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Fortnite Battle Royale‘s Success Is Hurting Epic’s Other Games

Yesterday a representative for Epic Games’ online battle arena Paragon posted a message on Reddit casting the future of the game in doubt. Today, on the Unreal Tournament forums, fans are worrying over the fate of the latest installment of that beloved series. Both games share a common problem: the runaway success of Fortnite Battle…

The Secrets Behind Fortnite’s Massive 40 Million Player Success 

When Epic Games originally announced a Battle Royale mode for its co-op zombie survival game Fortnite, the internet seemed skeptical. Battlegrounds had already taken over the world, so it was easy for Fortnite: Battle Royale to look like a trend-chasing copycat. Months later, the studio’s enormous player base seems to have proven everyone wrong. Much…

Fortnite Players Have Found A Way To Glitch Under The Map (And Keep Killing) [Update]

A few days ago, Fortnite players discovered a glitch in the Fatal Fields area of the map that allowed them to slip under the game world and blast everyone else with impunity. You can see it in action in the footage below captured by Spoderman Gg: players are able to disappear underneath the game map…

Five Reasons I Like Fortnite BR Way Better Than Battlegrounds

Battlegrounds may have sparked the current Battle Royale trend, but these days, I’d much rather log into Fortnite. Over the last few months, developer Epic Games have crafted a game with a unique identity, if not a better one. Here’s why I prefer to play Fortnite over Battlegrounds. It works I’ve been playing Fornite for…

Fortnite Battle Royale got a holiday update today that adds grenades which force enemies to dance after exploding. Yes you read that right. “When boogie dancing, you are prevented from building, firing weapons, or using items,” the rest of the description explains. A “High Explosives” event begins on December 28.

Fortnite Battle Royale’s New 50 vs 50 Mode Is Awesome

Fortnite Battle Royale just got a 50 vs. 50 mode that’s everything I ever wanted a neighborhood game of Cops and Robbers to be. It encourages a hive-mind approach to a battle royale game that works surprisingly well. Fortnite is a game about building forts, shooting zombies and battling the apocalypse. In September, developer Epic…

Assassin’s Creed Hippo Joins The Order

Today on Highlight Reel we have Rainbow Six plays, stealthy hippos, a frozen Link and much more! Watch the video then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for more! Catch up on…

Fortnite just launched its 50v50 mode, which is going to make in-game construction a lot more interesting.

On Sunday, we ran a story about a 14 year-old Fortnite player being taken to court by Epic. We first reported that he was one of an original two alleged cheats; he is in fact among a larger group of players also being sued by the company. The story has been updated to reflect this.…

Fortnite’s Battle Royale mode just got a massive patch that added smoke grenades, leaderboards and 4k support for the Xbox One X (or, as I like to call it, the Xbonex).

14-Year Old Video Game Cheater Sued, Mom Says He’s A Scapegoat [Update]

Last month, Epic took the unusual step of not just banning two Fortnite players from the game for cheating, but taking them to court. It’s since been revealed that one of the accused is only 14 years old, and his mother is not happy. [Correction – 4:30pm, Nov. 30: The boy in question is yet…

How The Hell Did Mario And That Dog Get Up There?

Today on Highlight Reel we have dog exploits, guardian angels, vaulting techniques and much more! Watch the video then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for more! Catch up on all the…

Fortnite Dance Causes Trust Issues

Today on Highlight Reel we have sinister dance routines, 2D assassins, Mario scares and much more! Watch the video then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for more! Catch up on all…

Fortnite Player Snipes Opponents From Atop A Flying Pumpkin

Some streamers just discovered that, in Fortnite’s Battle Royale mode, rockets are both dangerous weapons and efficient modes of transportation. A Fortnite Battle Royale player named Zaccubuswas streaming the game, which just got a very cute Fall expansion, and stumbled upon the event’s rocket launcher, which shoots pumpkins. In the clip below, he and his…

I Made A Friend In Fortnite‘s Battle Royale… And Then It Went Wrong

I have a secret fantasy when I play battle royale shooters like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds or Fortnite’s Battle Royale mode. It goes like this: I start a new game. All I have is an axe or my fists. No guns are in sight. Of course, it’s unrealistic to expect that I’m here alone. So, there are…

Screw You, Fortnite: Battle Royale Butterflies

Fornite’s Battle Royale mode, like the game that inspired it, is tense. Any step could be your last. Sometimes, you don’t even know where the bullets are coming from, so you become hyper-vigilant. Anything that moves could be a threat. Oh, except the environment itself sometimes moves of its own volition. The mode is dotted…

Shoutout To Fortnite Players Who Build Towers Instead of Killing Anyone At The End of Matches

Tell me if you’ve ever seen this: there are only ten people or so left in your Fortnite: Battle Royale match. The storm cloud looms closer with every passing second. There’s nowhere left to go. Left without options, everyone around you starts building toward the sky. Well, maybe you haven’t seen this if you don’t…

Epic Is Suing Two Alleged Fortnite Cheaters

On Tuesday, Fortnite publisher Epic Games filed civil complaints against two alleged associates of the website Addicted Cheats who apparently used the site’s aimbotting services to kill Twitch streamers live on camera. For $5 to $15 monthly subscriptions, Addicted Cheats’ botting services aid players in tracking, aiming at and killing enemies in PvP games. To…

The Battle Between Fortnite and Battlegrounds Continues

Since Fortnite announced its battle royale mode, there’s been a little, uh, tension between its developer Epic Games and the developer of that other battle royale game, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. What’s come next has felt a little like an arms race for accessibility, throughout which Fortnite’s free, console-supported battle royale mode is quickly gaining traction. Prior to…

Tower defense/shooter Fortnite is getting a horde bash event on October 5th. With unlimited time and limited resources, players will build forts, party up and then defend their bases against waves of husks.