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Friday13th Dec 2019
News Three New Star Wars Outfits Have Been Added To Fortnite's Item Shop
Rey, Finn and the Sith Trooper
The collaboration between Fortnite and Star Wars continues. Following on from the addition of the stormtrooper outfit in November, Epic Games is now adding three more Star Wars skins to the game, this time based on the upcoming movie release, The Rise of Skywalker. These three outfits are based on Rey, Finn and the...
Thursday12th Dec 2019
News Looks Like Fortnite's Annual Battle Pass Won't Be Launching After All
But the Bao Bros skin will?
Update: Eurogamer has now received a statement from Epic Games which notes that the 2020 Annual Pass will not be released. Apparently, the pass was considered - which explains why evidence of its existence was found within the game's code - but has ultimately been scrapped. Here's the statement: "We've seen discussions...
Wednesday11th Dec 2019
News Nintendo Reveals The Top 30 Switch eShop Games Of November 2019 (North America)
Number one's a familiar sight
Nintendo has shared a list of the top 30 most-downloaded games on the Nintendo eShop for November 2019. As you can see, Fortnite has once again taken top spot thanks to its free price point and huge popularity, followed by a list of Nintendo first-party favourites. It's interesting to see that the two Pokémon games...
Saturday7th Dec 2019
News Fortnite In-Game Audio Test Suggests Epic Is Planning Something Big
Update: A scene from the new Star Wars movie will premiere
Update: Following the strange audio test that could be heard across the map recently in Fortnite, there are now reports a scene from the upcoming film Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will premiere via an in-game event (thanks, VGC). This information stems from the Fortnite leaker ShinnaBR,...
Friday22nd Nov 2019
News Fortnite's Fishing Frenzy Contest Kicks Off Today
Sleep with the fishes
Epic Games has just announced that Fortnite's Fishing Frenzy Contest starts today. During the contest, you'll be able to win special items and the focus – as you might have guessed – revolves around Fortnite's recently-introduced fishing mechanic. Here's some more information: Things are about to get reel! Triggerfish...
Saturday16th Nov 2019
News Untitled Goose Game Dev Wins The 2019 Golden Joystick Breakthrough Award
And Smash Bros. Ultimate takes out Nintendo GotY
This week at London's Bloomsbury Big Top, the results of the 37th Golden Joystick Awards were revealed. More than 3.5 million public votes were cast to determine the winners across 19 categories. On the Switch front, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate took out the Nintendo game of the year. Perhaps more...
Friday15th Nov 2019
News You Can Now Play As A Star Wars Stormtrooper In Fortnite
Let's hope it doesn't impact your aim
Fortnite has seen quite a few crossover events over the past few months, and now the game is getting a visit from one of the most iconic baddies in movie history. You can now purchase an Imperial Stormtrooper skin in the game, a crossover that is presumably intended to build hype for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen...
Thursday14th Nov 2019
News Epic Sues Another Fortnite Tester For Leaking Chapter 2
Watch out, leakers
Epic Games still hasn't recovered from the Fortnite Chapter 2 leak, as it continues to hunt down and sue every leaker it can. Following on from a lawsuit Epic filed at a North Carolina court last month against a user experience tester who allegedly broke a non-disclosure agreement, it has now taken aim at a play tester within...
Monday11th Nov 2019
News Nintendo Reveals The Top 30 Switch eShop Games Of October 2019 (North America)
The most-downloaded digital games
Nintendo has shared a list of the top 30 most-downloaded games on the Nintendo eShop for October 2019. As you can see for yourself below, top spot has been taken by the world-dominating Fortnite, with its very low price point of free enticing a mighty number of Switch owners once again this month. Second place has...
Saturday9th Nov 2019
News Ninja Thinks Pro Players And Streamers Who Cheat Should Be Treated Differently
"The stakes are different"
Earlier this week, Fortnite developer and publisher Epic Games placed a lifetime ban on the professional eSports 'FaZe Clan' player Jarvis Kaye after he was caught cheating in a series of videos online. In a YouTube upload, Kaye said he didn't consider Epic's zero-tolerance policy when it came to the use of cheat software,...
