fortnite

Official Site: Fortnite
Studio: Epic Games
Launch Date: July 25, 2017
Genre: Battle royale survival shooter
Business Model: F2P (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC, mobile, console

The Daily Grind: Do you have an MMO backlog, and if so, what’s on it?

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If you follow the mainstream gaming media meta at all, you've probably noticed that a lot of sites, spurred on by Polygon, have been mulling...
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Battle royale hit Fortnite kicks off its beta on (some) Android devices

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Llamas, shopping carts, burgers, and golf: It's never a dull moment around Fortnite. And now the insanely popular battle royale game has a new...
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Epic’s Tim Sweeney argues that Fortnite won’t be on the play store because of openness

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Did you think that Fortnite's announced decision to avoid the Google Play store was just about money? Just because, you know, that was one...

PUBG tests weather and pings in update 19, plots Mission Impossible crossover

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Dynamic weather matters to you in MMOs, especially sandboxes. But what about in battle royales? When you're hiding in your bathtub or running for...
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Alarmingly, Fortnite will not be on the Play Store when it launches for Android because money

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There were rumors about this, but now it's a known reality. Fortnite will not be launching on the Google Play store when it arrives...

MMO Business Roundup: Steam activity in decline, Sea of Thieves hits 5M players, MapleStory M downloaded 3M times

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Time for a quick-and-dirty roundup of some industry news that appeals to the numerologists among our reading audience! We'll start with a look at Steam,...

Tabloid muckracking, moral panic, and the mainstream media’s fuss over Fortnite coaching

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With every huge online game, there's an accompanying rush of mainstream fuss over it - it's in the rules. For example, Polygon has a piece...
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Fortnite’s Fly Explosives mode is live for you jetpack and pew pew junkies

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Fortnite's 5.10 update is live today with yet more uber weapons and the return of the jetpack in the new limited time mode dubbed...

PUBG’s Brendan Greene discusses Steam numbers, Fortnite, and dealing with toxicity

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PUBG's Brendan Greene did an interesting interview with RPS last week with some quotes worth highlighting. For starters, he has an interesting take on the...
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The Daily Grind: Do you care more about an MMORPG’s playerbase or revenue?

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SuperData put out a couple of reports and analyses last week that suggest Fortnite is "cannibalizing" other games, specifically in terms of revenue and...

EA would like a slice of that sweet, sweet battle royale pie, please

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EA is still eyeing battle royale, but maybe not the way you're thinking. During the company's quarterly investor call this week, everyone clearly had Fortnite...
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Massively Overthinking: Random acts of MMORPG kindness

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Last week, down in the comments of an innocuous post about gamers being nice in Fortnite, a couple of MOP commenters requested a column...
IN CARS~

PUBG had a great June thanks to the Steam sale, SuperData says in its latest revenue ranking

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SuperData's global revenue report for June 2018 is out, and it's actually not particularly exciting for the summer months as not that much has...

SuperData suggests Fortnite is ‘cannibalizing’ top online games as Epic’s value reaches $14B

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Last week, SuperData released a thinkpiece on how Fortnite isn't necessarily destroying the rest of the gaming industry, but hold up because this week...
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Fortnite makes building more fun and drops cake and llamas for its birthday

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Happy birthday, Fortnite! Yes, Fortnite launched a year ago, though back then of course it was focused on PvE - remember at E3 2017...

The Cycle is a PvEvP ‘shooter with a twist’ that bucks the battle royale trend

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Berlin-based studio YAGER recently took the wraps off The Cycle, a "first-person shooter with a twist" that somehow looks a lot like a survival...

Fortnite shuts down internet mob levying cheating accusations against $130K tourney winner

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So yeah, maybe it's not the best idea in the world to accuse somebody who beats you (or your favorite streamer) in a video...
It's a playground.

Fortnite’s Playground mode struggled due to matchmaking server stress

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Some limited-time modes in Fortnite are successful and some aren't, but the Playground mode was notable in that its issues had nothing to do...

SuperData: Fortnite’s success hit League of Legends and PUBG hard, but not all online games are struggling

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There's a new thinkpiece out on how Fortnite happened and what it all means every week lately, but SuperData's latest might be a comfort...

What made Fortnite so ridiculously popular? Anticipation is baked into both the loot and the gameplay, says one psychologist

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Over the weekend, I was chatting with the mom of my son's friend and let slip that I'm a video game blogger. Her reaction?...

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