Fortnite tops 2019 revenue charts despite LoL having more playersFortnite has topped yearly revenue charts for the second year in a row even though most of the money didn't come from mobile. Furthermore, League of Legends has more players but doesn't convert them to spenders as well, according to SuperData.JANUARY 3
Fortnite not in top 10 PC games revenue in November 2019Epic Games' wunderkind, Fortnite Battle Royale, has dropped out of top 10 video games by revenue on PC. On the other side of the spectrum, League of Legends is still number one, ahead of Dungeon Fighter Online which takes the throne occasionally.DECEMBER 31
Fortnite: New Year's event kicks off, will cover all time zonesMuch like they did last year, Epic are planning a big visual show for the end of the year in Fortnite: Battle Royale. Depending on where you are, the event has officially kicked off and will eventually cover all the time zones.DECEMBER 31
Fortnite - Polar Legends Pack is now live with four different OutfitsFortnite's Winterfest is in full swing and now the festivities continue with the new Polar Legends Pack that's momentarily live and features four new Outfits. The Lodge will continue to host new gifts and Challenges until 2 January 2020.DECEMBER 24
Fortnite players getting free holiday gifts in Winterfest 2019Epic Games are going full freebie mode for the holidays and they've got a lot of gifts coming, both in in their store and Fortnite: Battle Royale. Now, they announced Winterfest 2019 with 14 days worth of free gifts, challenges and more.DECEMBER 18
Fortnite's newly-added Battle Lab lets you create own battle royaleEpic Games rolled out the v11.31 update for Fortnite: Battle Royale and the star of the show is the Battle Lab, which lets you and up to 15 other friends jump into your own Battle Royale island, customise loot pools and more.DECEMBER 18
Fortnite was the most covered game of 2019 with almost 100k articlesEpic Games' battle royale was the most covered game of 2019 with 97,732 articles, beating Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding and Respawn's Apex Legends in second and third, respectively.Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 17
Fortnite's Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker features glider giftsThere's less than a day left until Epic's collaboration with director J. J. Abrams, which will have an exclusive scene from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker screened in the game, in Risky Reels. The dev announced that everyone who attends gets a free gift too.DECEMBER 13
Rumour: Fortnite will get annual Battle Pass with exclusive sinsEpic may not have been generous with details in Fortnite: Battle Royale's update 11.30 patch notes, but that didn't stop some from digging into the files. What they find strongly points towards an annual Battle Pass, so we're expecting an official announcement soon.DECEMBER 12
Fortnite gets Split Screen, preps for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker live eventEpic Games rolled out v11.30 update for Fortnite: Battle Royale and they highlighted the biggest additions as Split Screen for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One players and preparations for the upcoming live event in Risky Reels - exclusive scene from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.DECEMBER 12
Fortnite and Epic purchase dance rights, get sued over likeness anywayIt seems that Fortnite lawsuits are getting progressively more ridiculous and now Epic Games ended up in court even though they've actually paid for the dance. Unfortunately, the author claims they've infringed the copyright by using his likeness with the dance.DECEMBER 10
PlayStation Awards 2019 hands out VR, indie and best-seller awardsIt's that time of the year when Sony acknowledge the best performing titles on PlayStation, be they indie gems, VR standouts, best-sellers or simply chosen by PlayStation owners to best represent their beloved platform. So, a lot.DECEMBER 3