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A new report claims that Epic Games' Fortnite grossed over $1 million dollars in its first 72 hours on mobile, despite the game only being in beta. credit//Epic Games It's no secret that Fortnite is basically the biggest gaming property in the world right now The free-to-play portion of the game has been taking over the console[...]

credit//Epic Games Brothers Jake and Logan Paul started up a Twitch channel and attempted to get in on the fun of Epic Games' Fortnite As anyone with a brain could have predicted, it did not go well The Paul brothers aren't known as gamers, but contentious YouTube vloggers But the lure of Fortnite is strong — even Drake has gotten in[...]

After getting much praise and hype and even a fair share of criticism on social media for breaking about a dozen different single-streamer records on Twitch, Ninja is finally getting some of the mainstream press he probably deserved days ago. 

So if Fortnite wasn't already making enough news this week for various reasons, the game's mobile app just made its way into notoriety by being one of the fastest apps to conquer several #1 downloaded app placements in the iTunes store According to Sensor Tower, the mobile app has claimed the top spot in 13 different[...]

Epic Games has some major plans heading into E3 2018 revolving around Fortnite, as it looks like the biggest video game convention in the country is about to be turned into a massive celebrity tournament. The company made the announcement this afternoon that they'll be holding the Fortnite Party Royale at E3, with the intent of[...]

After getting a slight delay and probably excited from all the hype from Drake, Epic Games have finally released the 3.3 update to Fortnite today, which includes the Supply Llamas and the Remote Explosives The complete patch notes are below for you to check out, which includes a few bug fixes and gameplay adjustments. credit//Epic Games WEAPONS[...]

Streamer Tyler "Ninja" Blevins and rapper Drake played Fortnite last night and, perhaps unsurprisingly, they obliterated Twitch records. credit//Epic Games Fortnite has really taken over the world I mean that literally too The game is possibly the hottest entertainment property in the world right now, with millions of players playing at any one time[...]

If you've been waiting to try out the new 3.3 update on the way for Fortnite, you'll have to wait just a little bit longer as Epic Games has decided to delay the update The news came down on the game's official Reddit forum today where the developers laid out the news and gave very[...]

Epic Games has put out a trailer for the mobile version of Fortnite, selling how the game will look. I've been fascinated by the news that Fortnite is set to come to phones in a no-compromises port The idea of playing a current console or PC grade level game on a mobile device is the kind[...]

credit//Epic Games Epic Games is bringing Fortnite to mobile platforms, and iOS users will be the first to get a shot at the game The Fornite Inivite Event is currently open for sign-up, which will allow iOS users to be put on the Fortnite Invite waiting list If you do sign up, you'll receive an email alert[...]

credit//Epic Games Several Fortnite players have reported to Kotaku that their account information has been stolen and used to rack up some impressively hefty bills The fraudulent charges have reached upwards of a hundred dollars, which is a pretty impressive amount of microtransactions. Epic Games, while aware of the problem, is still working to resolve the issues which[...]

Xbox head Phil Spencer has taken to Twitter to express interest in cross-play for Fortnite between Xbox One and PlayStation 4 What's more, it seems Epic Games are keen too. credit//Epic Games Last week, it was announced that Fortnite would be getting several cross-platform play options Alongside the upcoming mobile version of the game, both Xbox One and[...]

A fun little bit of news from Epic Games as their team announced that cross-platform play will be coming to Fortnite on Xbox One The company already announced plans for the PS4 version to be able to connect with PC and mobile players for cross-platform but have now included Microsoft's console in the mix About[...]

Epic Games, looking to keep the updates coming to Fortnite, decided to do a developer update video today and released it on Twitter, covering a number of topics that people have already heard about and some that are brand new to the player's ears We'll let you watch it first with our own thoughts below. Systems[...]

