'Fortnite' creator Epic Games raises $1.25 billion from KKR, others
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(Reuters) - Epic Games, creator of popular online video game "Fortnite", said on Friday it received $1.25 billion in funding from investors, including KKR & Co Inc , Iconiq Capital and Smash Ventures."Fortnite," a sort of hybrid of "The Hunger Games" and "Minecraft," drops 100 people onto an island to fight each other for survival. The tactical tournament game whose first version was released in 2017 has been called a "game-changer in the industry" by analysts after it signed up tens of..