Category: Fortnite News

A New York man has been arrested for threatening an 11-year-old student who had just beaten him in Fortnite. The man, Michael Aliperti, then threatened the boy by telling him that he was going to shoot him and “stated that he knew where he went to scho…

Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida has dashed the hopes of Fortnite players hoping for true crossplay between all of the available platforms. The company has been under a lot of pressure from Epic and the Fortnite community to open up full cross play on all pl…

The latest update has dropped into Fortnite, this time bringing with it the arrival of the Double Barrel Shotgun, a specialist in devastating close-combat firepower. In addition, the Steady Storm Limited Time Mode is present in Battle Royale: “The Stor…

The latest Fortnite patch notes have been posted with the good news that the Guided Missile is making a return. Epic has toned down the power level with a big damage reduction and an increase in fuse duration, but that doesn’t mean it’s still not gonna…

Bloomberg has analyzed Epic Games and has placed its corporate value between $5B and $8.5B. While the valuation is based on all of Epic’s business holdings, including the licensing of the Unreal Engine, it is clear that “Fortnite mania fuels Epic growt…

The latest Fortnite patch notes have been published that bring a number of cool things into the game. This week marks the first birthday of Fortnite and Epic has a “party planned” for #Fortnite1st. Players will be able to “eat cake, party and bring you…

The v5.0 update to Fortnite is coming along with some fascinating new features that have stemmed from the cracks in the sky after the rocket launch a couple of weeks ago. There are now Rifts that challenge players to “test your courage and step through…

Epic Games is off to a big start in their Fortnite esports tournament series with today’s announcement of the $8,000,000 Summer Skirmish series. The event will feature an 8-week competitive series that begins this weekend with the $250,000 Duos competi…

The Fortnite site has been updated with a new contest, this time aimed at budding filmmakers. Using #FortntieBlockbuster, the contest asks fans to “write and direct the ultimate Season 4 superhero flick”. Players are tasked with using the Fortnite repl…

Over the weekend, the latest Fortnite event took place with a special rocket launch that was, by all reports, quite epic. Many servers were packed to the rafters with players cooperatively watching. However, on one server, the viewing party was rather …