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LEGO Fortnite Mechanical Mayhem Update Has Vehicles for Everyone

Today Epic Games announced the next major update for its popular survival crafting game LEGO Fortnite. The update, numbered v29.10 and titled "Mechanical Mayhem," will be released tomorrow, March 26…

March 25, 2024 | 04:46 EDT

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Epic Games Store Officially Announced for iOS and Android

During a panel at GDC 2024, Epic Games officially announced that the Epic Games Store is coming to iOS and Android by the end of this year.  Epic Games Store general manager Steve Allison mentioned…

March 20, 2024 | 03:15 EDT

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Apple to Reinstate Epic Games' iOS Developer Account Paving the Way for Fortnite's Return to iPhone

Today Epic Games announced that Apple will reverse its decision to ban its iOS account which made headlines a few days ago. According to the announcement, Apple not only told Epic that the account…

March 8, 2024 | 03:33 EST

Artwork for Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2, otherwise known as Myths & Mortals, depicting Greek gods and more
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Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2 "Myths & Mortals" Patch Notes Introduce New Locations and More

It's official: Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2, otherwise known as Myths & Mortals, is upon us, and Epic has released the season notes to give you a look at what's new in the popular battle royale…

March 8, 2024 | 08:37 EST

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LEGO Fortnite Getting Paid LEGO Kits After Tomorrow's v29.00 Update

Today Epic Games announced the upcoming update v29.00 for its popular survival crafting game LEGO Fortnite, coming with quite a few interesting goodies.  The update launches tomorrow, March 8, and…

March 7, 2024 | 11:40 EST

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Apple Terminates Epic Games' Developer Account, Takes Issue With Tim Sweeney's Tweets

Epic Games has announced today that Apple has terminated its developer account just a couple of weeks until it was enabled.  The account, held by Epic's Swedish subsidiary Epic Games Sweden, was…

March 6, 2024 | 04:53 EST

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Minimum Alan Wake 2 PC Requirements Lowered After Remedy's Optimization Efforts

Remedy has announced that it has lowered the minimum PC requirements to play survival horror adventure Alan Wake 2. The studio says it's been working to optimize the popular sequel, which is Remedy'…

March 6, 2024 | 09:16 EST

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Fortnite Teases Next Season With Massive Pandora's Box and Zeus [UPDATED]

Epic Games is teasing the next season coming soon to its massively popular battle-royale game and wannabe metaverse Fortnite. Fans are waiting for Chapter 5 Season 2, which is going to start in just…

March 4, 2024 | 03:36 EST

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LEGO Fortnite Getting Fishing, Compass, and More With Update v28.30 Tomorrow

The popular survival crafting game LEGO Fortnite is getting a big update tomorrow, numbered v28.30 and nicknamed "Gone Fishin’." As you may imagine, fishing is a big part of it. Players will be able…

February 21, 2024 | 06:33 EST

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Lady Gaga Is Coming to Fortnite Festival [UPDATED]

Today an upcoming event in Fortnite Festival featuring popular singer and songwriter Lady Gaga has been announced. The announcement comes from the artist's own official X (formerly Twitter) account…

February 21, 2024 | 12:40 EST

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PC Gamers Spent $950 Million on the Epic Games Store Last Year, Epic Reveals

Epic has revealed some statistics for the Epic Games Store throughout 2023, and it turns out that PC gamers sure did spend a lot of money on the store last year. According to Epic's stats, gamers…

February 16, 2024 | 10:24 EST

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Alan Wake 2 Sales Reach 1.3 Million, Fastest-Selling Remedy Game So Far

Remedy has revealed sales figures for survival horror sequel Alan Wake 2, and it's the studio's fastest-selling title to date. Per an official announcement, Alan Wake 2 sold a million copies by the…

February 16, 2024 | 03:17 EST

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Disney to Invest $1.5 Billion in Epic Games to Create Persistent Universe Connected to Fortnite

Today The Walt Disney Company and Epic Games announced an agreement for the creation of a persistent universe connected to the developer's ultra-popular game Fortnite.  The experience, which is…

February 7, 2024 | 05:04 EST

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Alan Wake 2 Update Finally Lets You Choose Your Chapter

Remedy has released a brand new Alan Wake 2 update, and it's bringing a much-requested feature to the survival horror game. The biggest new feature included in this update is Chapter Select, which…

January 31, 2024 | 09:54 EST

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Rocket Racing in Fortnite Gets New Update With New Tracks, Trails Customization, and More

Today Psyonix and Epic Games released a new update in Rocket Racing, the recently released arcade racing game within Fortnite.  The update, numbered 28.10, includes a few new goodies that might…

January 23, 2024 | 02:38 EST

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Epic Games Store Makes Exceptions for Blockchain Games in New Adults Only Rating Guidelines

Epic has revealed a change to the way Adults Only-rated games are distributed on the Epic Games Store, with particular reference to blockchain games. According to the storefront's new guidelines,…

