Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says latest layoffs will result in "a stream of resumes of once-in-a-lifetime quality folks" because the downsizing "wasn't a performance-based 'rightsizing'"

Black and white shot of stunned Fortnite character.

Tim Sweeney wants the world to know that the more than 1,000 workers laid off in the latest Epic Games downsizing are great hires.

This week, Epic let go of more than 1,000 employees, with Sweeney blaming a "downturn in Fortnite engagement" as well as "industry-wide challenges" and factors "unique to Epic" in a letter to staff. Today, he's encouraging employers and recruiters to keep an eye out for resumes coming from the talented people he no longer employs.