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With Epic’s Store On The Way, Steam Is Finally Feeling The Heat

Over the years, people have pondered what a viable competitor to Steam’s dominance would look like. Who would pull it off? What would be their silver bullet, capable of hobbling even Valve’s game-slinging behemoth? Late last week, Valve announced that Steam will take a lesser cut of revenues from games that sell $10 and $50…

Fortnite’s account-merging feature has been delayed “until early next year,” Epic has announced. The feature, which will allow players to combine their accounts across consoles, was supposed to arrive in November.

This animation of a showdown between Overwatch’s Hammond and Fortnite’s black knight is pretty impressive. The creator, YouTuber 3D Print Guy, made the models from scratch and then pitted them against each other in a miniature battle for the ages. He says he’s done work for Pixar, and it shows.

Ninja Keeps Reporting Fortnite Rivals, And It’s Not Sitting Well With Fans

It’s one thing for a regular player to report somebody who might be cheating or griefing in a game like Fortnite, but when a Twitch star does it? Then it unavoidably carries a different weight, especially when it’s the Twitch star, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins. Over the past week, Blevins has found himself surrounded by an…

Yep, You Can Play A Handful Of Xbox One Games With Mouse And Keyboard Now

Welcome to the age of keyboard and mouse Xbox One gaming. As of yesterday’s update, players can, should they wish, play several games without having to resort to some plebeian console controller. If you couldn’t stand Warframe, Fortnite or War Thunder without a pointer and keys, now is your time. Those are just three of…

Fortnite’s NFL Skins Are Killing NFL Players

Fortnite’s new NFL skins haven’t justinspired people to pile shit on the NFL and former players, they’re also giving pause to current stars running into digital versions of themselves, like Chiefs rookie phenom Patrick Mahomes. You should feel scared, Patrick. That player has your soul now. Mahomes’ teammate, receiver Ty Hill, is claiming the kill:…

Fortnite’s New Food Fight Mode Allows For Some Sneaky Sabotage

Fortnite’s latest patch brings a new limited-time mode, Food Fight, in which two teams defend one of the game’s restaurant mascots while destroying the opposing team’s. It’s chaotic, but it provides plenty of opportunities for backstabbing fun. In Food Fight, released today as part of patch 6.30, teams are assigned to protect either the tomato…

I wonder if the NFL really thought this whole Fortnite deal through… 

I Don’t Want Fortnite’s Cube Monsters To Go

For the last couple weeks, cube monsters have been rampaging through Fortnite matches (don’t call them zombies or you’ll hurt Epic Games’ feelings). But on Sunday, they, along with their namesake, disappeared from the game. It was beautiful, but I was sad. Cube monsters have been my favorite thing to happen to the game since…

Ah Yes, Fortnite & The NFL, Together At Last

Starting on Friday, you’ll be able to get official NFL skins for Fortnite. All 32 teams, with the NFL logo on them and everything. You’ll have to pay for them, of course. The only charity on display here is that they remembered to include the Raiders.

Fortnite‘s Cube Explodes, Briefly Transports Players To New Dimension

During an in-game event today, Fortnite’s cube (known to fans as Kevin) exploded—and then things got weird. At about 1pm EST today, Fortnite’s cube began to pulse, then glow and spin. When the spinning reached a fever pitch, a burst of white light shot from the cube, transporting players to a white, Matrix-meets-The Good Place-esque…

Fortnite and Minecraft Nintendo Switch bundles are coming to Japan later next month. The Fortnite one is the Double Helix Bundle that already launched in North America, while the Minecraft Switch set comes with the game’s digital download and collectible real-world stickers.

Excited Kids Are Baffling Adults With Their Fortnite Halloween Fervor

The Spirit Halloween store closest to Kotaku’s office is in a brightly lit basement. The walls are cement, and the interior of the store is a loose collection of temporary shelves. Every part of this store is crammed with costumes, either individual parts like wigs or facepaint, or entire outfits in a plastic container. As…

Early Access Means Nothing Anymore

Before PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds released, it had become a viral sensation on Twitch, sold 13 million copies and even got its own esports tournament complete with a $350,000 prize pool. It was in early access, a public, but incomplete version of the game sold to help publishers bankroll the game’s development and invite user feedback. It…

Only One Of These Fortnite Action Figures Is Super Cuddly

Available for preorder today at Thinkgeek, McFarlane Toys’ Fortnite collectible figures capture some of the game’s most iconic skins as huggable seven inch articulated works of art. Okay, one is slightly more huggable than the others. For such a competitive game, one would think I’d be drawn to the rare Black Knight or Skull Trooper…

Women On Twitch Go Without Makeup To Support A Fellow Streamer

Earlier this week, one of the most followed streamers on Twitch, Pokimane, surprised viewers by kicking off her stream sans makeup. On Monday, the Fortnite player, podcaster, and IRL streamer decided she’d walk her fans through what it takes to do her makeup for one of those streams. It ended up touching off a wide…

Fortnite’s Halloween Event Released, Then Removed Because Of Issues [Update: It’s Working Again]

Another day, another Fortnite patch. The one that went live this morning is V6.20, notable for introducing the game’s Halloween event, Fortnitemares. Unfortunately, players began experiencing problems, including long matchmaking times, as soon as they started trying to play. Within a few hours the event had already been removed. [Update – 11:11am]: The Fortnitemares event…

Epic Games will be launching Fortnite’s free-to-play Save the World release later than expected, Epic announced today. Originally launched in paid early access July 2017, Save the World was slated for a full release sometime this year. Fans will have to wait until 2019.

Fortnite will be getting in-game tournaments starting October 16, Epic has announced, in which players will compete to earn points. The first tournament will be solos, with duos and squads to follow. Players won’t be separated by input device, and match-making will “pair players with similar point standings.”

A Brief Date With Fortnite

Thanks in large part to God of War and the Final Fantasy Tactics iOS port, I’ve been gaming regularly for the first time in about a decade. As I emerged from my dumb hibernation to become a Gamer once again, I realized I could now fill a huge gap in my cultural literacy. I wanted…