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Fortnite Battle Royale

Fortnite Battle Royale is a world-famous free-to-play battle royale game developed and published by Epic Games. It's a companion game to Fortnite: Save the World.
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Fortnite World Cup sees a 16-year-old win record $3 million

Fortnite World Cup winner in Solos category
Whether you love it or hate it, Fortnite has proven impossible to ignore, doubly so when it comes to Fortnite World Cup, where 16-year-old Kyle Giesdorf now managed to win $3 million in prize money, as part of the $30 million prize pool.

PUBG Corp claims Epic Games are one of their best partners

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One year and one month ago, PUBG Corp and Epic Games were still in court over the former's allegations that Fortnite helped itself to their intellectual property, but now they claim that Sweeney and Co are one of their best partners.

Fortnite update v9.41 adds Storm Scout sniper and birthday stuff

Fortnite's new weapon, the Storm Scout sniper rifle
Epic Games have delivered a festive content update for Fortnite: Battle Royale, as they're gearing up to mark the game's second birthday, and it brings a new weapon in Storm Scout sniper along with birthday gifts and even birthday cake.

Fortnite went full Pacific Rim with the latest map event

Picture of Cattus in Fortnite
Epic Games pushed out another epic map changing event in Fortnite, probably unprecedented in scale so far. It contained a five-minute skirmish between a good old monster that came from the sea and a giant mech, much like in Pacific Rim.

Microsoft report record Q4 financials but software sales dip

Xbox One S All-Digital console
In their earnings release for fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019, Microsoft said that the company hit record financial results. Nevertheless, not everything was fun and games as the gaming segment's financials weren't all that great.

Fortnite Pro-Am has Ninja and Marshmello teaming up again

Fortnite Pro-Am 2019 tournament pairs
Fortnite World Cup is fast approaching and there's been plenty of action to report so far, but this is about Epic's celebrity tournament Pro-Am. So, 50 celebrities and 50 pro gamers will be duking it out for a $3 million charity prize pool.

Epic drumming up excitement for Fortnite World Cup Finals

Fortnite World Cup 2019 logo
Epic Games have posted the schedule and additional info on Fortnite World Cup, which takes place in USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center's Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City. The event starts on 26 July 2019 and lasts three days.

Fortnite adds Tactical Shotgun and Kevin’s Floating Island

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In the latest content update for Fortnite, Epic Games have added Tactical Shotgun in Epic and Legendary forms. There are also some changes to Semi-Auto Sniper Rifle and Combat Shotgun. In Creative, Kevin's islands and Ball Spawner are back.

Twitch popularity drops alongside Fortnite as decline sets in

Fortnite's explosive success in 2018 reflected on the massive increase in popularity for the biggest streaming platform, Twitch.tv. As Fortnite started declining in 2019, Twitch is also losing popularity with other platforms rising up.

PUBG has been banned in Jordan due to negative effect on players

Player is calling for a supply drop with a flare gun.
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has been banned in Jordan by Telecommunications Regulatory Commission due to having a negative effect on players. PUBG ban is only the start of the huge battle royale ban wave that's will also affect Fortnite.