May2022
News Fornite Brings Back Lightsabers And Blasters For Star Wars Day Celebrations
May the fourth-nite be with you
Epic Games is the latest studio joining in the May the Fourth celebrations. For a whole fortnight, Fortnite is bringing back many of its Star Wars weapons, items, and costumes. Starting today, until 17th May, players can get lightsabres, blasters, Imperial Stormtrooper outfits, a Boba Fett costume, and more. Not...
April2022
News Two More Legendary Street Fighters Drop Into Fortnite
Blanka and Sakura are ready for battle
Following on from Ryu and Chun-Li, and Cammy and Guile, the free-to-play battle royale game Fortnite has now added another two Street Fighter characters. This time around we've got the World Warriors Blanka and Sakura - appearing in a new special cup. It's all to celebrate 35 years of Street Fighter. These...
News "Embrace The Chaos" In Fortnite With This New Moon Knight Outfit
"Be the crazy that the world needs"
Marvel's new series Moon Knight is currently streaming on Disney+ and to celebrate this special occasion Fortnite has added the "chaotic and often unpredictable" character played by Oscar Isaac to the game's item shop. You'll be able to swap between the two outfits - Moon Knight / Marc Spector and Mr. Knight /...
News Epic Games Invests In 'Horizon Chase Turbo' Developer Aquiris
A publishing deal is on the dashboard too
Epic Games has snatched up yet another partnership within the industry. This time, the Fortnite developer has shaken hands with Brazilian developer Aquiris, who created the rather brilliant polygonal racer Horizon Chase Turbo. This is the latest deal that the studio has reached, following on from acquiring...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Eivor Joins Ezio In Fortnite This Week
Bonne Eivor
The presence of Ezio from the Assassin's Creed series in Fortnite was first revealed over a month ago, but it now seems that Eivor Varinsdottir from Assassin's Creed Valhalla will be coming to the battle royale game's storefront this week. Starting from 8pm ET on Thursday 7th April, players will be able to pick up both protagonists from...
March2022
News Fortnite's Chapter 3 Season 2 Calls For Resistance With Doctor Strange And Prowler
The Multiverse is coming, too
The Fortnite train just doesn't seem to be stopping, and after weeks of quiet on the new update, it was finally announced over the weekend. Called 'Resistance', Chapter 3 Season 2 is bringing a lot of new changes to the ever-popular online game. The cinematic trailer showcases new vehicles, Marvel's Doctor Strange and...
News New Leak Reveals Assassin's Creed's Ezio Is Coming To Fortnite
Ezio's got a gun
Raise your hand if you can name a single character from movies, TV, or games who hasn't been in Fortnite. Up until today, that could have included Ezio "Assassin's Creed" Auditore da Firenze, Ubisoft's beloved Italian stab-meister from the long-running series about making people dead. But now, according to a leak (via ShiinaBR on...
February2022
News Gyro And 'Flight Stick' Control Update Available For Fortnite On Switch
More options to suit players
Even for those of us that aren't active players of Fortnite, there's no denying that the free-to-play juggernaut has set high standards in world building, season pass desirability, IP crossovers and control / accessibility options. The latest update, which should be live for all or rolling out very soon, adds to the...
News Silk Sonic's Bruno Mars And Anderson .Paak Are Now In Fortnite
He will literally catch a grenade for you
Looks like Epic left the door open, and two soul-funk musicians got in, because Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars are now in Fortnite. If you're wondering who they are, then do yourself a favour and listen to this chocolatey-smooth track from their collab project, Silk Sonic: Wild. Who could have predicted...
January2022
News Fortnite Adds Dynamic Weather And New Weapon In Latest Patch
Thunderbolts and lightning, very, very frightening!
Fortnite's latest update, 19.01, has just dropped and it's brought some seriously turbulent weather with it, adding dynamic thunderstorms, tornadoes and spectacular lightning that rolls in across the map on ominously dark clouds. These all-new storms aren't just here to cause you trouble either,...
Rumour Epic Working With Paramount, Opening The Door For TMNT In Fortnite
Also: Frasier, South Park, and Peppa Pig
The latest news that's come out of the rumour mill is, perhaps unsurprisingly, that Fortnite is getting new characters from popular movies and TV. While this may not be a huge shock to anyone (that's Fortnite's whole thing, after all), it's all down to a deal between Epic and Paramount, the latter of which...
December2021
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...
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...
November2021
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...
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...
October2021
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...
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...
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
August2021
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
July2021
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...
June2021
Random Fortnite's Ska Dance Emote Foreshadows A Ska Revival
Oh boy, it's time to skank
Fortnite is a bundle of memes and dances taken from TikTok, so let's take a look at what this latest alien-themed season has brought us, because it's no doubt something timely and trendy, like... Ska? Huh. Okay! Well, actually, ska is experiencing somewhat of a revival. Drawing its inspiration from the original ska...