Epic Games has announced that Fortnite's hugely popular Battle Royale mode is coming to mobile devices with cross play. credit//Epic Games Recently interest has peaked in Battle Royale mobile games After a ton of clones came out trying to cash-in on the craze, behemoth PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds got onto the platform It was a good port, certainly better[...]

credit//Epic Games Fortnite's Battle Royale mode is getting a new limited time squad mode, which will allow players to come together into 20-person teams The leak comes to us through a screenshot posted to  Reddit, which gives us a glimpse of the Raptor and Empire Axe as well as a few details on the incoming squad mode. The[...]

credit//Epic Games Despite being PUBG's zany cousin/knockoff, Fortnite has gone on to become the most-watched game on Twitch Part of that is likely down to accessibility and lack of cheaters, as Fortnite is available on more platforms than PUBG, and doesn't have the same cheating problem that has plagued Bluehole's battle royale game since launch[...]

I've fired shotguns in H1Z1, COD, Overwatch, PUBG, Fortnite, Star Wars, Gears Of War, Halo, the list goes on… and I've fired real shotguns, as well as an AK-47, a revolver, a hunting rifle, and an old machine gun in my lifetime. A video game does not prepare you for the kickback to a gun, for[...]

According to the latest charts and information dug up by Fortnite Intel, Epic Games' battle royale title has officially surpassed PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds as the most watched game on Twitch The website posted an article today cataloging how far each game has progressed since Fortnite's launch, and over the last 90-day period, Fortnite managed to overcome PUBG[...]

Prepare to have the Jump Pad rendered near useless as Epic Games announced through the updates area on Fortnite that Jetpacks are on the way as the latest addition to the Battle Royale section The logo below has been making the rounds all afternoon as people are getting excited at the possibility of air-to-air combat,[...]

In the latest "I asked the world to retweet something as a favor and the results were awesome" category, a student is in debt to thousands of players from the game Fortnite for helping her with her AP Chemistry class According to the tweet below from a user going by the name Jilli Zuz, she[...]

Season 3 of Fortnite is under way now that patch v.3.0.0 is live, adding 60 frames per second support for PlayStation 4, PS4 Pro, Xbox One, and Xbox One X consoles. 60 FPS will be the new standard on all console versions, but the patch notes do make it clear that you can choose to switch back to 30 FPS[...]

If you've ever felt like John Wick playing Fortnite, we got some good news for you! You can dress like him as well in an upcoming update Earlier today, this images was loaded up on the game's official Reddit feed, with the title of it simply saying "Soon!" and nothing more Hopefully, Epic Games have[...]

credit//Epic Games Fortnite's upcoming v.3.0.0 update will offer some new changes and options to make building both faster and easier In an official blog post, Epic Games detailed four key ways they would be speeding things up, the first of which is a toggleable "Turbo Building" option that allows you to hold down your primary fire button[...]

credit//Epic Games Fortnite's Season 3 Battle Pass has been detailed, and it includes 76 items over 30 tiers, including 'back bling' which are really just fancy backpacks EpicGames posted the Battle Pass breakdown now that Season 2 has wrapped up You can buy new emotes, outfits, gliders, banners, and other cosmetic items for the in-game currency of 150[...]

Epic Games has been paying close attention to fan outrage as Fortnite has grown, keeping a close eye on issues that may come up and make the game hard to play So when fans started raging about how the Double Pump Shotgun worked during a match, the devs finally took a hammer to it and changed[...]

Fortnite has gone live with patch v.2.5.0, which brings new Lunar New Year legendary skins and weapons, a new grenade, and 4K support for players on the Xbox One X. The full list of patch notes were posted today and as well as a bunch of bug fixes, there's a new impulse grenade limited to supply drops and treasure[...]

The latest change from Epic Games to Fortnite may just divide their audience a bit, as they have decided to put the SMG (one of the most coveted weapons in the game) into the "Vault" and out of regular gameplay The SMG is considered one of the most powerful guns in the game and having[...]

The Twitch Partner was dropped from his Fortnite eSports team, HavoK, after reports of his suicide-baiting comments made headlines. Jordan "Scubby" Selleck (JScubby on Twitch) said on a stream that if he knew someone was suicidal, "I would dare them to do it, and then I would never talk to them again." Late last night, Scubby's streams were dropped[...]

Kudos to Epic Games for having not one but two epic moments with Fortnite this week, one they'll be celebrating for a while and one they probably wish didn't come with the first We'll start with the good news as the game broke PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Concurrent Player Record on February 4th with 3.4 million players online,[...]