Fortnite

Epic Games' unstoppable online game and social platform debuted in 2017, and its popularity shows no signs of slowing, with a steady stream of collabs with major musicians and iconic franchises.

Fortnite’s 10.0 update turns Neo Tilted into Wild West-themed Tilted Town and adds an automatic sniper rifle. Weapons that only spawn in Tilted Town have been unvaulted, such as Uncommon and Rare variants of the hunting rifle.

Fortnite’s season 10 will have a “championship series,” as announced today during the World Cup Solo finals. The series will feature leaderboards and “millions of dollars at stake.”

Fortnite fans have been lined up for two hours to be among the first to get swag for Marshmello’s World Cup concert. Event staff told me they stopped several people trying to run in before the stadium opened.

Airwaks and RL GRIME won the Fortnite World Cup Pro-Am, taking home $1,000,000 for the American Civil Liberties Union and the World Wildlife Fund.

Don’t worry, everyone: Peely is as horrible in real life as it is in Fortnite. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Fortnite’s 9.41 patch adds a new weapon, the Storm Scout Sniper Rifle, which lets you see where the storm is moving. Birthday presents, which give items, and birthday cakes, which give health and shields, can be found around the map. There’s also a new picture-in-picture mode that will let you watch the World Cup

$30 million seemed like an absurd amount of money for the prize pool at Fortnite’s first World Cup event, but Dota 2 has just surpassed it. Earlier this morning, the prize pool for the Valve-sponsored International 2019 hit $30.1 million and it’s still rising, making it the biggest cash prize ever in esports.

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