Fortnite

The folks at Epic Games are at it again, and tonight kicks off the first of five times that Travis Scott performances will be available inside Fortnite for free. That's right, Fortnite players will be able to "attend" a free Travis Scott concert, called 'Astronomical' inside the game, but in…

Facebook makes a $5.7 billion investment in Reliance Jio, Netflix’s latest quarter was even better than expected and Patreon lays off 30 employees. Here’s your Daily Crunch for April 22, 2020. (And happy Earth Day!) 1. Facebook invests $5.7B in India’s Reliance Jio As China’s fast-growing ByteDance (owner of TikTok)…

Surrender — Epic decries "scary, repetitive security pop-ups" for sideloaded apps. Kyle Orland - Apr 21, 2020 8:44 pm UTC Enlarge / Artist's conception of the experience of installing Fortnite on Android before today.It's now been over 18 months since Epic Games shook up the mobile-gaming market by refusing to…

When Fortnite originally released for mobile devices, the game was not made available for the Google Play Store. However, Epic announced today that Fortnite would be put on the Google Play Store going forward, with the game officially available in the store now for Android users. After a couple of…

Fortnite’s v12.50 Update is now live, and as always, dataminers have been sifting through the patch files to find new skins, harvesting tools, gliders, and more that will be added to the game in the coming weeks. After a relatively quiet 12.40 Update, Epic Games have dropped another patch for…

The X-Force getting ready to mess some goons up.Image: Epic GamesAfter making their bawdy, bloody introduction in Fox’s Deadpool 2, a handful of classic members of Marvel’s X-Force are dropping into Fortnite of all places and they’re all packing some serious heat.Beginning today, Deadpool, Domino, Cable, and Psylocke will all…

Houseparty, the popular video chat application acquired by Fortnite maker Epic Games in 2019, has seen massive growth due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With government lockdowns keeping people from being able to visit friends and other loved ones in person, consumer demand for video chat apps has skyrocketed. This has…

The company didn’t spell out the reason for the delay, though it might be because Fortnite’s North Carolina employees have been working from home due to COVID-19. Epic has also cancelled all of its pro Fortnite tournaments. To make up for the delay, however, the Fortnite team said it had…

Call of Duty: Warzone, the new battle royale (BR) mode from developer Infinity Ward, now has more than 50 million players, publisher Activision announced on Friday. The milestone, which Warzone reached just one month after its release, makes the game one of the fastest-growing free-to-play titles in the game industry.…

Here's how to unlock Skye's Shadow skin-style in 'Fortnite.' Credit: Epic Games Chapter 2, Season 2 of Fortnite: Battle Royale has been one of my very favorite seasons. I love the spy theme. I love the Battle Pass characters and the fact that once you complete enough challenges, you can…