Category: Fortnite News
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Fortnite – Epic Takes Another Cheater to Court for Publicizing Battle Royale V-Bucks Exploit
It appears that Epic is going to keep making examples of those who would cheat in Fortnite. A new suit has been filed against an individual named Yash Gosai from Auckland, New Zealand. The filing indicates that Gosai found an exploit in the Battle Roya…
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Fortnite – Battle Royale Mode to be Update with More Points of Interest
The latest Fortnite: Battle Royale developer update video has been published to let players know of a big update coming next week. Most notably, several key additions are being added to maps to make them more diverse and interesting. Key to this goal a…
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Fortnite – Login Issues & Server Stability Blamed on Meltdown Vulnerability
Epic is one of the first companies to come out with a statement about the Meltdown vulnerability affecting two decades’ worth of Intel-based computer systems. The issue is said to be a significant one for game development and for online services. Updating systems has, however, caused performance issues and notable slowdowns for cloud-based services in particular. As a result, Epic is keeping its Fortnite community informed about recent login issues & service instability.
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Fortnite – Sneaky Silencers Limited Time Mode Coming This Week
If you’ve been looking forward to logging in to Fortnite: Battle Royale, today may be a good day as a new update will be going live later this week called Sneaky Silencers. The event runs from January 5th through January 8th. During the event, all weap…
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Fortnite – Epic Reveals 50v50 Battle Royale Map & It’s Available Now
Epic Games revealed that a new Fortnite Battle Royale map is out and ready to play right now. It is a 50v50 “last-team standing” map that pits teams of 50 in a fight to the finish. The map is out and will remain available through December 17th.
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Fortnite – Epic Reveals It Didn’t Know Cheater Was Underage, Settles with Another
Epic Games has sent a letter to the court revealing that it did not know that one of the two people it was suing for cheating in Fortnite was underage. According to the letter, the prohibition on using a defendant’s name in documentation only applies i…
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Fortnite – Big Plans for Battle Royale to Bring New Social Features On Board & More
Epic Games has a new blog post on the Fortnite site to lay out the first details for changes coming to Battle Royale. The team acknowledges that its social features are somewhat lacking and will be addressing that through the addition of simpler ways t…
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Fortnite – Mom Claims Teen is a ‘Scapegoat’ When Sued by Epic Games for Cheating
As we reported last month, Epic Games named two Fortnite players in a lawsuit against cheaters in Fortnite: Battle Royale. The suit alleged that “Vraspir” and “Broom” infringed on the company’s copyright by using a program that made changes to the game…
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Fortnite – Nipping at PUBG’s Heels, Fortnite Scores 20M Battle Royale Players
Epic’s Fortnite Twitter account was updates yesterday with the big news that the game hit a major milestone with twenty million players taking part in the free-to-play Battle Royale portion of the game since it launched earlier this fall.
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Fortnite – Take Part in ‘Fortnitemares’ This Week
The spookiest time of year is ready to arrive in Fortnite and includes a brand new themed zone called “Hexsylvania”. It features deep catacombs, “endless halls of flickering candles and thick fog creeping across the map”. Hexsylvania will feature 25 st…