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Players Will Soon Be Able To Merge Fortnite Accounts Across Consoles
In a post on the Fortnite subreddit and Twitter today, Epic announced that it’s working to let players unlink their accounts from a particular console and, in the near future, ultimately be able to merge them so their progress carries over no matter where they play the game. Earlier today, Sony announced a beta for…
By Ethan Gach Published September 26, 2018 -
Sony Is Finally Allowing Cross-Play On The PS4 [Update]
Having resisted for so long, Sonyis finally giving in and allowing cross-play on the PS4 “for select third party content”, meaning PlayStation 4 owners will soon get to play the same game against people on competing consoles. In a blog post, Sony say: Following a comprehensive evaluation process, SIE has identified a path toward supporting…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 26, 2018 -
BTS And Jimmy Fallon Did Fortnite Dances
K-pop supergroup BTS appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, performing “Idol” and as a special bonus “I’m Fine.” The group and talk show host also pulled off their best Fortnite dance moves. You can watch the group’s performances below Here they are doing Fortnite dances And if you missed it, here’s the group’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 26, 2018 -
Fortnite‘s Tilted Towers Temporarily Had An Address On Google: The Freedom Tower
I stumbled upon something strange today while writing up a story about how the Fortnite cube crushed a building in Tilted Towers. Looking up an image of Tilted Towers on Google brought up a listing for a real world address. But it wasn’t just any address; it was the site of One World Trade Center,…
By Heather Alexandra Published September 19, 2018 -
Fortnite‘s Cube Destroys The Game’s Unluckiest Building [Update: It’s Sunk Into Loot Lake Now]
Last month, the giant rift in Fortnite’s sky closed and spat out a giant alien cube that’s stomping around the map. Players are eagerly tracking each new move, wondering what will happen when it finally stops. The cube’s latest route took it through Tilted Towers, where it destroyed what might just be Fortnite’s unluckiest building.…
By Heather Alexandra Published September 19, 2018 -
Fortnite‘s Creators Initially Thought Rocket-Riding Was A Bug
When Fortnite developers released the game’s notorious rocket launcher, surely they knew they had designed a fatal long-range weapon. Always crafty, Fortnite players quickly discovered something else about these rockets: They’re nifty ways to get around the map. As it turns out, they’d stumbled upon something Fortnite’s developers hadn’t planned for. Today, Apple published an…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published September 14, 2018 -
Epic Drops Video Capture From Fortnite On Switch, Cites Performance Issues
Earlier today, Epic released a new content update for Fortnite that, among other things, vaulted the game’s overpowered drum gun. Something else went missing though, at least for Switch players: the ability to use the system’s video capture while playing the game. After the new update was pushed out early this morning, Fortnite players on…
By Ethan Gach Published September 11, 2018 -
Fortnite Streamer Myth Pushes Back Against Twitch Chat’s ‘Overwhelming’ Negativity
Ali “Myth” Kabbani is the second most-followed streamer on Twitch, but he’s also just a 19 year-old kid—one who, unlike most other 19 year-old kids, has to deal with boatloads of hate every day. Now he’s putting his foot down. Myth first rose to popularity thanks to his superhuman Fortnite building skills. He helped popularize…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 7, 2018 -
Fortnite Monopoly Replaces Boardwalk With Tilted Towers
Monopoly is a board game that regularly ends with you cursing out your family. In the upcoming Fortnite edition, which leaked earlier today and was later confirmed by Epic Games, at least you’ll be able to take them out until you’re the last one standing. The Fortnite edition of Monopoly was briefly available to pre-order…
By Gita Jackson Published September 6, 2018 -
Fornite‘s New Getaway Mode Is A Fast-Paced Comedy Of Errors
Fortnite’s newest limited-time mode, Getaway, feels a bit like a mini-crash course in everything you need to know if you want to win in the main battle royale. The capture the flag-esque mode is full of dangerous drops and surprising turns of fortune. Matches are short but packed with new surprises. If you wanted something…
By Heather Alexandra Published September 6, 2018 -
Esports
After An Unlikely Tie, Fortnite Summer Skirmish Grand Finalist Got Determined By Coin Flip
Yesterday, two Fortnite players tied for the 33rd qualifying spot in today’s Summer Skirmish grand finals: The_Real_Cryohme and SSG Colton. The 33rd slot wins a minimum of $5,000 and the potential to win far more; today’s first prize winner will take home $225,000. Only 33 players could advance to the final stage, though. Epic Games…
By Maddy Myers Published September 3, 2018 -
Esports
Popular PUBG Streamers Face Off This Weekend In The Broadcaster Royale Finals
The three-day finals for Broadcaster Royale, a PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds tournament featuring 80 duo teams of streamers from around the world, unfolds this weekend at PAX West’s Paramount Theater. The matches start today at 2 pm ET, streaming on the Broadcaster Royale Twitch channel and also on each competitor’s individual Twitch channel. Several well-known PUBG players…
By Maddy Myers Published August 31, 2018 -
Fortnite Players Want To Know Where The Cube Is Headed
Last week, the giant rift in Fortnite’s sky started spewing lightning until it finally dropped a glowing alien cube on the map. The cube has started moving and changing the landscape, encouraging players to sleuth out where it’s ultimately headed and what will happen when it gets there. The saga technically started back in May…
By Heather Alexandra Published August 30, 2018 -
Kids Are Getting Fortnite Dancing Lessons
Look at ‘em go. Count this as your daily reminder that this game, launched to crickets and the sound of a gentle breeze before it released a spinoff Battle Royale mode at just the right time, is now more than a video game in a way that only maybe Minecraft and Pokemon Go have managed…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 28, 2018 -
Fortnite Streamers Make A Ninja Warrior Course
Fortnite not challenging enough for you? Some players upped the difficulty by adding a Ninja Warrior-esque obstacle course to the game. Ninja Warrior is a popular game show that originated in Japan before being adapted into a show in the US. It consists of a series of grueling obstacle courses that are vaguely ninja-themed. Contestants…
By Gita Jackson Published August 28, 2018 -
Fortnite Is Getting A Competitive Mode
Do you believe yourself to be the very best at surviving in an environment where a) everybody wants to kill you, and b) they’re all reality-bending architecture-mancers? Well, soon you’ll have a chance to prove it. Epic is finally adding a competitive mode to Fortnite this fall. Epic made the announcement in a state of…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 24, 2018 -
Fortnite‘s Rift Is Shooting Lightning And No One Knows Why [Update: Rift Closes, Giant Alien Cube Appears]
During Fornite Battle Royale’s last season, a giant rocket launched and cracked the sky wide open, tearing the game’s space-time apart. When Season Five hit—adding a new desert area to the map—the rift seemed to die down, but now it’s blasting the ground with massive lightning strikes. Update— 5:40pm: After countless lightning strikes, the rift…
By Heather Alexandra Published August 24, 2018 -
Fortnite Now Lets You Thank The Bus Driver
Change.org signatures normally aren’t worth the paper they’re not printed on, but here’s an example of one actually working: only weeks after a campaign to allow players to thank the game’s bus driver, Fortnite now includes the ability to do just that. The original petition, first circulated in July and based on the “Thank the…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 23, 2018 -
Fortnite’s Latest Update Brings An Actual Movie To Its Drive-In Theater
I have yet to make it through the entire three minute fan movie currently playing on loop in the northeastern part of Fortnite’s map without getting shot in the back, but that’s part of the fun. The game’s V5.30 patch hit earlier today, bringing new items and modes, as well as a working projector to…
By Ethan Gach Published August 23, 2018