Microsoft reverses Xbox Live price hike, will add free multiplayer for some games

Posted on 23/01/2021 by Engadget

In one of the first positive Friday night news dumps I can remember, Microsoft has not only reversed course on its poorly-received plan to raise the price for Xbox Live, it’s adding a treat. Soon, for free-to-play games (like Fortnite or Apex Legends...

‘Fortnite’ gets soccer skins from major clubs and a Pelé emote

Posted on 19/01/2021 by Engadget

American football has been part of the Fortnite experience for years. But what about the other kind of football? The one that trades sacks and touchdowns for gegenpressing and panenka penalties? Well, the game already has skins inspired by the FIFA W...

Epic Games’ next headquarters will replace a local shopping mall

Posted on 04/01/2021 by Engadget

Many tech companies build their new campuses on discarded office space or other familiar territory, but Epic Games is trying something... different. Eurogamer reports that the Fortnite developer is taking control of a hometown shopping mall, Cary Tow...

‘Fortnite’ is getting an Among Us-style mode for the holidays

Posted on 15/12/2020 by Engadget

On the same day that Among Us makes its way to Nintendo Switch, Epic is adding a new limited-time gameplay mode called The Spy Within. If you’ve played any Werewolf-style game, the broad strokes of the new mode will be familiar. Each time you start a...

‘Fortnite’ is trying to get squads back together with ‘Reboot a Friend’

Posted on 15/12/2020 by Engadget

Fortnite has dominated gaming over the last couple of years, but no one can stay on top forever. Eventually some players move on, although what that means for Epic’s free-to-play shooter is unclear. Apple even took shots at the company’s fortunes, cl...

‘Fortnite’ performance mode brings 60 fps gameplay to more PCs

Posted on 14/12/2020 by Engadget

With its modest minimum system requirements, you can play Fortnite on almost any computer made in the last decade, but the experience may not be the best. Fortunately, Epic Games is introducing a new Performance Mode to help out those who are stuck w...

‘Fortnite’ adds Halo’s Master Chief and a playable Blood Gulch

Posted on 11/12/2020 by Engadget

Master Chief, the rockstar of the Halo series, is live in Fortnite right now. There’s a Master Chief Outfit for 1500 V-bucks, the UNSC Pelican Glider for 1200 V-bucks, Gravity Hammer Pickaxe for 800 V-bucks, and the Lil’ Warthog Emote for 500 V-bucks...

Epic has no plans for in-person ‘Fortnite’ tournaments in 2021

Posted on 06/12/2020 by Engadget

You won’t want to get your hopes up for a 2021 Fortnite World Cup — or any other in-the-flesh Fortnite competition, for that matter. Epic Games has revealed that it “do[es] not plan” to hold any in-person Fortnite tournaments in 2021. Instead, it’ll...

Kratos coming to ‘Fortnite’ could be the first of several video game cameos

Posted on 04/12/2020 by Engadget

Now that Fortnite has launched Season 5 with characters from Disney’s The Mandalorian, it’s introducing a new skin from Sony’s universe of games. You can now play as Kratos from the God of War series, either as a single skin or in a bundle with a Mim...

Fortnite’s new season features The Mandalorian and Baby Yoda

Posted on 02/12/2020 by Engadget

Fortnite’s Marvel arc is now over after the big final event last night that saw Galactus being destroyed with the help of Iron Man, Thor and a whole lot of battle buses. Despite the lawsuits with Apple that blocked the season on iOS, the finale was s...

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