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Price rises will start on March 19, 2026 Image credit: Epic Games Epic Games is raising the price of Fortnite's in-game currency to "help pay the bills" because "the cost of running Fortnite has gone up a lot." As detailed in a blog post, the cost increase will take effect…

Save the world next month.Although Fortnite made a name for itself as a battle royale title, one other mode it's always offered is the PvE action-building co-op campaign experience, Save The World.On 16th April 2026 (aka next month) Epic will be welcoming more players to join this fight as Save…

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Save the World, Fortnite's original mode that preceded the popular Battle Royale, will become free-to-play next month. Announced earlier today , the change will come into effect on April 16. Developer Epic Games is currently offering players in-game rewards for pre-registering for the launch. In addition, as a thank you…

Epic Games has announced it will increase the cost of Fortnite‘s V-Bucks, much to the probable dismay of parents worldwide. However, the cost is not that bad, with Epic trying to help retain spending with promotional rewards and keeping players in the loop with cheaper items where possible. Based on…

We're raising prices to help pay the bills".According to Epic Games, the cost of running Fortnite has "gone up a lot", and so it wants its playerbase to help pay the increased bills. To do this, it's raising the price of V-Bucks, the game's premium currency."The cost of running Fortnite…

Fortnite maker Epic Games is increasing the price of its in-game currency, V-Bucks, because it's becoming more expensive to run Fortnite , it announced Tuesday . "The cost of running Fortnite has gone up a lot and we're raising prices to help pay the bills," the company wrote in a…

Image credit: Epic Games Fortnite's green pastures are not so green anymore, or at least that's what Epic Games is signalling with the sudden price increase to V-Bucks (the game's paid premium currency) across the board. Via 10th March's short blog post, the company announced big changes to pricing that…

Battle Passes will cost a little less, and earn fewer V-Bucks Image credit: Epic Epic are raising the price of Fortnite's V-bucks currency, in what the billion dollar publishers frame as a bid to keep the wolf from the door. You'll now stand to pay almost twice as much for…

Epic Games has confirmed sweeping changes to Fortnite’s in-game economy, increasing the price of V-Bucks packs while adjusting Battle Pass rewards and subscription benefits starting March 19. The developer said the move comes as the “cost of running Fortnite has gone up a lot,” prompting a restructuring of how the…