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Epic Games, Inc. is an American video game and software developer and publisher based in Cary, North Carolina; mostly known for their Fortnite game.

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Fortnite players getting free holiday gifts in Winterfest 2019

Epic 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 royale

Epic 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 articles

Epic 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

Epic Games Store is giving away 12 free games

Epic Games Store will give away an impressive number of gamers before January. Starting next week, players will get one game each day but the titles are yet to be revealed.

Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 13

Fortnite's Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker features glider gifts

There'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 sins

Epic 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 event

Epic 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

Detroit: Become Human gets hardware specs ahead of tomorrow's launch

Quantic Dream's former PlayStation 4 exclusive Detroit: Become Human launches on PC tomorrow and the dev tweeted out the minimum and recommended hardware specs. If you're more of a trial-and-error person, however, you should know there will be a free demo on Epic's store.

DECEMBER 11

Fortnite and Epic purchase dance rights, get sued over likeness anyway

It 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

Pick up Rayman Legends for free this week from Epic Games Store

Another week and another Epic Games Store freebie. This time it's Ubisoft's Rayman Legends, a delicious platformer from 2013 that you probably owe to yourself to try, because to this day it remains one of the best platforming games around.

NOVEMBER 29

Fortnite event lets community work together to win Falling Leaf Wraps

If you've been hoping to refresh your Fortnite wraps with some seasonal goodies, then Epic Games have you covered in the new community-based event called Autumn Queen's Quest, where players work together to win animated Falling Leaf Wraps.

NOVEMBER 28

RDR 2, Borderlands 3, The Outer Worlds in Epic's Black Friday sale

Not being the ones to miss out on the impending madhouse season, the Epic Games Store is having a Black Friday sale with up to 75 per cent off on a bunch of titles, including the still-fresh Red Dead Redemption 2, Borderlands 3 and more.

NOVEMBER 22

Fortnite gets fishing event called Triggerfish's Fishing Frenzy

If you've developed a taste for fishing in Fortnite, you'll be glad to hear that Epic is throwing a fishing event called Triggerfish's Fishing Frenzy, where you can with a Bottom Dweller pickaxe or an actual, real-life Llama Trophy.

NOVEMBER 21

Fortnite v11.20 adds DirectX 12 support, Daily Challenges are back too

Epic rolled out the latest update to Fortnite: Battle Royale and, as promised, it brings DirectX 12 support. Daily Challenges returned as well, and there's also some added cosmetic item filtering and some headshot multiplier tweaks.

NOVEMBER 20

Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 2 has been delayed

Epic Games have confirmed that Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 2 has been delayed to February 2020. The devs explained the delay by saying that they need more time to prepare for all the new holiday-themed updates in Season 1.

Semir OmerovicNOVEMBER 20

Detroit: Become Human's PC launch set for next month

Quantic Dream's game Detroit: Become Human had launched as a PlayStation 4 exclusive but it ended up being timed exclusivity, and it will join its predecessors Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls on the Epic Games Store on 12 December 2019.

NOVEMBER 19

Fortnite v11.20 update will add support for Microsoft's DirectX 12

In their latest post, Epic Games said that Fortnite evolves with technology and that as of the game's v11.20 update, players will get to choose whether to use DirectX 12 and all the benefits that come with Microsoft's collection of APIs.

NOVEMBER 18

Faze Jarvis aimbots his way to a lifetime Fortnite ban

Well there you have it - clearly cheating does require focus after all. And if Jarvis Kaye, a.k.a. Faze Jarvis, had focused on playing Fortnite as it is instead of prancing around with an aimbot, he'd still be playing Epic's game.

NOVEMBER 5

Epic Games Store giving away Soma and Costume Quest

Epic Games Store's long line of freebies continues and as promised, if the intended freebie is a more mature game, Sweeney and Co add another more kids-friendly one. And what kid-friendlier game than Double Fine's gem Costume Quest.

NOVEMBER 1

Epic Games Store's October update is in, wishlists and reviews coming

Epic Games Store has had its fair share of criticism over some features, or lack thereof, but Sweeney and Co are turning it around. October's update is now out and it brings UI tweaks, optimisation and announcement of wishlists and reviews.

OCTOBER 31

Fortnite 11.10 brings back Fortnitemares and The Combine

Fortnite update 11.10 has landed and Epic brought back Fortnitemares as well as the Combine, although the latter is a bit different this time around. They also added the Storm King limited-time mode, where you can win a special umbrella.

OCTOBER 29

Navi disbanding Fortnite team over Epic's lack of esports support

Natus Vincere esports club, perhaps more commonly known as simply Navi, has announced that they will be disbanding their Fortnite roster over what they claim is Epic Games' lack of support to esports players and organisations alike.

OCTOBER 28

Epic suing Fortnite tester who broke NDA and leaked Chapter 2 info

This is not the first time Epic is suing a tester whose loose interpretation of a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) landed him in hot water, but hopefully, it's the last, as one Ronald Sykes will now stand trial over Fortnite: Chapter 2.