Tuesday5th Nov 2019
News Fortnite's Second Physical Switch Release Includes £70 Worth Of Content For £25
"The biggest Fortnite content pack ever"
Despite being an online-based, digital-only game, Fortnite has today been treated to its second physical release on Nintendo Switch and other platforms. Called Fortnite: Darkfire Bundle, this release is an all-new retail version of the game which comes with a recommended retail price of £25 (although we've...
News Professional Fortnite Player Gets Banned For Life After Uploading Videos Of Himself Cheating
FaZe Clan player says a ban didn't cross his mind
Fortnite developer Epic Games has placed a lifetime ban on a professional player after he was found to be cheating in a series of videos shared online. Jarvis Kaye, known in the Fortnite community as a member of the eSports team FaZe Clan, has shared the news online in a video released to his two...
Sunday27th Oct 2019
News Epic Sues User Experience Tester For Leaking Fortnite Chapter 2
Spoiling the surprise
The second chapter of Fortnite wasn't exactly a well-kept secret – with leaks all over the internet, but that hasn't stopped Epic Games from taking legal action against one particular individual who allegedly broke a non-disclosure agreement after he revealed information he learned as a user experience tester. Epic filed the...
Monday21st Oct 2019
News Fortnite Has Added An Ultra-Rare Golden Fish That Can Kill Opponents With One Hit
The Mythic Goldfish is real!
One of the many new things to discover in Fortnite's brand new Chapter 2 overhaul is the ability to go fishing. With the new fishing rod item, players can find their nearest lake or stretch of river and fling their trusty fishing rod into the water, usually scoring materials, weapons, or health-regenerating fish for...
Saturday19th Oct 2019
News Epic Improves Fortnite's Audio With New "3D Headphones" Option
A better sense of sound above, below and behind
If you've got some sweet high-quality headphones on-hand and happen to play the online battle royale game Fortnite on a regular basis, you might be interested to hear Epic Games has added in a new option that makes it easier to detect which direction you're about to be attacked from. Alongside the...
Wednesday16th Oct 2019
Random Lady Gaga Asks "What's Fortnight", Internet Reacts Exactly As You'd Expect
Fortnite fever returns
As you probably know by now, Epic Games pulled off what can only be described as one of the best marketing efforts seen in gaming over the last few days, refreshing Fortnite with a new map, a new name, and getting the world hooked on its battle royale gameplay once again. We often see the game be picked up by mainstream media...
Tuesday15th Oct 2019
News Fortnite: Chapter 2 Is Now Live, Leaked Trailers Were Indeed The Real Deal
New update patch begins to appear
Update: Fortnite is well and truly back, folks! You can now go ahead and enjoy the game's 'Chapter 2' on Nintendo Switch and other platforms; Epic Games has now uploaded the new trailer in an official manner (which you can check out above). Original Article: Well, what do you know? It looks like Fortnite is safe...
Monday14th Oct 2019
News Your Fortnite V-Bucks And Items Are Safe Despite The Game's Disappearance, Says Nintendo
Swirling around in the black hole probably
Fortnite may well be completely missing in action and unavailable to play, but Nintendo has reassured fans that their V-Bucks and in-game items are perfectly safe. Yesterday saw what has turned out to be the most spectacular of the game's live events to date, with a huge explosion of sorts seemingly wiping...
Sunday13th Oct 2019
News And Just Like That, Fortnite Is No More
Ending with a bang
For the last couple of years, Fortnite has been the biggest game in the world. Now, it's gone. Today saw the end of Fortnite's tenth in-game season, with a spectacular live event taking place which was expected to tease the start of Season 11 and perhaps an entirely new map for players to explore. The live event took place as...
Friday11th Oct 2019
Rumour Fortnite To Be Re-Branded As Fortnite: Chapter 2 With New Map, According To Leak
The end of the game as we know it?
If this new leak is anything to go by, the world-dominating battle royale world of Fortnite might be on the cusp of a major facelift. An image spotted on the Italian version of the iOS App Store has reportedly leaked the following image, theoretically giving us an earlier-than-scheduled look at the future of the...
