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Make Your Own Fortnite Island with Fortnite Creative

Epic Games announced that a new mode, called "Fortnite Creative", will be included in the game. In this new mode, players will have their own island to customize as they want and give vent to their…

December 7, 2018 | 12:40 EST

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The Game Awards 2018 - Fortnite to Add Community Content to Battle Royale Map

  It wouldn't be a gaming event without a little Fortnite. At the Game Awards 2018, Epic Games unveiled some of its plans to add community-generated content to Fortnite's battle royale map. After a…

December 7, 2018 | 01:06 EST

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Fortnite Addiction "Forcing Kids Into Rehab"

Battle Royale game Fortnite is the newest game to be under fire for video game addiction claims. A Bloomberg article details the case of a boy named Carson, who's 17 and has been playing Fortnite for…

December 5, 2018 | 09:47 EST

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Alan Wake Is Back On Sale (And At A Discount)

Alan Wake's trouble with music licensing seems to be over - the game is available to purchase again (and on sale, to boot) according to a tweet from Remedy Entertainment. If you haven't yet played…

October 26, 2018 | 07:39 EDT

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Fortnite Delays Full Launch and Free To Play Save The World Mode

It's easy to forget that Fortnite actually has a game mode that isn't Battle Royale. The game started out as a survival coop zombie tower defence experience in 2017, titled simply Fortnite. The…

October 23, 2018 | 08:45 EDT

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Fortnite Developer Epic Games Purchases Anti-Cheat Firm Kamu

Epic Games, the studio behind Fortnite, has acquired Kamu, a firm that specializes in security and player management in ongoing online games. The cost of the acquisition has yet to be disclosed. Kamu…

October 9, 2018 | 09:30 EDT

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Sony Gives into Peer Pressure, Launches Fortnite Crossplay Beta

In a huge policy u-turn, Sony has announced today that they will be opening an extended beta to allow cross-play for Fortnite players on PlayStation 4. John Kodera, president and CEO of Sony…

September 26, 2018 | 12:15 EDT

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Alan Wake To Be Adapted To Television, Creator Sam Lake On Board

Alan Wake, the psychological thriller game by Remedy Entertainment and featuring the titular fictional novelist as a protagonist, is going to be developed into a television series as reported by…

September 12, 2018 | 10:45 EDT

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Sony Unreal Accounts Don't Carry Over To Nintendo Switch For Fortnite

Players of Epic Games' battle royale title Fortnite have discovered that their Sony PS4 accounts for the game don't carry over to the Nintendo Switch version. Cross-platform play is currently…

June 15, 2018 | 08:54 EDT

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Fortnite Hits 2 Million Switch Players In One Day, 125 Million In Total

Insanely popular battle royale game Fortnite has managed to rack up 2 million players on Nintendo Switch within its first day of release. The game was originally announced for Nintendo's console…

June 15, 2018 | 08:32 EDT

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Nintendo Direct E3 2018: Fortnite

Incredibly popular battle royale game Fortnite will be available for Nintendo Switch today, at 10am PST (1pm EST). The news was revealed during Nintendo's Direct presentation earlier today. Nintendo…

June 12, 2018 | 01:15 EDT

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[Rumor] Fortnite, DBFZ, Killer Queen Black and More Coming to Switch

A new leak a week before E3 2018 shows possible proof that Fortnite, Killer Queen Black, Dragonball Fighters Z and more may be heading to the Nintendo Switch. The leak comes in the form of an image,…

June 1, 2018 | 08:08 EDT

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New Fortnite Update Adds Light Machine Gun, Brings Back 50v50 Mode

Epic has just announced the details for the upcoming Fortnite update, update v3.5. It adds a ton of new content, including new weapons and modes, as well as the usual bug fixes and gameplay tweaks.…

April 19, 2018 | 11:29 EDT

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Fortnite v3.5 Brings Port-A-Fort, Replay, and New Skins

