Fortnite

I used to play a lot of Apex Legends, especially when it first came out, but I had to stop for two reasons. For one, several strangers I was playing with either thought I was a child or hated that I was a woman. This is typical playing games online…

Epic is preparing to launch Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 2 (C2S2) on PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and mobile. As always this will mean a period of downtime as the company prepares the big update, and according to the studio its proceeding patches will be bigger than usual. Server…

If you enjoy streaming Fortnite you're likely annoyed by its emotes. It's not that they're bad, but rather that many of them feature music that could get you into trouble on Twitch, YouTube, and Mixer. But with the latest update to the Battle Royale game, that won't be an issue…

As one of the world’s largest battle royale game, there’s no doubt that Fortnite‘s strengths include staying relevant with its audience, mostly through tapping into pop culture. From collaborations with Marvel, John Wick, and most recently Birds of Prey, Epic Games has always found ways to keep its players entertained with the…

Fortnite fans around the world are currently waiting for more information regarding Fortnite Chapter 2 - Season 2 but over the weekend, they may have received even more questions in the form of what looks to be an ARG - or alternate reality game - from Epic Games. For those…

I attended the Dice Summit this week, culminating in an awards show last night that is often compared to the Oscars of games, and I also followed news about another big gaming event, the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). These two shows (and the GamesBeat Summit of course) always produce some…

Up until Wednesday, anybody reading the IRS’s guidance on virtual currencies was led to believe they’d have to declare Fornite V-bucks and Roblox Robux on their tax form, which asks people to declare virtual currencies they’ve used in the past year. “Virtual currency that has an equivalent value in real…

Grabbing the third rail — Or: Why video games are not like fast food, politically speaking. Kyle Orland - Feb 13, 2020 6:17 pm UTC Aurich Lawson / GettyThe mere mention of the word "politics" in any industry can lead to an explosion before anyone even finishes a sentence. We’ve…

There are many reasons you might be familiar with Jordan Fisher. Gen Z-ers might remember him from Disney Channel’s Liv and Maddie and Teen Beach Movie. Broadway fans know him for his role as John Laurens/Philip Hamilton in Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s hit musical Hamilton, and for appearing in Grease Live! and…

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney this afternoon sought to clarify controversial statements he made about the role of video games in today’s divisive political climate. Delivering the DICE summit keynote in Las Vegas this morning, Sweeney said that games were a valid medium for making political statements. He referenced Harper…