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Friday31st Dec 2021
Rumour Noobs Rejoice! Fortnite Might Be Getting A 'No Build' Mode
...but it will be time-limited, apparently
Massively popular Battle Royale title Fortnite is getting a 'no build' mode, according to a new leak. The source is content creator and data miner HYPEX, who reports that the mode will only be available for a limited time. Building is one of the keys mechanics in the game, but is often intimidating for...
Thursday23rd Dec 2021
News Ho! Ho! Ho! Boba Fett Touches Down In Fortnite In Time For Christmas
Just in time for his Disney+ series, too
Star Wars character Boba Fett – who is about to get his own series on Disney+ – is coming to Fortnite tomorrow as part of Season 3. Bounty hunter Fett is a key character in the wider Star Wars universe, having appeared in both the original trilogy and the prequels. He also turns up in the Disney+ series...
Monday6th Dec 2021
News Fortnite Chapter 3 Goes Live With A New Island, Spider-Man And More
It's a lot of Fortnite
Fortnite remains a behemoth of a video game, available on almost all conceivable hardware and continually building its world through events, lore and seasonal reboots. It's now live with its latest major update, taking us into Chapter 3. The summary trailer at the top of the article gives a good overview and it introduces a...
Tuesday23rd Nov 2021
News Epic Games Acquires Harmonix, Makers Of Rock Band, To Work On Fortnite
Rockfort Bandnite
In the latest tale of giant-company-buys-smaller-studio, Epic Games has acquired Harmonix — a "monumental" deal that will welcome the 26-year-old Rock Band developer into Epic's growing stable of studios that also includes Rocket League developer, Psyonix. In a developer blog published on Tuesday, 23rd November, Harmonix...
Wednesday17th Nov 2021
News Believe It! Naruto And Team 7 Have Arrived In Fortnite
Update: Out now
Update [Wed 17th Nov, 2021 02:30 GMT]: Naturo and Team 7 have officially arrived in Fortnite. Above is the promotional trailer to celebrate the announcement. "Naruto Uzumaki, the number one most unpredictable ninja and Jinchuriki host of the all-powerful nine-tailed beast is ready — along with the rest of Team 7 — to take you...
Sunday24th Oct 2021
News Resident Evil's Chris Redfield And Jill Valentine Drop Into Fortnite
Available now
We've seen Fortnite team up with Capcom's Street Fighter series, and now it's Resident Evil's turn. Yes, that's right - S.T.A.R.S. veterans Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine are dropping into the island to face off against 'The Sideways' Cube Monsters' and other opponents in battle. You'll be able to get the 'S.T.A.R.S. Team Set' from...
Monday18th Oct 2021
News Looks Like Dune's Coming To Fortnite
Oh, worm?
Fortnite has never shied away from representing big brands in its games, so it comes as no surprise that the latest addition to the metaverse is Dune. The upcoming movie, starring Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides and Zendaya as Chani, has now been Fortnite-ified, according to a leak on Twitter from HYPEX: The Zendaya model looks...
Tuesday12th Oct 2021
News Fortnite Finally Credits Among Us In An Update To Its New 'Impostors Mode'
Real sus
[Update: Tue 12th Oct, 2021 15:15 BST] Epic Games has now officially credited Among Us developer, Innersloth in an update to Fortnite's Impostors Mode. On their blog, the text refers to Impostors as "the game mode inspired by Among Us from Innersloth". This is likely welcome news for Innersloth, although it's perhaps because
Monday20th Sep 2021
News Fortnite's Latest Collaboration Is With Fancy Fashion House Balenciaga
Buy the real baseball cap for just £295
Epic, that plucky underdog that courageously fights corporations with even more billions of dollars in the bank, has confirmed another big-name collaboration for Fortnite. This time it isn't another notable game brand, or a Hollywood star, but rather a high fashion brand. Rolling out at 5pm Pacific / 8pm...
