Even though Google's engineers initially helped Epic and Fortnite by pointing out security flaws in their Android client, the company ignored Epic's pleas to withhold the information for 90 days prior to releasing it to the world.

Epic Games have rolled out the v5.30 content update for Fortnite: Battle Royale and while it's not really bursting at the seams with new goodies, it does add the shockwave grenade and brings back the Solid Gold LTM for its third serving.

The strange lightning that has disproven the old adage of lightning never striking twice, in Fortnite at least, has produced a mysterious cube that's just sitting there. Well, that's unless you attack it, in which case it gets a bit irked.

It seems that Epic Games' global phenomena that is Fortnite: Battle Royale is finally showing signs of slowing down as beancounters at SuperData found that the game's revenue has "only" managed to grow by 2 per cent in July 2018.

Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in. Epic have rolled out the 5.30 update to Fortnite, adding a portable rift grenade Rift-To-Go and a new limited time mode called Score Royale, which is a proper name for what it entails.

Epic seem to be keen on enticing more players into purchasing Fortnite's Battle Pass as this week's gimmick challenge, which is usually reserved for the paying customers, comes in the free section and looks like those Easter Island statues.

Fortnite Battle Royale has had some trouble with its servers during the past weekend. A couple of updates have remedied the issue. The server crashes were due to a record number of concurrent players trying to get a piece of the action.

Fortnite: Battle Royale has been making steady progress on all fronts and Epic has most certainly not forgotten about its iOS fans. Fortnite has since been overtaken by PUBG on App Store but the devs once again take the patient approach.

The update will revamp the map, adding some new areas and fresh biomes. Five named points of interest will show up in the game after the patch rolls around. Epic Games have confirmed that Fortnite had surpassed the 40 million player mark.

The republic of Epic Games continues with its relentless polishing of Fortnite: Battle Royale, with the new 5.21 patch adding a heavy sniper rifle, bringing back Sniper Shootout LTM and introducing a brand new mode called the Soaring 50's.