 500-person company—known primarily for producing the Gears of War franchise and creating the industry-leading game development software, Unreal Engine.

Ms New told the BBC designing clothes in Virtual Reality (VR) had turned out to be "more exciting" than ordinary fashion.

Video game Fortnite was temporarily down for scheduled maintenance early Tuesday morning. Here's what to know about the update.