Our latest coverage of Fortnite.
Fortnite studio Epic Games recently settled a Children’s Online Privacy Protection lawsuit filed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to the tune of $245 million. The FTC has now set up a page for those who want to request refunds for premium item purchases made between January 2017 and September 2022, credit card charges unknowingly made by a child below [...]
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Before it became the battle royale phenomenon that it is now, Fortnite first started out as a tower defense sandbox hybrid where players constructed fortresses and defended them against waves of zombies. Now, it’s unofficially been turned into an MMORPG of sorts thanks to the efforts of a player named DoomsDay. Using Fortnite’s creative mode, DoomsDay created a six-player raid [...]
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Geralt of Rivia is making yet another MMO cameo as the main protagonist of The Witcher franchise makes his way to Fortnite. Throughout Chapter 4 Season 1 of the multiplayer battle royale, players will be able to unlock a Geralt outfit and other The Witcher-inspired items by completing various quests through the new season battle pass. Aside from the outfit [...]
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The US Federal Trade Commission has ruled against Epic Games following allegations that the Fortnite developer violated player privacy under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and that it used “dark patterns” to trick players into buying items from the cash shop. The company is now being forced to pay a whopping $520 million in refunds and penalties in two [...]
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Fortnite has ushered in a brand-new chapter and season featuring a host of new content and gameplay mechanics to keep things fresh in the popular battle royale shooter. The highlight of Chapter 4 Season 1 is a new island battleground featuring new points of interest to fight over and new gameplay elements, vehicles, and weapons for players to use against [...]
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Fortnite is closing Chapter 3 of its storyline next week with another cataclysmic event called Fracture. The event will take place in a one-time social map that squads of up to four players with a marshmallow roasting emote up for grabs for participating players. “On Saturday, December 3, jump into the Fortnite Chapter 3 finale Fracture, an otherworldly and unexpected [...]
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Fortnite players who’d rather not deal with building lofty sniper towers or flimsy defenses can now compete with other players with the same sentiment and rise through the ranks of the new Zero Build Arena. The new Arena will run until August 30th and is only available in Trios for the time being. It will feature the same weapon and [...]
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Fortnite continues to assimilate popular franchises into its cosmetic lineup with the addition of new character skins from the Naruto franchise. Last year, saw the arrival of Naruto’s Team 7 skins which included Kakashi Hatake, Sakura Haruno, Sasuke Uchiha, and Naruto Uzumaki himself. Naruto’s Rivals (and friends) now join Team 7 in the popular battle royale shooter’s latest patch. These [...]
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Epic Games, in partnership with Microsoft and the Fortnite community, has raised over $100 million which will go towards humanitarian relief efforts in war-torn Ukraine. The funds were raised from all the proceeds from the PC, Xbox, and mobile versions of the popular battle royale shooter since March 20th. “Epic is committing all its Fortnite proceeds from March 20, 2022 [...]
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When Fortnite first launched in 2017 the popular shooter was initially a PvE game where players would build forts to defend and survive against waves of zombies. A battle royale mode was later added that allowed players to build structures that can be used to access hard-to-reach areas, quickly whip up defenses in a firefight, or build towering sniper’s nests. [...]
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