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Fortnite’s 10.40 patch brings a new Rift Zone, Starry Suburbs, as well as previously-announced changes to matchmaking. There are also tweaks to controller sensitivity and aim assist, as well as a playlist called The Combine that lets players practice their aiming and reflexes.

Fortnite’s 10.30 patch adds two new areas: Moisty Palms, which is now a prop hunt, and Greasy Grove, where falling tacos make players dance and restore health. It also vaults the burst SMG and unvaults the Tactical SMG. Players can also vote on an item to bring back to the item shop.

Fortnite’s 10.20 patch includes a Borderlands crossover that resembles the game’s planet Pandora. It also adds a new item, the Shield Bubble, that defends against projectiles and explosives. Sounds a lot like Apex Legends’ Gibraltar’s dome, doesn’t it...

Fortnite’s 10.0 update turns Neo Tilted into Wild West-themed Tilted Town and adds an automatic sniper rifle. Weapons that only spawn in Tilted Town have been unvaulted, such as Uncommon and Rare variants of the hunting rifle.

Fortnite player and streamer Soleil “Ewok” Wheeler joined team Faze Clan this weekend, making her the team’s first Deaf and first female member. Ewok played in this weekend’s Fortnite World Cup Pro-Am, as well as at the recent Fortnite Summer Block Party.

Fortnite’s season 10 will have a “championship series,” as announced today during the World Cup Solo finals. The series will feature leaderboards and “millions of dollars at stake.”

Fortnite fans have been lined up for two hours to be among the first to get swag for Marshmello’s World Cup concert. Event staff told me they stopped several people trying to run in before the stadium opened.