The metaverse isn't dead, says the billionaire CEO behind Fortnite— and he's jokingly trying to hold a wake so 600 million gamers can mourn its passing in 'real-time 3D'

• Tim Sweeney on Tuesday mocked the notion that the metaverse is dead.
• "The metaverse is dead!" he jokingly tweeted. He then invited 600 million VR gamers to an "online wake."
• But Sweeney is a long-term supporter of the Metaverse, putting in some serious money into the platform. 

Tim Sweeney, the billionaire CEO of Epic Games, doesn't think the metaverse is dead.

To prove his point, he mockingly invited 600 million monthly users of popular virtual world video games to an "online wake" for the platform.