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

PvE-centric Fortnite’s new battle royal PvP mode will be free-to-play

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Epic Games announced this morning that Fortnite's upcoming PvP mode will essentially be free-to-play. The game was originally touted by Epic as a PvE survival...

Fortnite accidentally adds then removes crossplatform Xbox One/PS4 play

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Update: Aww, nuts. Epic has already disabled it, calling it a "configuration issue" and bug. Bet you've never actually ridden a physical lockbox from an...

Fortnite begins testing its battle royal game mode, launching September 26

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Epic Games heard you liked battle royal game modes, so it's putting one into Fortnite. The so-called Fortnite Battle Royale is "an all-new PvP mode...

Massively Overthinking: The best and worst MMOs of 2017’s PAX West

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PAX West 2017 has come and gone, and though MJ is still feverishly working on her last few articles, we wanted to pause a...

Fortnite’s survival update dares you to outlast a storm for a literal fortnite

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After the wacky deluge of gotta-launch-before-school-starts releases creating a pileup on the video game interstate yesterday, one might almost have missed Fortnite's big update,...

Fortnite prepares for one heck of a storm in Aug 29 update

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A storm is rolling into Fortnite next week, and it's promising to be a doozy. The zombie survival game is prepping its "Survive the Storm"...

Epic is working on a ‘hardcore survival version’ for Fortnite

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Epic's early access PvE-centric survival sandbox Fortnite has been heavily criticized for having a messy, micromanagey progression system that is inextricably linked to its pay-to-progress...

The Stream Team: Base building in Fortnite

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When Massively OP's MJ first tried Fortnite, she made it through the tutorial enough to build and defend a little base. Now she wants...

Fortnite devs apologize for unintended base demolition

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When money is put down on the counter and the word "launch" is used, it doesn't matter if you say your game is in...

Fortnite touts sales figures while players lament pay-to-progress model

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Epic Games' PvE multiplayer zombie tower defense survivalbox MMO thing Fortnite is doing well in its launch week, at least in terms of non-Steam...

The Stream Team: First foray into Fortnite

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Did you say building game? You did! The idea of a new sandbox to build in makes Massively OP's MJ a very happy camper...

Fortnite hints at open world mode to come in the future

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It's a big week for the zombie survival title Fortnite, what with it coming out on Steam early access and all, and the developers...

Fortnite’s early access program invites you to build your dream zombie-proof fortress

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The bad news: The zombies are coming in hordes larger than you can possibly imagine. The good news: You have the blueprints and traps to...

Get a special Fortnite rifle for free before the game launches

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When you're just sitting around and waiting for a game to release, it seems like the perfect time to partake in efforts to grab...
BANNED, you're all BANNED.

Check out Fortnite’s brand-new cinematic short

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Hey PvE sandbox fans! If Fortnite isn't on your radar yet, it should be. MOP's own Andrew Ross dubbed it "Crowfall for PvE zombie fans"...

E3 2017: Fortnite is Crowfall for PvE fans

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The other day when I made a rare venture out of my E3 coverage den, my slightly younger brother asked, "Hey, did you hear...

Zombie-fighting title Fortnite announces deluxe box edition

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When we were kids, we honed our fort-making skills with pillows, couch cushions, blankets, and other impregnable materials. Those skills will come in handy...

Epic’s shooter/sandbox hybrid Fortnite hits early access July 25

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Way back in 2011, Epic Games announced Fortnite, an "action building game" that functions as a bit of a co-op-shooter-slash-survival-sandbox. You'd be forgiven for...

The MOP Up: MMOs make math fun (March 5, 2017)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

Build a stronghold to keep the monsters out in Fortnite

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The world has ended... somehow. And you're among the few human survivors in a sea of disagreeable monsters. What to do other than to...

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