Epic Games News Articles
Monday9th Aug 2021
News Rocket League Season 4 Drops On August 11, With New Modes And Wild West Stuff
Rootin' and tootin'
Coming on the heels of James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 rolling into Rocket League, Epic Games has announced that Season 4 of the free-to-play motorsport soccer game is dropping on Wednesday 11th August and it's bringing a bunch of new modes and some new Wild West-themed bits and pieces, too. First up on the list of additions is...
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...
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...
Friday28th May 2021
Random How Many Crabs Can Unreal Engine 5 Render At Once? The Answer May Surprise You
Crabs crabs crabs crabs crabs
It's Thursday, and you know what that means: it's time for crab news. First, a bit of backstory: Unreal Engine, created by Fortnite developer Epic, has been used by game studios since at least 1998. Games such as Rocket League, Bioshock, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and Dragon Quest XI were all built using Unreal...
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...
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...
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)
Tuesday30th Mar 2021
News Fortnite Update Promises Boosted Resolution and Performance for Switch Players
38% more pixels in portable mode, count 'em
When Fortnite landed on Nintendo Switch back in the ancient times of June 2018, it was a natural marriage of the most played video game in the world and the increasingly popular system. To be fair to Epic Games the Switch version has kept pace with all the other editions in terms of content, and evidently...
Tuesday16th Mar 2021
News Fortnite Season 6 Introduces Animals, Crafting And Tomb Raider's Lara Croft
Teen Titans' Raven and Brazilian football star Neymar are also joining
The Zero Crisis Finale might have just capped off Agent Jones' storyline, bringing Fortnite a reality-bending narrative, but Epic Games isn't dialling it down just yet for its popular Battle Royale. Officially calling it "Primal", Season 6 has launched today, releasing a new...
Wednesday10th Mar 2021
News Fortnite's Next Season Begins With A Single-Player Narrative Mission
"Our most ambitious story cinematic yet"
Fortnite's latest season is coming to a close, but Chapter 2: Season 6 is ready to start on March 16th. Uniquely for the popular battle royale, that's kicks off with a special single-player narrative event, called the Zero Crisis Finale. Outlined by Epic Games on a recent blog post, this event will bridge...
Tuesday2nd Mar 2021
News Epic Games Buys Mediatonic, The Studio Behind Fall Guys
Fortnite and Fall Guys are now siblings
Could anyone have predicted that Epic Games - developer of Fortnite and Gears of War, creator of the Unreal Engine, and powerhouse behind the Epic Games Store, Steam's biggest rival - would buy up Mediatonic, the studio behind hit pandemic game Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout? Not us, that's for sure. Tonic...
News Eight-Year-Old Becomes Youngest Ever Pro Fortnite Player
He plays 2-3 hours a day, and got a $33k signing bonus
Isn't it fun when you find out that there's some preteen out there who makes more money than you? Maybe "fun" isn't quite the word. There are kids out there making millions from their toy review YouTube channels, or from the sheer luck of being born into the right family. Still, we're satisfied...
Friday26th Feb 2021
News Fortnite Adds Ripley and The Xenomorph From Alien To Its Crew
Jonesy, meet Jonesy
If the original Alien (or any one of its increasingly weird-bad sequels) made you hide behind the sofa in fear, or the creepy hide-and-seek game Alien: Isolation put you in genuine danger of having to change your trousers, then it's time to get your revenge. The Xenomorph - a villain so terrifying that most of the films focus on...
Sunday21st Feb 2021
News Two Of Capcom's Legendary Street Fighters Drop Into Fortnite
Available now
We've seen Ryu and his buddies from the Street Fighter series in plenty of fighting games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and the SNK titles over the years, but this latest crossover is slightly different. Instead of another fighting game, this time he'll be transported into the world of Fortnite alongside Chun-Li. To celebrat
Friday12th Feb 2021
News Get Ready To Fight For The Users, Tron Is Coming To Fortnite
Update: Epic Games confirms the “End of Line” collection
Update: Epic Games has confirmed that Tron is indeed coming to Fortnite: In the Tron system, humans found themselves rezzed onto the Grid within a vast digital frontier. Now it’s your time. Grab your Light Suit and gear up as Grid Warriors to embark on a new journey… this time to the...
Friday22nd Jan 2021
News Sarah Conner And The Terminator T-800 Are Fortnite's Newest Arrivals
"Give me your Back Bling, your Outfit, and your Pickaxe"
At this point, it's hard to think of a franchise which Fortnite hasn't crossed over with. God of War, Halo, Predator,
Thursday21st Jan 2021
News Iconic Movie Monster The Predator Joins The Cast Of Fortnite
Hunt or be hunted
Fortnite's latest crossover features the cinematic monster Predator, it has been revealed. The alien hunter can be unlocked as part of the Chapter 2 Season 5 Battle Pass. By completing special Jungle Quests, players can unlock the Predator Outfit with built-in Bio-helmet Online Emote, as well as a unique Heat Vision Hunter Spray,...
Wednesday20th Jan 2021
News Psyonix And X Games Announce Rocket League Collaboration
Regional Championship Series event is coming with it
Psyonix has brought us many strange crossovers within Rocket League these past five years – sometimes quite literally – but an extreme sports organisation wouldn't be the first thing that comes to mind. Having worked with the Summer X Games back in 2017, that collabora
Monday4th Jan 2021
News Fortnite Creator Epic Games Is Turning A Dying Shopping Mall Into Its New HQ
980,000-square-feet of space
Epic Games, creator of the massively popular Fortnite, is buying up a 980,000-square-foot site as its new headquarters, Eurogamer is reporting. The company – which is also responsible for the Unreal Engine – will purchase the ailing Cary Towne Center shopping mall, which is close to Epic's current home in Cary,...
Tuesday22nd Dec 2020
Random Epic Games Apparently Still Needs Your Help To "Free Fortnite"
"Spread the word"
Back in August, Epic Games declared war with Apple (and Google), when the tech giants removed Fortnite from their stores for violating the terms of service. In case you forgot, Epic introduced a more direct way to pay in its battle royale game - essentially bypassing the payment system on these digital stores. Epic followed this...
Monday21st Dec 2020
News Fortnite Adds Free 'Wakanda Forever' Emote
A tribute to Black Panther actor, Chadwick Boseman
Starting today, Fortnite has issued a bunch of "Wakanda Forever Challenges" to all players, and the prize is the badass Wakanda Forever emote - a tribute to the actor who played the Wakandan King, Chadwick Boseman, who died earlier this year. Players who complete the challenges before January 12th...