The new Fortnite v3.5 patch is now available on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and mobile. The update includes new items, another limited-time game mode, a system for rewatching matches, and plenty of other…

April 13, 2018 | 02:22 EDT

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Fortnite 3.4 Update Adds Guided Missiles into the Mix, Brings Back the Boogie Bomb

Epic games has released the full details for the new update to Fortnite. The Version 3.4 patch brings with it some subtle gameplay tweaks, as well as one, couldn't be any less subtle one. Guided…

March 29, 2018 | 10:01 EDT

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[Updated] Epic Games Releases Paragon Assets For Unreal Engine Developers At Zero Cost

Epic Games has released over $12 million worth of high-quality assets from their soon-to-be-defunct title Paragon for Unreal Engine developers to work with according to a blog post on the company's…

March 20, 2018 | 10:20 EDT

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Fortnite Battle Royale Team Releases Update on State of the Game

In the ever-changing - and some would even say volatile - world that we live in, it can be a rather reassuring, if small, comfort to know that those who look after our hobbies and means of escapism…

February 10, 2018 | 08:48 EST

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Epic Games Shutting Down Paragon April 26, Refunds Available For Players

Paragon, Epic Games' foray into the MOBA market, is closing down forever on April 26, 2018, according to a news post on the game's official website. First announced in late 2015, Paragon is a 5v5…

January 26, 2018 | 07:02 EST

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Epic Games Sues Cheater For Creating Premium Currency in Fortnite BR

Recently, Epic Games has sued Yash Gosai, who lives in Auckland, New Zealand, for creating V-bucks for their popular title Fortnite: Battle Royale. While this is the first gamer to purportedly create…

January 15, 2018 | 11:11 EST

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Fortnite Battle Royale Gets A New Map Update And More This Week

Fortnite Battle Royale, the free-to-play portion of the Fortnite IP, is set to get a major overhaul to the map this week, which adds 5 new cities and more places to find loot throughout the map. With…

January 15, 2018 | 09:52 EST

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Fortnite Battle Royale Gets A New Map Update And More This Week

Fortnite Battle Royale, the free-to-play portion of the Fortnite IP, is set to get a major overhaul to the map this week, which adds 5 new cities and more places to find loot throughout the map. With…

January 15, 2018 | 09:52 EST

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Fornite's "Survive the Holidays" Event and Battle Royale "Battle Pass" Detailed

Epic Game's decidedly cartoonish yet respectably popular alternative to Minecraft and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is gearing up for the holidays with two sizable updates. The V.1.11 patch will, in…

December 19, 2017 | 12:30 EST

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Fortnite Sending out Compensation For Lost Loot Due To Bug

Fortnite will be compensating players affected by a loot chest bug that resulted in them not receiving the correct rewards after missions according to an announcement on the game's subreddit. When…

November 20, 2017 | 10:00 EST

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Improved Hero Progression Headlines Fortnite Save the World's Future

The developers of Fortnite have outlined the future of the Save The World PvE game mode in a news post on the game's official website. Fortnite currently has two core gameplay modes: the Battle…

November 20, 2017 | 09:20 EST

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Fortnite Gets Scary With Fornitemares Update

Following an announcement just a couple of days ago, the Fortnitemares patch for Fortnite is now live. One of the most evident changes in the 1.8 patch for Fortnite is the overhaul of the UI. Icons…

October 26, 2017 | 11:16 EDT

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Haunt Fortnite With Fortnitemares Update On October 26

Fortnite is getting into the spooky spirit with their upcoming Fortnitemares update according to a news post on the game's official website. Fortnitemares will be bringing along the introduction of…

October 24, 2017 | 08:56 EDT

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Fortnite Battle Royale Surpasses 10 Million Players

The battle royale genre of games is becoming rather crowded lately, presumably spurred on by the success of Player Unknown's Battlegrounds, or PUBG. Of the many battle royale games that now exist,…

