Fortnite Battle Royale

Epic Games have revealed that the paid component of Fortnite dubbed Fortnite: Save the World, will not be launching as a free-to-play title in 2018 after all, since the company is still working on features they deem necessary to do so.

Fortnite's data miners have once again beaten Epic to the herald's trumpet and it seems that we'll soon see gifting available in Fortnite's store. Also, new modes are coming to the Tournaments tab, which is the only thing that Epic leaked.

Epic Games have rolled out the 6.10 update to Fortnite: Battle Royale and as we expected, it brings the quadcrasher, the game's new quad bike, a new events tab for in-game tournaments and the recently data mined Disco Domination LTM.

Epic Games have announced a new batch of tournaments in Fortnite, with a bit of a twist this time - anyone on any Fortnite compatible platform can participate, with the same rule set. Yes, that means keyboard+mouse vs controller vs touch.

In case you haven't gotten the invite for Fortnite's Android testing, we've got good news as Epic's global addiction is now freely available for everyone with an Android device, provided the minimum requirements permit it of course.

Even though Disco Domination strongly suggested boogie bombing it turns out it's a variant of capture the flag, where the only difference is that Epic's new LTM requires you to emote on a dance floor. Oh and the quad launcher is here too.

Data miners have dug up Fortnite's quad launcher a while back, even though Epic never seemed to get around to actually announcing the darn thing. Well, that's until now as the game's splash screen says that the quad launcher is coming soon.

Beancounters at Sensor Data have revealed that Fortnite's iOS showing has managed to hit $300 million in just 200 days and although that's head and shoulders above the competition, the only game that hit this figure quicker is Pokemon GO.

Cliff "CliffyB" Bleszinski is well known as a figure with controversial views and explosive PR stunts. In the latest case of CliffyB's escapades, he called Epic Games out for the habit of hiring members of his team in Boss Key Productions.

Although a bit slowing as of late, the Fortnite effect is still very much in full swing and although the game's contemporaries have long left the proverbial board, there's still one name that can take Epic's beast head on - Minecraft.