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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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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

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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.

Fortnite update adds Air Strike item and new LTM rotations

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In the latest content update for Fortnite, Epic Games are introducing Air Strike item, which as the name suggests, calls in a flurry of missiles from above. Also, High Explosive Squads, Sneaky Silencer Solos and other LTMs have returned.

Fortnite x Stranger Things crossover event adds new skins

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To celebrate the release of the third season of Netflix's TV series Stranger Things, Epic Games have introduced a new event in Fortnite, with a couple of special items - Chief Hopper and Demogorgon outfits as well as special Vines Wrap.

Fortnite update 9.30 adds Revolver, kicks of 14 Days of Summer

Newly added Revolver from Fortnite's update 9.30
Epic have just rolled out the 9.30 update to Fortnite: Battle Royale, which adds the Revolver, kicks off 14 Days of Summer, balances some weapons out, and unvaults Pump Shotguns, Shockwave Grenade, Suppressed SMG and few Revolver variants.

Fortnite 14 Days of Summer introduces daily weapon, LTM rotation

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Epic may have given their Fortnite studio a fortnight off but content keeps coming. 14 Days of Summer brings daily rotation to weapons, with a new one unvaulted each day, a new limited time mode, daily challenge and free rewards, and more.

Fortnite's purchase cancel button change got the players upset

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Epic Games have pulled a controversial move as they changed the position and visibility of Fortnite's in-shop button that allowed players to cancel microtransactions they were having second thoughts about or accidentally clicked on.

Epic Games give an entire Fortnite studio a fortnight off work

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Epic Games have announced on Friday that their Fortnite studio in Cary, North Carolina, will be closed from 24 June to 08 July 2018, and its employees are getting two weeks off. Not that it fixes the crunch allegations but it's a start.

Fortnite will require newer graphics cards with Season 10

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Epic Games recently announced that the minimum requirements for Fortnite will shift for PC users. It is not a big deal since it will simply no longer support super old GPUs - the game will ask for a DirectX 11 compatible card now.

SuperData: Fortnite revenue back up, PUBG silently sells millions

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SuperData analyst firm published their report on the worldwide digital games market in May 2019, and they found that Fortnite's recent slump is recovering on the back of Season 9, while PUBG keeps raking in dough away from the spotlight.