Fortnite made waves the other week after using PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds to market its own Battle Royale mode. The PUBG developers lashed out at Epic Games, which has become a lot more understandable now that its new Battle Royale mode has pushed Fortnite past 7 million players. The official Fortnite Twitter …
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Fortnite’s Battle Royale mode had one million players at launch
Fortnite found itself involuntarily in the middle of some controversy last week after the studio behind PUBG blasted the game's Battle Royale mode as a rip-off. Still, this doesn't appear to have deterred players at all, as Fortnite's Battle Royale game mode managed to garner over one million players the …
Read More »PUBG dev talks more about the studio’s issue with Epic Games and Fortnite
Last week, Bluehole studios bizarrely started publicly ragging on Epic Games, claiming that the studio created a ‘carbon copy' of PUBG with its new Battle Royale mode for Fortnite. At the time, it was said that Bluehole was contemplating “further action” and today, the studio clarified some of its comments …
Read More »The folks behind PUBG claim Fortnite’s Battle Royale mode is a ‘carbon copy’
It is no secret that PUBG is the biggest game in the world right now. In the last few months alone, the game has sold over 10 million copies and gone on to become the most played game on Steam. With that in mind, it should come as no surprise …
Read More »Fortnite devs may have quietly switched on cross-platform play for PS4 and Xbox One
There has been a lot of debate surrounding Sony's stance on cross-platform play between the Xbox One and PS4. For a while now, Microsoft has been completely open to it, with Sony being the roadblock when it comes to Minecraft, ARK: Survival Evolved, Rocket League, Gwent and more. However, it …
Read More »Epic Game’s Fortnite Alpha begins today
It's been almost three years to the day that we first got a look at Epic's base building, undead killing, class based FPS, Fortnite, which is a long old time in the world of gaming. Especially since similarly themed games like Seven Days to Die have been released since. However …
Read More »Epic details more Fortnite enemies
Fortnite is the base building, zombie slaying, competitive, cooperative shooter that was showed off way back in 2012. While the idea of killing undead enemies and building a base has been done by many others at this point (Rust and Seven Days to Die, to name but a few) Epic …
Read More »Fortnite has a multiplayer campaign map with procedural generation
Despite not being heard of for nearly two years, Epic Games' Fortnite is finally having the lid pulled off it in practically daily reveals by Game Informer. Today we're looking at the campaign map, which is customisable, procedurally generated and still filled with the odd bit of curated content to …
Read More »Not a plant in sight with Fortnite ‘monsters’
Epic Games upcoming builder, horde-defense, shooter title, Fortnite, has a cartoony theme to it despite its use of the impressively detailed Unreal Engine 4.0 behind the scenes. However, you'd be forgiven for thinking its enemies, the “monsters,” could have come from another, similarly anti-undead game, now that we know a …
Read More »Fortnite’s Commando mirrors Evolve’s Assault class
Two of the biggest cooperative, class based shooters to come out this year are undoubtedly Turtle Rock Studios' Evolve and Epic Games' Fortnite. While we don't know everything about each game yet, information is starting to trickle out about both and it seems one common thread they share, is that …
Read More »Epic teases more Fortnite, opens Alpha signups
Fortnite is a game that Epic has been developing for many years at this point but apart from its orginal reveal a couple of years ago and the odd rumbling, we haven't heard anything until this week. Two days ago Fortnite got a teaser site with a single image on …
Read More »Epic launches Fortnite teaser site
Very little has been heard about Fortnite since its initial trailer back in December 2011, with only the odd screenshot release and teaser-like update to the official Facebook page. Back then the concept of a base building, zombie survival title in a decent engine was fresh, but today we have …
Read More »Epic’s Fortnite has a newly renamed developer
It's been a long time since we heard anything about Epic Game's scavenging, base building, defence title Fortnite, but now that's it's surfaced again to grab a breath of foetid air, the news isn't particularly exciting. We now know there's another developer working on it and that that developer has …
Read More »EA is considering adding subscriptions to Apex Legends
Following in the footsteps of Fortnite, it seems as though EA is considering adding a subscription service to Apex Legends.
