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In a recent AMA on Reddit, one of the production team members for Epic Games was asked a question about respawning, obviously in light of Apex Legends having the option to bring back players from the dead if you manage to find a safe place to do it in The response we received was pretty[...]

Whenever the developers at Epic Games feel a weapon or tool in Fortnite is no longer necessary, they take it out of the game and throw it into the vault That vault is going to have a lot less space in it as they'll be shoving an entire plane into it Once Season 8 rolls[...]

Epic Games has revealed this morning that the 2019 competition has a prize pool worth $100 million dollars, and there are some insane competitions coming up where winners can snag some serious real-life coin We have a few of the details released below, but no word yet on how to sign up for the competitive season[...]

Epic Games has yanked their ads from YouTube following the discovery of a softcore child pornography ring was discovered on the platform The news broke on The Verge, after Epic revealed they were tipped off to the ring and immediately had pulled their pre-roll ads from the video platform, as well as reached out to[...]

credit//Epic Games London-based company Exciting Events hosted an unofficial Fortnite fan festival in Norfolk last weekend, however, any plans for future Fortnite fests were shut down thanks to a lawsuit by Epic Games. It doesn't help that the festival was, according to many attendees, completely underwhelming While Exciting Events themselves allege that attendees loved the festival, many parents are[...]

Just ahead of New York Toy Fair, Hasbro has unveiled a new line of Nerf guns based on Epic Games' Fortnite The line includes two guns based on weapons found in the game, the SP-L blaster and the AR-L rifle. credit// Hasbro The NERF SP-L blaster was inspired by the blaster used in Fortnite and replicates the look and[...]

Would you like to get yourself a free battle pass for Season 8 of Fortnite? Epic Games are offering you one if you manage to complete a specific task in the game. All you have to do is compete in 13 free Overtime Challenges before the end of the day on February 27th, and you will receive[...]

The image below has started appearing in the game and making the rounds as Epic Games will soon add bottle rockets into battle royale for people to play with However, there's no information about them in the next 7.3.0 patch, meaning either they're a last-minute addition or we won't see them until the next update,[...]

What a moment for gaming! pic.twitter.com/fkrPNjSC9I — Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) February 3, 2019 Epic Games hasn't released any hard data themselves confirming how many people were online at the time, but if it is true, it would beat the last official record of 8.3 million, which Fortnite also set back in November 2018 Regardless of what you[...]

Marshmello threw a totally free concert on the Fortnite servers last night, and the excitement and actual activity were weirdly fun.

However, right below it, you'll see a message from Epic Games' Design Lead, Eric Williamson, saying the issue will be addressed. We have a change coming (in 7.40) that should mitigate this. — Eric Williamson (@erwil9) January 31, 2019 It's kind of funny that you essentially have auto-aim for people who are trying to stay hidden without even cheating[...]

If you believe the latest datamine that some hackers found on Fortnite, it appears Season 8 will shake a few things loose as an earthquake is on the way.

For those of you who have been wanting to use a Gamevice controller on Fortnite mobile, good news, Epic Games now supports the device Not everyone playing the game on mobile uses a controller, but those who do have had only a couple of options that work right without crashing the game or failing to[...]

So its the Boogie Bomb all over again, just with a winter theme. credit//Epic Games If we're seeing it already, chances are it'll be in the game by week's end, if not then by next Monday Our best guess is that this will be the last of the winter-themed items to come around until we hit Valentine's[...]

It looks like Epic Games is letting you see exactly what you're purchasing in Fortnite loot boxes, but only in a specific mode that isn't the most popular version When the next update rolls around for the game (7.3.0), the developers are going to allow you to see exactly what's inside every llama you could[...]

Gotta give a little credit to Epic Games for enticing people to check out their store as they keep approaching other companies to offer free stuff, like the Jackbox Party Pack Word came out this week from both companies that the original version of the game would be made available for free on the store,[...]

It looks like Epic Games is going to raise the stakes a little with their first Fortnite esports event of the year with a $500k prize pool on the line The announcement was made on the game's official Twitter account this morning, promoting their upcoming Secret Skirmish with some minor details pointing to it being held[...]

By using stolen funds to buy the currency and selling it back, the crooks are essentially trading off dirty money for clean money and making a profit in the process. credit//Epic Games According to the article, some of these criminals who talked to the paper anonymously are making huge amounts of cash off the system, and without Epic[...]

credit//Epic Games While Netflix admits to competing with Amazon, Hulu, Disney, WarnerMedia, HBO, and all the other big TV streaming names, the company that's absolutely killing them in viewership is not a tv service, but a video game. Sure, the average person might think the biggest competitor to streaming giant Netflix is HBO because their hit shows[...]

When they finally cracked it open, they found this… credit//Epic Games Yep, another hatch! Just like the one that popped up in Wailing Woods in Season 4 And just like that hatch, this one does absolutely nothing A couple of people on Twitter have done their best hacking jobs and found that it's just a shaft that[...]

Here are more details on it from the Fortnite devs. credit//Epic Games The goal with the item is to provide mobility and utility, but in a form that can be balanced and iterated upon By implementing glider redeploy as an item we can iterate on multiple different levels (i.e redeploy height, movement speed, drop chance, charge count),[...]

While Fortnite continues to be one of the most popular games, its developer Epic Games is anything but popular with the Better Business Bureau. According to the BBB, the company received 279 complaints from around the United States over the past three years Most of the complaints range from "unjust platform bans," "false accusations" of cheating,[...]

Have you ever been playing Fortnite and come across a scenario where you needed a wall desperately, but the game told you it was "impossible"? It appears those issues may be going away when the devs at Epic Games roll out the 7.20 update. Design Lead Eric Williamson took to Reddit to briefly outline what will take[...]

We are already seeing this happen. And just after that statement went up on Improbable's blog, the software company entered a partnership with Epic Games to "reaffirm [their] commitment to giving game developers the best combination of engine and other technology backed by interoperable standards that work for everyone, while respecting developers' ability to choose partners and[...]

An interesting change was made on the Epic Games Store this week as their refund policy got an update that is more in line with competitors Specifically, with Steam and the way Valve has set up their marketplace–which sets the company up in direct competition with them on another aspect The news came out from Epic employee[...]

GamesIndustry.biz is reporting that Ubisoft and Epic Games have formed a partnership to release the PC version of Tom Clancy's The Division 2 on the brand new Epic Games Store While the PC version of The Division 2 will also be available on Ubisoft's own PC platform, it will not be released on Steam. The Division 2 is[...]

Meanwhile, the pistols are replacing the Six Shooter, so depending on how you like your small weapons, this was either an upgrade or an annoyance. credit//Epic Games LIMITED TIME MODES: 14 DAYS OF FORTNITE Summary The 14 Days of Fortnite event will feature both new and returning LTMs Large team modes switch every two days and small team modes[...]

After players in the Middle East got vocal about all the problems they've been having with Fortnite, Epic Games has responded to their pleas For those of you who are unaware, playing the game in certain areas of the world is a pain as there are issues that come up that many other countries don't[...]

And you'll have a chance to do it free-of-charge next week as Epic Games has announced they will be offering it on their store absolutely free The word went out that it would be available from January 10th until January 25th, which is a pretty big window for a highly recommended game In case you forgot[...]

(@dakotaz) December 31, 2018 It's a nice festive thing for Epic Games to do with all of their players in Fortnite And it's mostly harmless We recommend trying to get into a game right before the hour kicks off so you can be flying down to the map through the fireworks! If you feel like playing[...]