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

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E3 2018: Fortnite launches on the Switch today

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It seems weird to me now that the game we were preciously calling "Crowfall for PvE fans" at last year's E3 has changed so...
Save money.

Fortnite finally delivers player reporting tools with Patch 4.4

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"Naughty players" who are dragging down Fortnite's gameplay with griefing or frequent AFKing could now land themselves in some hot water, thanks to the...

Massively Overthinking: Why is no one meeting the obvious player demand for big MMORPGs?

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Massively OP reader ichi_san has a burning question about the state of the industry. "Lots of people seem to be looking for an MMO they...
A jetpack could have prevented this.

Fortnite drops the damage on shotguns and throws its jetpacks into a vault

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Do you like being hit with a shotgun in Fortnite? Of course not; weapons inflict damage and tend to make you dead. Shotguns in...
The Guitar Hero rush hit us all.

The Soapbox: Do MMOs still fall victim to the copycat curse?

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When Radical Heights launched, I was inspired to put together a whole Perfect Ten about why trend-chasing doesn't work for online games. Obviously, my...
Sproing.

Fortnite sends you flying with its new bouncer trap

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All right, so Fortnite's battle royale has given you a vehicle in the form of a shopping cart. That's all well and good, but...

Hi-Rez launches standalone F2P game Realm Royale, a mix of ‘open-world PvP MMO and your favorite hero shooter’

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You can't accuse Hi-Rez of not chasing trends: Not only is it introducing a battle royale mode to SMITE, but it's actually just launched...

Perfect World is showing two new games at E3: Mobile sandbox MMORPG ReEvolve and battle royale FarSide

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Perfect World is up to some stuff at E3 this year. Some good stuff, by my estimation. The company sent 'round PR on two...
ADD TO CART

Fortnite adds in a new vehicle, the shopping cart

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There's another popular battle royale game that has vehicles, and so Fortnite made the wise decision to incorporate vehicles into its gameplay. The first...
A prison of your own making.

PUBG Corp sues Epic Games, claiming Fortnite plagiarized its UI and items

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Last autumn, Bluehole and PUBG Corp locked horns with Epic Games over PUBG's assertion that Fortnite had all but ripped off PUBG's battle royale...
This is a game in which you shoot everyone. Let's stress that.

Fortnite shows off development plans for limited-time modes and quality of life

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Development continues on Fortnite, and that means the developers have lots of things to show off for the future. The latest development post is...
Everyone shoots everyone else!

Data show that battle royale gamers tend to spend more money on games

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So, how are battle royale fans different from any other sort of competitive gamer? A recent study put out by market intelligence firm Newzoo...

SuperData’s April 2018 revenue report shows Fortnite setting new records, GTAO slowing down

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Fortnite had another record month of revenue in April, according to SuperData's latest global revenue report. "Epic’s Battle Royale shooter made $296 million in...

Jetpacks woosh into Fortnite, while Epic Games puts $100M toward tournaments

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Players can take to the skies in Fortnite today, thanks to Patch 4.2 and the long-awaited introduction of jetpacks. Unsafe? Environmentally unsound? Chaotic? Probably...
Everyone shoots everyone else!

Examining why Fortnite is so incredibly popular

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For those on the outside looking in at the insanely popular Fortnite phenomenon over the past year, the question invariably rises: What makes this...
We

The Daily Grind: Would you like MMORPGs to have seasonal passes?

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Between the waves of MOBA and battle royale phenomenons, I've noticed an alternative monetization model that's apparently proven quite successful in these games. Seasonal...
Probably a better game for this than... you know, no, we'll let that lie.

Fortnite’s crossover Thanos now wields the Nerf Gem

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We don't want to spoiler the newest Avengers film for people looking forward to seeing it, but we're pretty sure that its main villain...

Fortnite’s Avengers Infinity War promo event is live today

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Yesterday, Epic teased a Marvel Avengers Infinity War promo in Fortnite, and it wasn't super clear who was getting the better end of that...
IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR STREET

No word on when Fortnite will be arriving for Android, but the game is getting an Avengers: Infinity War promotion

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Won't you help Android users sneak out of work or class with their phones to play Fortnite? Right now, you can play the game...
Good news, this isn't bad as it looks!

Activision-Blizzard talks battle royale and saving Destiny 2 as stock slowly recovers after Dow Jones snafu

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Yesterday we teased ActiBlizz for putting out another boring quarterly financial report about its ever-growing piles of money, but even with World of Warcraft...

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