Fortnite

Fortnite‘s Latest Patch Adds Small But Needed Quality Of Life Updates

After a delay, Epic Games released its latest Fortnite patch today, and although it’s not the most action-packed update, it’s got some great quality of life improvements. I’m excited about the game’s new auto-pickup option for weapons and consumables because, when I land in a new area and encounter someone who already has a gun,…

Hundreds Of Fortnite Players Are Calling A Store Named ‘Epic Loot Games’

Like many customer support reps for Fortnite developer Epic Games, Hunter Davies has heard from hundreds of anxious, frustrated, and furious Fortnite players. Problem is, Hunter Davies doesn’t work for Epic Games. He works for Epic Loot Games, a small hobby shop in an Ohio strip mall that has received a great deal of unwanted…

The excellent Fortnite Thanos event ends on May 15th, Epic Games announced. If you haven’t terrorized your rivals with the Infinity Gauntlet yet, you have one more day to do so!

Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has got himself some new Fortnite-themed custom gloves. Via Footpack

Top Fortnite Streamer Starts Cursing Less, And It’s Causing Backlash

If you’ve tuned into a Tyler “Ninja” Blevins livestream lately, you’ve probably noticed that things sound a little different now. Twitch’s biggest star is trying to make his entertainment more family-friendly, and some fans aren’t taking it very well. He says he’s doing it for parents and their kids. The fans he’s angered worry that…

Cheaters, Conspiracies, And Miffed Girlfriends: What It’s Like Doing Fortnite Customer Support

Working customer support for Fortnite Battle Royale, the biggest game in the world, means sorting through a lot of salt. “It’s always the shotguns,” said Randi, a customer support specialist for Fortnite who asked that we not use their real name. Randi has received countless tickets from Fortnite players complaining that the game’s shotgun is…

Fortnite Players Are Having Fun Trolling Thanos

Don’t let his superpowers fool you: Thanos’ arrival in Fortnite is surprisingly silly. Players are taking advantage of Thanos in the best ways, or using Thanos to spread cheer. Given that Thanos is supposed to be a homicidal villain, seeing him in Fortnite’s ridiculous world has been amazing. The main thing that makes any antics…

Fortnite’s Avengers Crossover Is So Good, It Should Be A Permanent Mode

The hottest game in the world has teamed up with one of the biggest movie franchises around, and while it’s technically a marketing ploy, damn if it’s not a good one. This is the most fun I’ve ever had with Fortnite. “Infinity Gauntlet” is a new limited time mode available in Fortnite that can only…

Time For Some Fortnite Cosplay

Despite its world-conquering popularity, I don’t see much Fortnite cosplay crossing my desk, so thanks toSami Bess for changing that. Her Ramirez is almost entirely hand-made, from the props to the armour to the tattoo. Even the boots were modified to make them look more like the character model. You can see more of Sami’s…

Fortnite Is Getting An Avengers: Infinity War Crossover

Fortnite’s next big limited event will feature a Marvel villain that will change the way the game works. Here’s what to expect. Starting tomorrow, Thanos will make an appearance in Fortnite. According to Entertainment Weekly, the mode will still feature one hundred people vying for the number one spot, except there will also be an…

Fortnite’s Comet Drama Showed What The Game Does Best

You’ve probably heard about how a comet hit the Fortnite map by now. There’s a reason so many people were transfixed by this cosmic encounter: developer Epic made it feel like an event, worthy of wonder in the same way a real-world solar eclipse would be. In an age of instant social media updates, constant…

Despite Haters, Fortnite Players Fill Enormous Dusty Divot Crater 

Now that the Fortnite comet has hit, the map is doted with craters. The biggest crater, as we all know, is located at Dusty Divot. You can’t really go to Dusty without entering a fight now. Regardless, one group of fearless Fortnite fans challenged themselves to build over the entire crater, and it turned into…

How Fortnite’s Battle Pass Works

Whether you’re a newbie Fortnite player jumping onto the survival shooter trend or a confused, out-of-touch parent wondering what that $9.99 “Epic Games” charge on your credit card is, Fortnite’s battle pass is a thing worth knowing about. First things first: Fortnite is a free-to-play video game for PC, Xbox, PS4 and iOS in which…

Teenagers Love The Hot New Game Fork Knife

If you’ve heard a young person talking about “fork knife” in the past few days, they not talking about their finishing school curriculum. They’re talking about Fortnite Fork Knife has been slang for Fortnite for a couple of months, but it didn’t truly catch on until April 29th, when Twitter user Kung Fu Renny posted…

Fortnite‘s New Hop Rocks Are Making The Game Wild

Not a sticky-sweet candy or an obscure club drug, Fortnite’s new hop rocks are popping off in the survival shooter’s gameplay. The hop rocks, which developer Epic Games introduced yesterday, are a consumable item players can find in Fortnite’s new Dusty Divet crater. After using them, players jump through the map with low-gravity physics that…

Fortnite Players Are Finding Mysterious Superhero Lairs Across The Map

The new Fortnite season brought more than craters and important dances. It seems that Epic is planting the seeds for something elaborate. Perhaps even a storyline of sorts, based on new areas that players are finding. While the new update has only been live for less than a day at this point, Fortnite players are…

After Mass Fan Outcry, Epic Adds ‘Orange Shirt Kid’ Dance To Fortnite

Back in March, Epic Games announced a “Boogie Down” contest where players submitted dance videos for a chance to have their moves added to the game as an emote. Winners were announced, and a champion was crowned. The community seemingly hated the results, though. In first place came Twitter user @Populotus: Per contest rules, Populotus…

Fortnite Comet Hits Dusty Depot, Altering Map and Gravity For New Season

After weeks of build-up, Fortnite’s comet has finally smashed the map. Tilted Towers still stands, but Dusty Depot? There’s a crater there now. (It’s also called Dusty DIVOT now.) Better yet, the point of impact is surrounded by rocks that will let players mess around in low gravity. Epic really went all out for this.…

Everyone Remembers Their First ‘Take The L’ In Fortnite

Fortnite’s emotes have taken on a life of their own: in the last two weeks, I’ve seen kids and adults replicating the game in real life. If you watch sports, you’ve likely seen goals or good plays celebrated through emotes. And if you play Fortnite, you’ve definitely had some jerk dance over your cold, lifeless…

Why Fortnite Is So Popular

How did Fortnite become a global phenomenon? Today on a very special Kotaku Splitscreen crossover episode, we try to figure that out. First Kirk and I talk about Paris, Valve buying Campo Santo, Quantic Dream suing journalists, and Destiny 2 before we’re joined by Kotaku’s Gita Jackson and Patricia Hernandez of Fave This (43:57) to…