Fortnite

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…

Epic Games has run a few "buy this game on the Epic Games Store and get a Fortnite skin" promotions over the years, but it seems the Fortnite creator has decided to do a lot more of that kind of thing in 2026, starting in March with Resident Evil Requiem…

It looks like Super Meat Boy is coming to Fortnite soon, though we don't yet really know what that means, exactly. The announcement came via the Epic Games Store Twitter account, which posted three uncooked meat emojis alongside a picture of the Super Meat Boy 3D key art with the…

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…