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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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Epic Games lay out Fortnite Creative roadmap for 2019

A person taking a picture of a building in Fortnite: Battle Royale
New years bring new challenges and although you could argue Epic Games have got plenty on their plate with Fortnite: Battle Royale and the Epic Games Store, they still found the time to lay out what 2019 brings to Fortnite Creative.

Fortnite data miners discover files suggesting Season 7 ending

picture showing character walking out of frozen cave
Twitter user Fortnite News shared screenshots of mined files which suggest that Fortnite's Season 7 could potentially end with an earthquake. The files also revealed new assets for the Snowfall skin which could be tied to the event.

Fortnite 7.30 adds chiller grenades, mobile controller support

Chiller grenades, Fortnite's new weapon
Epic have rolled out the 7.30 update to Fortnite: Battle Royale, adding snowman-flavoured chiller grenades, mobile controller support, Solid Gold LTM and vaulting four weapons - bolt-action snipers, burst rifles, SMG and heavy shotguns.

Tencent, NetEase cleared in China, Fortnite and PUBG not yet

A wooden shack elevated far above a forest in Fortnite
It appears that China has finally eased up on the gaming regulations as the country's two publishing giants, Tencent and NetEase, got new game licenses after nine months of uncertainty. Fortnite and PUBG, however, have to wait a bit longer.

Fortnite and PUBG did great in December 2018, Battlefield V flops

Presents, Epic's new Fortnite: Battle Royale deployable
Analysts at SuperData have published their report on the state of the worldwide video game market in December 2018, where both Fortnite and PUBG did great in terms of revenue, which couldn't be said for EA and DICE's shooter Battlefield V.

Fortnite's weapons are shooting slower at 30 frames per second

Heavy assault rifle, November 2018 addition to Fortnite
Unreal Engine 4 apparently didn't cause problems for PUBG players only as players have now discovered that similar issues are happening in Fortnite when it's played at 30 FPS - some guns with high rate of fire start shooting slower.

Epic Games acquire character modelling specialist 3Lateral

Image of a woman rendered in real-time thanks to 3Lateral's tech
Epic Games have been firing on all cylinders for a while now and the latest news from the company saw them acquire Serbian company 3Lateral, who've been working with Sweeney and Co and specialise in human character modelling and animation.

Fortnite's 7.20 content update adds snowmen and Sniper Shootout

Sneaky snowman, Fortnite's latest winter-themed addition
Epic Games have rolled out the 7.20 content update for Fortnite: Battle Royale, which adds a new type of deployable/wearable item - sneaky snowmen, whereas quad rocket launchers, Port-A-Fortress and the grappler have all been vaulted.

Netflix is more scared of Fortnite than HBO and Hulu

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Netflix's quarterly report states that Fortnite is actually a bigger competition than other streaming services like HBO and Hulu. In the contemporary battle for eye-balls and screen time, Fortnite appears to be their greatest competitor.

New Fortnite update brings back glider redeploy mechanic

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The latest update for Fortnite is now live and it brings back the glider redeploy mechanic, which allows the players to jump from heights and redeploy their parachutes. Along with that, scoped revolvers have been introduced as well.