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Save the World, Fortnite's original mode that preceded the popular Battle Royale, will become free-to-play next month. Announced earlier today , the change will come into effect on April 16. Developer Epic Games is currently offering players in-game rewards for pre-registering for the launch. In addition, as a thank you…

Epic Games has announced it will increase the cost of Fortnite‘s V-Bucks, much to the probable dismay of parents worldwide. However, the cost is not that bad, with Epic trying to help retain spending with promotional rewards and keeping players in the loop with cheaper items where possible. Based on…

We're raising prices to help pay the bills".According to Epic Games, the cost of running Fortnite has "gone up a lot", and so it wants its playerbase to help pay the increased bills. To do this, it's raising the price of V-Bucks, the game's premium currency."The cost of running Fortnite…

Fortnite maker Epic Games is increasing the price of its in-game currency, V-Bucks, because it's becoming more expensive to run Fortnite , it announced Tuesday . "The cost of running Fortnite has gone up a lot and we're raising prices to help pay the bills," the company wrote in a…

Image credit: Epic Games Fortnite's green pastures are not so green anymore, or at least that's what Epic Games is signalling with the sudden price increase to V-Bucks (the game's paid premium currency) across the board. Via 10th March's short blog post, the company announced big changes to pricing that…

Battle Passes will cost a little less, and earn fewer V-Bucks Image credit: Epic Epic are raising the price of Fortnite's V-bucks currency, in what the billion dollar publishers frame as a bid to keep the wolf from the door. You'll now stand to pay almost twice as much for…

Epic Games has confirmed sweeping changes to Fortnite’s in-game economy, increasing the price of V-Bucks packs while adjusting Battle Pass rewards and subscription benefits starting March 19. The developer said the move comes as the “cost of running Fortnite has gone up a lot,” prompting a restructuring of how the…

Fortnite Crew members get less V-Bucks per month.Epic Games has today announced sweeping changes to the Fortnite economy, starting March 19th for all players across all platforms.The main change here is that from that date, players will get less V-Bucks for their money. Before these changes come into effect...Read More

The Trump administration is engaged in intense discussions over whether to allow Tencent to continue holding stakes in US and Finnish gaming companies, according to Reuters. The debate centers on Tencent’s investments in Epic Games, Riot Games and Supercell, involving globally popular titles such as Fortnite, League of Legends and…