Wednesday18th Aug 2021
News Among Us Devs Speak Out About Fortnite's Suspiciously Familiar 'Impostors' Mode
Understandably, they're not best pleased
Yesterday, Epic Games unveiled Fortnite's brand new 'Impostors' mode – a new way to play which, let's face it, is identical to Among Us. Epic's world-dominating battle royale game has never been shy of taking other people's ideas for its own, but yesterday's announceme
News A Will Smith Bad Boys Skin Appears To Be Coming To Fortnite
Along with a few other famous faces
There's really no stopping Fortnite - Epic's battle royale has become a collaboration juggernaut, crossing over with franchises most other games could only dream of and now it seems there might be another famous movie character on the way. Following on from a sus Among Us style update, there's now a rumour doing...
Monday9th Aug 2021
Random The BBC's Olympics Coverage Was Made In Unreal Engine
Clare Balding in Fortnite when?
Are you a little unimpressed by the videos of Nintendo 64 games remade in Unreal Engine? Do you think that their sights should be set a little higher? Maybe you'll finally be happy now that the BBC has just revealed that not only is their gorgeous Tokyo-based studio, which they're using for their Olympics coverage, is...
Video Missed Fortnite's Ariana Grande 'Rift Tour' Event? Watch It In Full Here
Also starring Kevin the Cube
Fortnite's special Rift Tour event has now come to a close, but don't worry if you missed it – the whole thing's available to watch (or rewatch) up above. Starring a digital version of Ariana Grande and a medley of her songs as the main attraction, the show took place four times over the weekend, with players able to...
Wednesday4th Aug 2021
News Two More Of Capcom's Legendary Street Fighters Join Fortnite
Cammy and Guile drop in
Fortnite has arguably taken the crown as the most ambitious crossover video game of all time - allowing all sorts of video game characters, stars, singers, athletes, and even superheroes to drop into its universe. Following on from the addition of Ryu and Chun-Li from the Street Fighter seri
Tuesday3rd Aug 2021
Random Football Manager Jose Mourhino Calls Fortnite A "Nightmare" Game
It's [redacted], apparently
Fortnite might be popular, but it's also drawn a lot of criticism as it's become more and more successful. The recently appointed manager of Italian football club AS Roma, Jose Mourinho – famous for leading the likes of Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester United to silverware glory – has now shared his own thoughts...
Monday2nd Aug 2021
News Fortnite's Rift Tour Musical Experience Will Star Ariana Grande
Update: Epic shares the deets
Update: Epic Games has now confirmed that the record-breaking superstar starring as part of the Rift Tour is Ariana Grande. "Ensuring that fans around the world can catch the Rift Tour, the experience spans five showtimes over three days. We recommend fans arrive in Fortnite 60 minutes before showtime, and the Rift...
Tuesday20th Jul 2021
News Fortnite's 'Rainbow Royale' Celebrates LGBTQ+ Community With Music And Rainbows
"Everyone is welcome on the Battle Bus"
Pride Month may have ended, but pride (lowercase) is all year round — and that includes video games. Fortnite has added a new event called Rainbow Royale to the game, celebrating diversity, community, and its many LGBTQ+ players with rainbow items, new songs by LGBTQ+ artists, and massive pride flags. The...
Tuesday8th Jun 2021
News Superman Has A Gun In Fortnite's New Alien-Themed Season
What
Fortnite and its wacky metaverse have never shied away from weird mashups and crossovers, and the latest season — which is Season 7 of the second Chapter — is taking the world of aliens and making it very, very weird. In the new Season 7 Battle Pass, you'll find Rick Sanchez from Rick and Morty, Clark Kent Superman, and Doctor Slone, an...
Thursday27th May 2021
News People Have Been Receiving Weird Fortnite Postcards In The Mail, And They're Not Sure Why
Apparently, "they're coming"
Fortnite's seventh season is approaching, and ahead of the reveal, they've apparently been sending postcards to gamers, seemingly at random, and sending DVD players to influencers. Weird stealth marketing is hardly new — remember the time Watch Dogs sent a bomb-like package to members of the media, and told them...
Thursday20th May 2021
News More Hints At Samus Aran In Fortnite Emerge, This Time In A Comic
Samus and the banana man can be besties
Just a couple of weeks ago, we reported an intriguing leak from the Epic vs Apple court case, which potentially revealed the existence of Metroid-slaying heroine Samus Aran in Fortnite. Now, there have been a lot of rumours coming out of the Epic vs Apple case — the fact that all the documents were made...
