Fortnite dominates the conversation in gaming, but another title from the battle royale genre appears to be just as popular. That would be PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. PUBG Corporation, which publisher-developer Bluehole owns, told The Verge about its unspoken success. More than 200 million players on mobile devices dropped into the game at least once. Remember, that's only on iOS...
Fortnite attracts casual gamers as well, but there's mostly a hardcore group that treats the free-to-play title like every match could be their last. Needless to say, you shouldn't mess with their gaming. Well, that didn't stop Jimmy Kimmel. The late-night talk show host and comedian instructed a group of parents to interrupt their children while playing Fornite. Needless to say, these...
Coming soon... a weapon fit for a King 🗡👑 pic.twitter.com/n3kMDCS5IH— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) December 10, 2018 Fornite will soon let players engage in close-quarters combat using swords. In a tweet, Epic Games confirmed an upcoming content update that'll introduce the bladed weapon. Few details are known at this time, but the publisher-developer describes as being "fit for a king."...
Fortnite has turned out to be a global phenomenon, and you shouldn't expect it to slow down anytime soon. The free-to-play title will be getting its own creative mode. It lets players design entire islands and assemble custom playlists. With the creative mode, Fortnite encourages players to create games and playlists using the tools provided by Epic Games. The publisher-develop will...
Fortnite isn't letting users merge their accounts anytime soon. In a blog post, Epic Games confirmed the feature has faced "technological concerns" and will be rolled out in early 2019. The publisher-developer first announced it would offer account merging in November, but its team couldn't overcome hurdles for proper functionality. With that, users on Fortnite are stuck with multiple...
If you’re into both burgers and pizza, you’ll need to choose a side on Fortnite. Epic Games announced a new playlist, called Food Fight, that pits the two popular dishes against each other in an all-out war zone. It’s a playlist that tasks teams with defending their restaurants while attacking enemies on the other side. Fortnite gets the playlist in v6.30, rolling out Wednesday across...
Fortnite is one of the world’s most popular video games. That shouldn’t be surprising to anyone, but Epic Games announced a huge milestone for the free-to-play title to remind us. In a blog post, the publisher-developer confirmed there are 78.3 million players who checked in last month. Epic Games said it was the highest number of monthly active players on Fortnite ever. What was the...
The battle royale of battle royale game developers is about to begin. Instead of taking place on a shrinking map, though, this one is going to happen in a Korean courtroom. PUBG Corp., the studio behind PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, has filed a lawsuit against Epic Games for copyright violation over its game Fortnite. A PUBG Corp. official told The Korea Times that the company has...
While independent developers have taken to virtual reality in droves, one of the big keys for VR to stay popular is going to be getting polished games from big developers into the hands of as many players as possible. Epic Games’ Robo Recall looks like it’s going to be a perfect example of that on every level. Designed as a successor to their Bullet Train demo, Robo Recall is a...
Unreal Tournament and Gears of War creator Epic Games is taking a controversial route that many fans might not agree with. CEO Tim Sweeney has confirmed with Polygon that it will be following a new business model that shifts away from single player campaigns and focuses solely on free-to-play multiplayer games. Sweeney’s reasoning is that huge, AAA campaigns force smaller development...