Category: Fortnite News

The latest Fortnite update has been deployed for both the Save the World campaign and Battle Royale. Vending Machines can accept spare materials to crank out “three different deals, rarity and items chosen at random”. The Easter Egg Launcher, as the name implies, blasts out an “egg-splosive” charge to keep your enemies hopping.

If you’re looking for a spiffy new look, the newly announced Fortnite Starter Pack may be just the thing. This new pack is $5 and is packed with 600 V-Bucks (about $6 worth) and the Rogue Agent Outfit and the Catalyst Back Bling. It is available from the PlayStation Store, the XBox Store or on PC via the in-game shop.

Fortnite Battle Royale players on all platforms including Apple mobile devices can how check out the newly added “Blitz” mode that brings quick 15-minute battles into the game. The “storm circle” begins shrinking very quickly right from the get-go. Players can find all sorts of gear and high-end weaponry as well as more than double the amount of resources including loot boxes, treasure chests and more. Supply drops occur more frequently too.

Not only is Fortnite making huge inroads in the PC / console market, but it’s racking up some amazing numbers on mobile as well. Currently, Fortnite mobile is only available for iOS devices AND by invitation only. Despite this, Fortnite mobile stormed the App Store and in under 12 hours took the #1 app spot — not just the #1 game — in 13 countries around the world and in the top five in another dozen countries.

Epic is ready to party hearty in mid-June with a “celebrity NBA-style ‘Party Royale'” event that will see 50 celebrities and 50 pro gamers go head to head in Fortnite during E3. The announcement was made on the Fortnite site with the promise of more details to come soon.

Fortnite’s Battle Royale edition will be getting a new way to take out your enemies from a distance when remote explosives are deployed into the game. In addition, new Supply Llamas have joined the battle and will be found in “the most unexpected of places” according to the patch notes.

Last night, rapper Drake joined up with Twitch streamer Ninja to play Fortnite. During the event, the pair racked up a whopping 600,000 concurrent viewers and smashed all previous records. The numbers exploded after Drake Tweeted that he was playing and a lot of his 36.7M followers decided to show up.

If you’re hoping to find out exactly how it is that Epic will manage to pull off cross-platform game play in Fortnite, look no further than today’s iOS beta sign ups. If you’re selected, you’ll be able to see for yourself how viable mobile gamers will be compared to others on consoles and PC.

If you’re hoping to find out exactly how it is that Epic will manage to pull off cross-platform game play in Fortnite, look no further than today’s iOS beta sign ups. If you’re selected, you’ll be able to see for yourself how viable mobile gamers will be compared to others on consoles and PC.