Monday10th May 2021
News Apparently The Fortnite Banana Man Is Important In The Epic V Apple Trial
Ally McPeel
You know that moment where Phoenix Wright, apparently an ace attorney, decided to cross-examine a parrot in the first Ace Attorney game? Or the time where he accepted a case that would lead to him defending an orca in court? You know how everyone, from the players to the in-game characters themselves, noted how extremely silly all of...
Wednesday5th May 2021
News "As You Can See, I'm Not A Switch Player" Admits Epic Games' Tim Sweeney
"Now the world knows"
Epic Games and Apple are currently exchanging blows in court, as you'll no doubt be aware. Fortnite maker Epic is asserting that Apple's App Store is essentially a money-grabbing monopoly and is harming the games industry, and to prove the point, Epic founder Tim Sweeney produced a Switch console during the trial. Why would...
Tuesday4th May 2021
News Here's All The Juicy Gossip From The Epic V Apple Lawsuit So Far
XOXO, Journalist Girl
Games journalism Twitter (yes, it's a thing) is having an absolute field day with the ongoing Epic V Apple trial, which is being broadcast to anyone who wants to listen — you just have to dial in. This is basically our version of The Bachelorette, full of twists, turns, betrayals, and leaked emails. It's a wild ride. In case...
News Samus Aran For Fortnite Discovered In Epic Games Internal Document
Naruto, too
Last December, Epic Games began to add iconic video game mascots to its free-to-play battle royale multiplayer Fortnite. First, there was PlayStation's God of War Kratos, and this was followed by the arrival of Master Chief from the Halo series. At the time, it had Switch players wondering if a Nintendo representativ
Monday26th Apr 2021
Behold the kickman!
Does the name Neymar Jr. mean anything to you? If it does, then don't be shocked or surprised – the Brazilian is only one of the most famous kickmen on the face of the planet right now. ESPN called him the world's fourth-most famous athlete in 2016, and a year later, he was included in Time's list of the 100 most influential...
Wednesday21st Apr 2021
News The Batman / Fortnite Crossover Sees The Dark Knight Thrown For A (Time) Loop
This has happened before
Have you seen Memento? If not, you should rectify that sharpish; it's one of Christopher Nolan's best and comes from a time before you needed three viewings to get a handle on his movies. In it, Guy Pierce's Leonard is trying to solve a grisly mystery — a task made considerably more difficult by the fact his short-term...
Sunday18th Apr 2021
Video Using a Mouse And Keyboard On Switch Isn't A Good Time
Prepare your choice of 'surprised' meme
There are a lot of different peripherals available for the Switch, some of which are absolutely cracking, and some of which aren't. We recently got our hands on Kaliber Gaming's catchily-named Keymander 2 3Play, an adapter that allows you to use a mouse and a keyboard for any game on your Switch, and blimey...
Wednesday14th Apr 2021
News Epic Secures $1 Billion In Funding, With Sony Investing Another $200 Million
Will allow Epic Games to "support future growth opportunities"
Nintendo's industry pal Sony has just invested another $200 million in the Fortnite creator Epic Games. Epic's $1 billion in funding from Sony and various other companies will allow it to support future growth opportunities, including its "Metaverse". This now also puts the company's...
Tuesday13th Apr 2021
News Horizon Zero Dawn's Aloy Is Headed To Fortnite
Another PlayStation star playable on Switch
Another PlayStation hero is set to appear on Nintendo Switch (kind of), as Horizon Zero Dawn protagonist Aloy is confirmed for Fortnite. The new character has been officially announced for the game by PlayStation today, following a datamine effort which leaked the reveal ahead of time. Aloy drops into...
Wednesday31st Mar 2021
News Yes, Fortnite Now Has Velociraptors Roaming The Island
But can they open doors yet?
With recent additions to Fortnite including such luminary guests as the Mandalorian (with child), Sarah Connor (with Terminator), and Ripley (with Xenomorph)
