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Review: Fortnite (Switch 2) Fortnite

Review: Fortnite (Switch 2)

A mouse-t play.Listen. I'm not gonna dive into this review of Fortnite on Switch 2 with any ideas of pretending to know everything, or even understand anything, about a game that's grown from hastily retooled battle royale to...well...it looks kind of like Roblox now, in all honesty...Read More
bubmag
June 11, 2025
Epic aims to boost originality in Fortnite’s creator ecosystem Fortnite

Epic aims to boost originality in Fortnite’s creator ecosystem

By Alexander Lee  •  June 10, 2025  • Fortnite’s copycat culture might finally be on its way out. Fortnite creators’ habit of copying other creators’ popular experiences, rather than developing original games, has long frustrated both fellow creators and brands looking to invest in the platform’s growing creator ecosystem. At…
bubmag
June 10, 2025
From fatwas to ‘Fortnite’: Saudi Arabia’s $38-billion play to rule esports Fortnite

From fatwas to ‘Fortnite’: Saudi Arabia’s $38-billion play to rule esports

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — With the Esports World Cup quickly approaching, the office of the foundation organizing the tournament was buzzing with employees running qualifying matches and finalizing the opening ceremony of the competition with a $70-million prize pool. The seven-week event starting July 8 is at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s…
bubmag
June 9, 2025
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney hopes to outbuild YouTube, outmaneuver Apple and outlast the metaverse hype Fortnite

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney hopes to outbuild YouTube, outmaneuver Apple and outlast the metaverse hype

Is Fortnite the next YouTube? Perhaps — but Epic Games has higher aspirations. As Fortnite evolves from a popular video game into a robust ecosystem of creators, brands and virtual worlds, some observers have begun to compare Fortnite to other creator platforms, like YouTube. These comparisons have only grown as Epic…
bubmag
June 9, 2025
Fortnite Death Star Sabotage event live: our coverage of the Star Wars live event and the new season launch Fortnite

Fortnite Death Star Sabotage event live: our coverage of the Star Wars live event and the new season launch

Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 is out now. The game is back online, as downtime came to an end early. The last season just concluded with an epic Star Wars live event, which then showed Superman as the theme for the new season. Epic Games has been busy teasing the…
bubmag
June 7, 2025
Why Kissinger would have been a Fortnite champ − and other foreign policy lessons from the gaming world Fortnite

Why Kissinger would have been a Fortnite champ − and other foreign policy lessons from the gaming world

Charlemagne, the medieval King of the Franks, has taken control of modern-day America and is looking to expand his borders by invading your neighboring country. Now, I’m not a historian. But the above example makes perfect sense to me as both a gamer and a professor of international relations. It…
bubmag
June 6, 2025