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Fortnite‘s Latest Patch Makes The Game Smaller

Fortnite’s patch 14.40 arrived today, bringing this year’s Halloween event and drastically reducing the game’s file size. According to the Fortnite Status Twitter account, the 14.40 patch is “larger than normal on PC (approx. 27 GB). This is to make optimizations on PC resulting in a massively reduced Fortnite file size (over 60 GB smaller),…

BTS’ Fortnite Debut Was Pretty Cute

It’s not a point of pride for me to say I had little idea who Korean pop supergroup BTS was before this week. As Fortnite weaves its tendrils into the world of pop culture, I find myself frequently asking younger colleagues about musicians, movies, and fandoms in a way that looks less like disaffected cool…

Apple Fires Back At Epic, Saying Lawsuit Is A Publicity Stunt

Epic and Apple’s legal tiff over Fortnite on the App Store rages on. In Apple’s latest filing, the behemoth echoes many of our own commenters by calling out Epic’s actions as a stunt to bolster Fortnite’s waning popularity. Apple’s opposition filing is a response to Epic’s initial call for a temporary restraining order that would…

AMD’s New Video Card Is Now Live In Fortnite

AMD isn’t ready to reveal everything about its upcoming Radeon RX 6000 series video cards to the world, but the company’s fine with giving gamers a little sneak peek at the card’s design via a honking-big virtual model within Fortnite Creative. Just log into Fortnite Creative, enter access code 8651-9841-1639 into the terminal, and you’re…

Nintendo Is Releasing a Fortnite Emblazoned Switch In Europe And Australia/NZ

Fortnite is a big hit, especially on the Switch. Nintendo thinks the game deserves its own Switch—and they’re probably right! The console is emblazoned with Fortnite designs and comes with exclusive yellow and blue Joy-Cons. As Nintendo Life reports, Fortnite comes pre-installed, and the bundle includes a download code for the Wildcat Outfit (plus two…

Epic’s Latest Apple Argument Hints At Plans For World Domination

Epic’s latest legal response in its case against Apple rehashes many of the points previously brought up, attempting to show Apple as a monopoly and get Fortnite, with its own payment option, back on the App Store. But it also includes some intriguing insight into the developer’s future plans for Fortnite as a metaverse, as…

Fortnite’s Latest Marvel Map Change Adds A Black Panther Statue

Since Fortnite’s Season 4 started, the map has been getting new landmarks at a furious pace. The latest is a monument to the Marvel superhero Black Panther, a giant statue called Panther’s Prowl. The Panther’s Prowl monument is just west of Misty Meadows. Like many of the new Marvel POIs, it’s less of a landmark…

Ridley Scott On Fortnite’s Apple Trailer: “The Idea Was Terrific, The Message Was ‘Ehh'”

Hollywood legend Ridley Scott might be better known for films like Alien and Gladiator, but he also found time in the mid-80s to make Apple’s famous 1984 commercial. With Epic Games very recently and publicly recreating the ad, only now with an anti-Apple stance, Scott has some thoughts. To recap! Here’s Scott’s original commercial, which…

Fortnite‘s Season 4 Marvel Theme Is Mostly Cosmetic So Far

Fortnite’s Chapter 2, Season 4 is, as long-teased, a crossover with the Marvel universe. If you can put aside the terrifying implications of a Peely with Wolverine claws, you’ll find what largely appear to be cosmetic changes, with a few gameplay elements mixed in so far. Called Nexus War, Season 4 sees Thor and other…

Epic Tells Court Its Apple Case ‘Had To Be A Big Fight’ [Update: Unreal Protected, But Not Fortnite]

We’re still waiting on a written decision from today’s court hearing between Apple and Epic, which was to determine whether to grant Epic’s temporary restraining order restoring Fortnite to the App Store and stopping Apple from removing developers’ access to Unreal Engine tools. [Update: we’ve got a temporary decision]. Update 1:08am, August 25: U.S. District…

Microsoft has filed a declaration in support of Epic’s case against Apple, Phil Spencer tweeted today. The declaration focuses on Apple’s threats to cut off support for Unreal Engine on iOS and reads in part “Apple’s discontinuation of Epic’s ability to develop and support Unreal Engine for iOS or macOS will harm game creators and…

Apple Court Filing Says Epic Asked For Special Deal Before All This Nonsense Started

When we last left the legal battle between Epic Games and Apple, the game maker had requested the court prevent Apple from removing its games and dev tool access from the App Store. Today, Apple fired back in a filing opposing the request, producing an email dated June 30 from Epic CEO Tim Sweeney asking…

With FreeFortnite Cup, Epic Continues Dragging Players Into Its Anti-Apple Crusade

While Epic and Apple wage their corporate war over the App Store, there’s not a lot Fortnite players can do but wait and see. This weekend, Epic is bringing its fight into the game once more with the #FreeFortnite Cup, a tournament in which players can win a nefarious-looking apple skin and even other consoles…

Epic Asks Court To Prevent Apple From Blocking Fortnite And The Unreal Engine

Even if you’ve been living under a rock with only your computer-illiterate grandparents and the TI-84 calculator you all huddle around each night for warmth, you’ve probably heard that Apple is removing Fortnite from the App Store. Now developer Epic says that Apple is going after every part of its App Store presence, including the…

Florida Tourist Attraction Sues Fortnite Over Aquaman Castle

The Florida-based Coral Castle Museum, said to be built by a lovesick man in the early 20th century, is suing Fortnite maker Epic Games over the game’s recent addition of a new Coral Castle location, which the museum’s owners claim infringes on their trademark. Located just south of Miami, the Coral Castle Museum is a…

How Much Data Fortnite, Minecraft, League of Legends, Destiny & More Use Every Hour

If you’re gaming on a capped internet plan—where you have a monthly download limit—you might be interested to know just how much data your favourite games cu be chewing through, from the lean (League of Legends) to the obscene (Destiny 2). Via Kotaku Australia, telecommunications site WhistleOut have measured the approximate hourly download figures (exact…

A Parent’s Guide To What The Hell Is Going On With Fortnite

Maybe you’re a parent who, like a lot of parents nowadays, is working from home as the covid-19 pandemic still rages on. If you have tween-aged, gaming inclined children, they probably play Fortnite. Yesterday, that tween-aged gamer came to you wondering what’s going on with Fortnite. And you, dear parent, have no idea what to tell…

Everything About This Sucks

I woke up this morning to the news that Epic Games, a plucky corporate underdog worth $17 billion, was trying to enlist the world’s help in taking on Apple’s “anti-competitive” practices. And my skin wanted to crawl right off my body. In case you’re just joining us, earlier today Apple booted Fortnite from the App…

Fortnite Removed From Apple And Google Stores, Epic Taking Both Companies To Court

Following Epic’s release of its own direct payment method for Fortnite on Apple and Android mobile devices this morning, Apple has removed the popular battle royale from its store. In response, Epic has filed a legal injunction against Apple. All games on the App Store are required to use Apple’s payment system for any in-game…

Fortnite Lowers Price Of V-Bucks, Adds Direct Pay To Mobile [Update: Removed From App Store And Google Play]

This morning, Fortnite developer Epic announced it’s permanently lowering the cost of in-game currency V-Bucks across all platforms. It’s also added its own direct payment system to Apple and Android devices, circumventing the App Store and Google Play. It’s the latest move against what Epic calls the companies’ “exorbitant 30% fee” on mobile purchases. (Update…