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Fortnite is hiking cost of its currency to ‘pay the bills.’ Are its battles against Google and Apple to blame? Fortnite

Fortnite is hiking cost of its currency to ‘pay the bills.’ Are its battles against Google and Apple to blame?

Business The popular online gaming platform Fortnite is hiking the price of its in-game currency starting Thursday, a rare move that experts say sheds some light on the cost of its parent company's antitrust battles against tech giants Google and Apple. Parent company Epic Games has for years been embroiled…
bubmag
March 19, 2026
Marathon’s Major Change Just Fixed The Biggest Issue With Live Service Games Fortnite

Marathon’s Major Change Just Fixed The Biggest Issue With Live Service Games

In an era in which live service games like Fortnite continue to support the predatory monetization methods of yesteryear to make a quick buck off of unassuming consumers and plague the gaming industry with outdated game design and unsustainable development practices, it is always refreshing to see a game eschew…
bubmag
March 16, 2026
Let Them Eat Skins: Fortnite Players Are Calling For A Boycott Over V-Buck Price Hikes Fortnite

Let Them Eat Skins: Fortnite Players Are Calling For A Boycott Over V-Buck Price Hikes

Earlier this week, Fortnite revealed V-Bucks are getting more expensive . That’s right, they’re doing shrinkflation on virtual currency; the nine dollars that used to get you a clean 1,000 V-Bucks, for instance, will soon only be worth 800. Subscribers to Fortnite Crew are also getting hammered. The price hikes…
bubmag
March 13, 2026