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I feel like a broken record, but once again, in many ways this was a bad year for developers, gamers, and the industry writ large. But hey, just because AI slop is ruining everything and greedy execs are destroying pop culture, that doesn’t mean we can’t find some joy and…

Image credit: Epic Games Fortnite, created by Epic Games, came out in 2017 and has become one of the defining battle-royale games in the genre. 2025 saw several successes for Fortnite, with The Simpsons mini-season attracting 2.7 million players who regularly logged in. The year also saw some innovations...Read More

Gamers faced widespread outages on Christmas Eve as ARC Raiders and Fortnite went offline, with thousands reporting the ART00004 Network Timeout error. Steam also experienced downtime. Here's how to troubleshoot the ART00004 error. Gamers across multiple platforms experienced major disruptions on Christmas Eve as ARC Raiders and Fortnite went offline,…

Stayin' alive by Sammy Barker Yesterday, 4am Update : There was a brief moment early on Christmas Day when it looked like both PSN and Fortnite could collapse, but a rapid response from engineers have kept both the game and Sony’s system relatively problem free. Here’s what the Fortnite Updates…

This year, generative AI seeped into mainstream gaming. Though it didn't so much shimmer, as smear. It mispronounced lines in Arc Raiders, "drew" a smudgy loading screen in Anno 117, voiced a sweary Darth Vader in Fortnite – perhaps its least subtle appearance was in Where Winds Meet, the wuxia-themed…

posted on 2025-12-22 23:59 EST by Ken Iikura-Gross And take on opponents with Ichigo Kurosaki's Zangetsu or Hollow Mask items in Blitz Royale Epic Games Japan confirmed on Friday that the massively popular Fortnite game platform is collaborating with the Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War anime beginning on December 23 Japan…

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Fortnite's latest Winterfest celebration kicked off with the usual array of map and gameplay changes in Battle Royale and piles of free stuff in the Winterfest cabin. But that's not all there…

Fortnite players woke up to a surprise this week as SpongeBob SquarePants officially arrived in the game, ending weeks of leaks, rumours and growing anticipation. The crossover has quickly become one of Fortnite's most searched topics, not just because of the nostalgia factor, but because many fans are still trying…

"Apple chose poorly. Again." Image credit: Tim Sweeney / Epic Games Fortnite will not be returning to iOS in Japan next year "as promised" because, according to Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney, Apple has allegedly launched "another travesty of obstruction and lawbreaking". In a series of messages posted to X/Twitter,…

Fortnite website’s official Winterfest 2025 banner showcasing skins / Image credit: Epic Games Fortnite Winterfest 2025 began on December 18 and will end on January 5, 2026. Players will be able to get rewards from the Winterfest cabin by logging in every day during the event...Read More