December 20, 2023 | 08:16 EST

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LEGO Fortnite Update Changes Item Stack Sizes, Hunger, and More

Today Epic Games released a new update for its popular survival crafting game LEGO Fortnite, including some subtle but interesting changes. First of all, for those who have been running out of…

December 19, 2023 | 05:39 EST

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LEGO Fortnite Gets New Update Featuring Several Tweaks

Following the release of the popular crafting survival game LEGO Fortnite, Epic Games is not dropping the ball, and it's continuing to update it.  The update follows another that changed the…

December 15, 2023 | 12:40 EST

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LEGO Fortnite Increases Durability of All Tools and Weapons

One of the biggest elements of discussion among fans of survival games is the durability of tools and weapons, and LEGO Fortnite just got a big change on that front. As shared on X (Formerly Twitter…

December 13, 2023 | 08:42 EST

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Hatoful Boyfriend Royalties Finally Paid by Epic Games, Creator Confirms

Hatoful Boyfriend creator Hato Moa has taken to social media to confirm that Epic Games has paid her royalties owed for the game since 2021. In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), Hato Moa says…

December 12, 2023 | 04:13 EST

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Epic Games Defeats Google in Jury Trial Over App Store Monopoly Case

Today the jury in the Epic vs Google trial handed down its verdict, and it was a landslide victory for the developer of Fortnite.  The court documents shared by The Verge show that the Jury answered…

December 11, 2023 | 10:58 EST

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Fortnite Festival Launches With Over 600,000 Concurrent Players as LEGO Fortnite Passes 2.4 Million

Today Epic Games launched the third game of the trio announced during Fortnite's Big Bang Live a week ago, Fortnite Festival. The game, which was developed by Harmonix of Rock Band and Guitar Hero…

December 9, 2023 | 02:52 EST

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Rocket Racing Debuts in Fortnite With Over Half a Million Concurrent Users While LEGO Holds Strong

Epic Games is continuing to roll out the new Fortnite experiences announced at the Big Bang Live event to further its plans to turn the battle royale into a metaverse. Yesterday was Rocket Racing's…

December 9, 2023 | 03:53 EST

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LEGO Fortnite Debuts With Over 2.3 Million Concurrent Players, Will Get Updates in Early 2024

LEGO Fortnite has just debuted today as a new survival crafting game within Epic Games' ultra-popular battle royale title, and it appears to be going strong.  At the moment of this writing, the game…

December 7, 2023 | 02:18 EST

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Fortnite Festival Song Setlist Revealed Including Lady Gaga, Gangnam Style, and The Cranberries

Today Epic Games revealed the launch setlist for its rhythm game-within-a-game Fortnite Festival, which will will soon launch within Fortnite. On top of several songs by The Weeknd, who is featured…

December 6, 2023 | 11:05 EST

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Lego Fortnite Cinematic Trailer Teases a Blocky Adventure Ahead of Tomorrow's Release

The first Lego Fortnite cinematic trailer has dropped, showcasing some of the things you should expect when the new experience lands in Epic's battle royale game tomorrow. Lego Fortnite is one of…

December 6, 2023 | 10:28 EST

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Fortnite Festival Reveals First Glimpse of The Weeknd Gameplay

Following the reveal of Fortnite Festival that happened last weekend, Epic Games revealed the first gameplay featuring cover artist The Weeknd.  And yes. If you're wondering, I did that on purpose.…

December 5, 2023 | 01:03 EST

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You Can Get a Free Explorer Emilie Skin in Fortnite Via LEGO Collaboration

Following yesterday's announcement of LEGO Fortnite, Epic Games is celebrating by giving players a free skin named Explorer Emilie.   Not only can the skin be acquired without spending any stars or…

December 3, 2023 | 06:42 EST

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3 New Fortnite Games Announced as Big Bang Live Event Brings Servers to Their Knees

During its Big Bang Live event hosted today, Fortnite creator Epic Games announced three brand new games that will become playable within Fortnite itself. The first is LEGO Fortnite, coming on…

December 2, 2023 | 09:10 EST

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Fortnite Will Bring Back OG in 2024 After it Shattered Records with 100 Million Players in November

Fortnite's OG season has proven incredibly successful, so much so that many players have demanded its permanence. Luckily, Epic Games is listening.  While the original map and content from Chapter 1…

December 2, 2023 | 01:03 EST

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Alan Wake 2 Getting New Game+ Feature

Today Remedy Entertainment dropped a very explicit tease on a much-requested feature coming to its survival horror Alan Wake 2.  Apparently, the game is getting a New Game+ mode, which will let…

December 1, 2023 | 02:35 EST

A low-angle shot of Eminem in Fortnite in the upcoming The Big Bang live event
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Fortnite's Upcoming The Big Bang Live Event Will Star Hip-Hop Legend Eminem

