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Fortnite OG Season 8 begins on Wednesday, April 1, ushering in a pirate invasion on the throwback island, and bringing back the fan-favorite Avengers: Endgame limited-time mode that hasn't been available in seven years--this is not an April. Fools' joke. And, of course, we've also got a new OG pass…

A new lawsuit has been filed against major gaming companies, including Roblox, Microsoft, and Epic Games. The complaint alleges that the companies encouraged an 18-year-old to develop an addiction to Roblox, Fortnite, and Minecraft.  The plaintiff is Jordan Duncan, a resident of Michigan. He says that he began playing Roblox…

The Fortnite developer cut over 1,000 people last week. Image credit: Epic Games On 24th March, Fortnite developer Epic Games announced mass layoffs that affected over 1,000 workers, including key veterans behind the hit online game. A few days later, it was revealed that Mike Prinke, a programmer with seven…

Sorry to everyone".This weekend, a heart-breaking story started doing the rounds about an employee laid off from Epic as part of its big round of redundancies.For those who missed the story, the Fortnite maker cut over 1,000 jobs after it revealed it was struggling. The company said it was a…

Amazon's Big Spring Sale rolls on today with even more deals, including a nice discount on PDP's Riffmaster guitar, which can be used with Fortnite Festival and Rock Band 4. Epic Games just recently announced that Fortnite Festival's Battle Stage is shutting down, but the two other modes are staying…

Major layoffs at Epic Games are the latest sign that the once-unassailable Fortnite is in decline – with major implications for an industry that's spent a decade chasing its coattails Image credit: Epic Games After several years in which almost weekly reports of drastic, sweeping layoffs at one company or…

So those new PS5 price hikes suck. Yet, it does also mean there is a small window available for those who want to avoid the incoming hikes. Albeit it might feel like an angry purchase, as you are effectively still giving Sony your money despite the change. Let me break…

Image credit: Epic Games Fortnite is one of the biggest games in the world, so it isn't overly surprising to see Epic Games make adjustments to how the title is run as the game nears its tenth birthday. Maintaining a massive multiplatform operation filled with big IP collaborations isn't cheap…

As Epic Games cuts over 1,000 jobs, the Unreal Engine maker is also sunsetting multiple Fortnite modes, including Rocket Racing , while one of its subsidiaries is pulling downloads for two of its games later this year. Both announcements took place on social media yesterday. The first comes via the…

By Christopher Palmeri and Thomas Buckley Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Officer Josh D’Amaro hasn’t even been been in his new job for one week and he’s already seen two, billion-dollar technology bets falter —- with one of them unraveling entirely. On Tuesday Epic Games Inc. announced that it was…