October 13, 2017 | 12:08 EDT

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Fortnite Battle Royale Gamemode Hits 1 Million Players On Its First Day

Epic Games' latest game Fortnite has had a fair bit of success with its PvP-centric Battle Royale game mode: over 1 million players have played the game mode on its first day, according to a tweet…

September 28, 2017 | 09:45 EDT

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Fortnite Releases 1.6.3 Patch Focusing on Battle Royale

Fortnite has released patch notes for Patch 1.6.3, largely focusing on on the PvP side of the game to go with the Battle Royale mode going free on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The game's servers…

September 26, 2017 | 12:23 EDT

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Fortnite Battle Royale Goes Free for Everyone on September 26th

Epic Games survival shooter game Fortnite Battle Royale is going free to play for everyone starting September 26th, not long after it was initially added to the base game. The major hook for Fortnite…

September 20, 2017 | 03:00 EDT

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Fortnite Accidentally Enabled Crossplay Between Xbox One and PlayStation 4

Epic Games' latest survival game Fortnite briefly allowed for crossplay between Xbox One & PlayStation 4 gamers before disabling the functionality, as reported by Kotaku UK. Some video games…

September 18, 2017 | 09:19 EDT

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Fortnite Announces 100 Player Battle Royale PvP Gamemode, Public Testing Now

The developers of Fortnite have announced a PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS-style PvP game mode called Battle Royale according to a news post on the game's official website. Fortnite is the latest…

September 12, 2017 | 02:02 EDT

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Fortnite's "Survive the Storm" Update Announced; Delayed Indefinitely

Fortnite's upcoming update will bring a whole new game mode to the game, as well as some new loot and playable heroes. The update is titled Survive the Storm, and while it was revealed just a couple…

August 28, 2017 | 11:11 EDT

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E3 2017 - Fortnite Battens Down The Hatches For Early Access

It's easy to forget about something like Fortnite. Originally announced in 2011 during the Spike Video Game Awards show, no updates on the game's progress were given until Game Informer published a…

June 10, 2017 | 07:08 EDT

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Alan Wake to be Pulled from Stores Due to Music Licensing Issues

If you haven't played Remedy's supernatural thriller Alan Wake by now, you may want to hurry up with getting it while you still can. Due to expiring music licenses for music used in the game, both…

May 12, 2017 | 06:59 EDT

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Epic Games' Plans for Paragon

The free open beta for Epic Games' new third-person perspective PC and PlayStation 4 multiplayer 5v5 online battle arena (MOBA) game Paragon now fully underway. Despite the game having no official…

August 24, 2016 | 10:15 EDT

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Alan Wake DLC Now Free For Xbox 360

  Recently, fans of the psychological thriller/horror game Alan Wake, yours truly included, got their hopes up over a possible return of the troubled writer. Unfortunately, this turned out to be…

April 8, 2016 | 10:15 EDT

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New Hero and Balance Changes Added To Paragon

Epic Games has revealed the first now character joining their upcoming MOBA Paragon. As of today players can eat souls and crush enemies with a giant hammer as Sevarog. Check out the character launch…

March 29, 2016 | 05:51 EDT

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Alan Wake Returns Isn't What We Thought It Would Be

  So remember last week when I gleefully reported a trademark Remedy Entertainment registered on the fast track for what at the time looked like a potential sequel to the horror/action game Alan…

March 4, 2016 | 05:28 EST

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Remedy Registers 'Alan Wake's Return' Trademark

  A hell of a lot of time has passed since we got to know Alan Wake and his Stephen King-inspired escapades in Bright Falls. With the announcement of the game/TV show hybrid Quantum Break it seemed…

February 25, 2016 | 09:06 EST

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Remedy Gives Details on Alan Wake 2 Prototype - (Currently Not in Production)

Remedy, the developers behind the upcoming Quantum Break have shared some details about an old Alan Wake 2 prototype. The video has surfaced from an interview with Polygon. In the interview creative…

April 21, 2015 | 09:32 EDT