Epic Games has announced that Eminem will star in the upcoming Fortnite live event The Big Bang. In a rather brief post on X (formerly known as Twitter), Epic refers to Eminem's appearance in the…

November 22, 2023 | 10:18 EST

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Fortnite Introduces Voice Reporting And Age Restrictions For Cosmetics To Protect Younger Players

Epic Games has announced a new suite of Fortnite tools intended to protect younger players from inappropriate content and player conduct. The first of these, the new Voice Reporting feature,…

November 16, 2023 | 10:32 EST

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Lewis Hamilton Zooms Into Fortnite With New Icon Series Skin

Epic Games has announced the latest skin set in Fortnite's Icon Series, and wouldn't you know it, it's racing legend Lewis Hamilton. He'll join other Icon Series skins like Travis Scott, Ariana…

November 15, 2023 | 10:24 EST

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The Game Awards and Fortnite Collaborate for Best User-Created Island Award

Today Epic Games and The Game Awards announced that the popular award show will host a best user-created Fortnite Island award. Fans are invited to visit a dedicated island developed by Studio 568…

November 14, 2023 | 12:53 EST

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Alan Wake Update 10 Available Now With 100+ Fixes

Today Remedy Entertainment released a brand new update of its highly acclaimed survival horror game Alan Wake 2.  The update comes with over 100 fixes, including critical issue that could block…

November 9, 2023 | 03:02 EST

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Remedy Working on "a Few" Alan Wake 2 Updates & a Patch Is Likely Coming Within 12 Hours

Remedy Entertainment announced that it's at work on updates for its survival horror game Alan Wake 2. The reveal comes from communications director Thomas Puha on X (formerly Twitter), who mentioned…

November 6, 2023 | 05:17 EST

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Fortnite Achieves Biggest Day Ever With 44.7 Million Players Following Return of Original Island

The latest Fortnite update that marked the return of the original island is proving extremely popular among the fans of Epic Games' battle royale game.  Today the developer announced that yesterday…

November 5, 2023 | 06:45 EST

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Fortnite Teases Return to Chapter 1 Map in November

Today Epic Games posted a tease that will pique the interest of many veteran fans of the popular battle royale shooter Fortnite. The tease, which you can see above, was posted on the official X (…

October 27, 2023 | 12:20 EDT

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Xbox Partner Preview October 2023 Recap - Check out All the News & Reveals

Microsoft just hosted its Xbox Partner Preview presentation, showcasing several third-party games releasing on Xbox and PC over the next few months. The house of Xbox provided some well-deserved…

October 25, 2023 | 01:52 EDT

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Alan Wake 2 Launch Timings Around The World Revealed

Remedy has announced the Alan Wake 2 global launch timings, revealing when you'll finally get a chance to play this long-awaited horror sequel. In a new post on X, as well as revealing the timings,…

October 20, 2023 | 10:25 EDT

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Epic Games Store Reveals Roadmap For Improvements; Free Games Will Continue

Epic Games hosted a panel at Unreal Fest 2023 focusing on the state of the Epic Games Store and the future plans for the platform.  During the livestreamed panel, director of product and content…

October 14, 2023 | 03:07 EDT

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Fortnite Halloween Update Promises To Give You Fortnitemares

Epic has released the new Fortnite Halloween update, and it's sure to give you Fortnitemares (their word, not mine). Previous Fortnite crossovers have included Futurama, The Witcher, and Spider-Man…

October 10, 2023 | 08:52 EDT

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All Fortnite Content Will Get an Age Rating Soon

Today Epic Games announced that all Fortnite content, whether first-party or third-party, will be mandated to have an age rating starting next month.  According to the announcement, this change will…

October 3, 2023 | 01:54 EDT

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Director of Publishing Strategy Sergiy Galyonkin Is Quitting Epic Games

Today Epic Games director of publishing strategy Sergiy Galyonkin announced that he's quitting the company after eight years.  Galyonkin announced his departure with a message on BlueSky, in which…

October 2, 2023 | 12:16 EDT

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Epic Games Looking Into Alleged Unpaid Royalties to Hatoful Boyfriend Creator

Today Hatoful Boyfriend creator Hato Moa took to X (formerly Twitter) to mention that she has not received any royalties for the sales of the game since the acquisition of Mediatonic by Epic Games in…

September 29, 2023 | 03:02 EDT

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Epic Games Lays Off 830 Employees

Today Epic Games announced a a large round of layoffs affecting its employees.  According to a press release echoing a letter to the staff from CEO Tim Sweeney, 830 employees have been laid off, 16…

September 28, 2023 | 12:37 EDT

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Alan Wake 2 "Built" For 30FPS But Will Have Console Performance Mode, Remedy Says

Remedy Entertainment has revealed that an Alan Wake 2 console performance mode will be included with the game, although it's not yet clear whether it'll hit a solid 60FPS throughout the game.…

September 27, 2023 | 09:46 EDT