Monday7th Oct 2019
News Fortnite "Ruined Our Child's Life", Claims Family At The Centre Of New Class-Action Lawsuit
"They really dug into the human brain"
Fortnite is one of the most popular video games of the present day, but a new class-action lawsuit currently being prepared in Canada is claiming that this fame has been bought via nefarious means. According to Alessandra Esposito Chartrand, an attorney with Calex Légal, Epic Games spent "many years" working...
Thursday26th Sep 2019
News Epic Is Adding Bots To Fortnite, To Help Players "Grow In Skill"
"They will behave similarly to normal players"
As fun as the battle royale genre is, it's rather frustrating when you spend minutes waiting for a game to start and get immediately eliminated by a veteran player the second you drop into the map. You've probably experienced something similar before in Fortnite on the Nintendo Switch. To combat this,...
Sunday22nd Sep 2019
News Save Gotham City In Fortnite's Batman Anniversary Event
Celebrating 80 years
Epic has announced a special Batman 80th anniversary event for Fortnite, and it runs from now until 8th October. This limited-time crossover event brings Gotham City to Fortnite and will even give you your own Batman cape. You'll also have some "wonderful toys" at your disposal and there are various Batman-themed cosmetics to...
Friday6th Sep 2019
Rumour Fortnite Might Be Getting A Splatoon Crossover, According To Data Miner
Well, we didn't see this coming
Two of the biggest and best online shooters available on Nintendo Switch might be about to join forces, should the findings of a data miner be anything to go by. Hypex, one of social media's most popular Fortnite leakers, has revealed that items potentially relating to Nintendo's Splatoon franchise have been...
Thursday15th Aug 2019
News Epic Pulls Fortnite Dog From Sale After Player Backlash, Compensation Being Provided
Tut tut
In a slightly bizarre series of events, Fortnite developer Epic Games has back-pedalled on its decision to sell the 'Gunner' pet cosmetic item in-game. The item arrived in the game's shop yesterday, but fans were quick to notice that it looked very similar to an item previously released as part of the game's Season Six Battle Pass. Reddit...
Thursday1st Aug 2019
News More Than 2.3 Million People Watched The Fortnite World Cup Finals
Now get ready for Season X
Fortnite might not necessarily be the flavour of the month anymore, but it still has a sizable enough community to keep it afloat for years to come. It's so big, in fact, it even has a World Cup. Yep, last weekend, the game had more than 2.3 million concurrent viewers during the World Cup Solo Finals. Excluding China,...
Tuesday16th Jul 2019
News Use Fortnite Chat In Docked Mode With This Officially Licensed Switch Pad
Meet the Faceoff Deluxe+ with its beautiful 3.5mm audio jack
There are many ways in which Nintendo has absolutely hit it out of the ballpark with Switch, but there are a couple of areas which could undeniably use a little more attention. Even the staunchest Nintendo devotees would be hard-pressed to defend the company's convoluted voice chat...
Friday5th Jul 2019
News Stranger Things Turns Fortnite Upside Down With New Crossover Content
Friends don't lie
Yesterday saw the launch of the third season of Netflix's Stranger Things - we haven't quite finished binging our way through it yet so no spoilers, please! As well as the official Stranger Things 3: The Game release landing on the same day, the much-loved series is also festering its way into Fortnite (because super-popular plus...
Sunday16th Jun 2019
News Former Epic Games Director Says He Tried To Axe Fortnite
"That game would not have passed my bar"
What would gaming be like right now if the insanely popular title Fortnite didn't exist? It's obviously something we'll never know, but if the former Epic Games production director Rod Fergusson had got his way, we might have found out. In a recent interview on the Game Informer Show podcast at E3 2019,...
Thursday23rd May 2019
News Fortnite Teams Up With Jordan For An Epic Downtown Drop Event
Fresh kicks
Following on from a John Wick and Avengers: Endgame collaboration, the free-to-play battle royale Fortnite is now teaming up with the sportswear brand Jordan, to promote the NBA finals at the end of this month. This latest update adds a new free event called "Downtown Drop" requiring players to bomb hills, launch off massive jumps,...