Read More »Over 50 games to be PS5 Pro Enhanced at launch
The PS5 Pro is set to officially hit store shelves this week. The new console aims to enable enhanced graphics and performance across a wide range of games. There will be at least 50 titles enhanced for PS5 Pro at launch. The PS5 Pro offers up to 45% faster rendering, …
Read More »Ghostwire: Tokyo will soon be free to claim on PC
Each week, all those with an Epic Games account are privy to a couple games for free as part of the company’s Epic Games Store program. With that, the Fortnite maker has now announced next week’s offerings – including the highly underrated Ghostwire: Tokyo.
Read More »Intel APO receives 12 new game profiles, Core Ultra 200K series now supported
Intel APO, the company's Application Optimisation tool to improve game performance, now has support for upcoming Core Ultra 200K desktop CPUs.
Read More »Epic winds down support for Rocket Racing less than a year after launch
Less than a year from its official arrival, Epic is winding down post-launch support for Fortnite’s Rocket Racing game mode.
Read More »Annual Golden Joystick Awards voting begins
The Golden Joystick Awards return for 2024 to celebrate the year's best games. The nominees for each category have now been announced and voting is open.
Read More »Epic lays out plan for its mobile store
Following its launch earlier this year, Epic Games’ mobile store is finally gearing up for a proper premiere sometime in Q4.
Read More »Epic Games CEO says company is ‘financially sound’ after mass layoffs in 2023
At Unreal Fest 2024, Epic Games CEO, Tim Sweeney, said that the company is now financially stable after letting go of 1000 employees.
Read More »Free-to-Play ‘Honkai Star Rail’ is getting a physical disc release
Following the overwhelming success of Genshin Impact, the team at MiHoYo managed to catch lightning in a bottle twice with their follow-up Honkai Star Rail – surpassing over 100 million players in just 10 months. In a move rarely seen by free-to-play games, Honkai Star Rail is set to get …
Read More »Square Enix shooter ‘Foamstars’ is going free to play
During Sony's disastrous live-service focused State of Play stream in 2023, Square Enix unveiled its latest PlayStation exclusive, Foamstars, a Splatoon-style shooter, but with paint replaced with colourful bubbles. As it turns out, the game has been out for quite a while at this point, but it has rarely broken …
Read More »The Epic Games Store has arrived on iOS in the EU
Ever since the big Apple/Epic Games debacle a couple years ago, the Fortnite maker has not had any real presence on Apple’s iOS platform. Thanks to rules put in place by the EU, this was announced to be changing some time this year. Finally, after years of strife, the Epic …
Read More »SteamOS is finally heading to third-party handhelds
Valve has rolled out the SteamOS 3.6.9 Beta: Megafixer update, which brings many improvements and new features. Among the key enhancements are fixes for hardware and software issues. However, the highlight would be Valve's inclusion of “support for extra ROG Ally keys”, hinting at future compatibility with gaming handhelds beyond …
Read More »BenQ’s latest Zowie gaming monitor boasts 400Hz refresh rate
BenQ Zowie has officially unveiled the XL2566X+, the successor to the XL2566K, which was once the official monitor for major international competitions. The new monitor is the first in the X+ series, which is characterised by offering DyAc 2 and Fast TN panels. The new Fast TN FullHD 25-inch panel …
Read More »You can now buy cinema tickets inside Roblox
While the concept of an ever-present metaverse may have fallen out of popularity somewhat, a few games/platforms continue to push the concept’s possibilities. In collaboration with Warner Bros. you can now purchase real-life film tickets inside Roblox. As reported by Variety, Roblox is teaming up with WB to offer a …
Read More »CyberPowerPC slashes prices on laptops and desktops for back to school season
It is back to school season – if you are shopping around for a new laptop or PC to aid you in your studies, and also get some gaming done in your downtime, then CyberpowerPC has some good deals at the moment. On the desktop side, for £699 you can …
Read More »Concord is following in the footsteps of other failed live-service projects
Despite almost everyone recommending that Sony delays Concord and reassesses the planned business model, the company, in conjunction with Firewalk Studios, seem intent on launching the game in August as planned, despite feedback from the beta. This has become all the more apparent this week, with the studio ignoring criticisms …
Read More »Concord has barely managed 2,000 concurrent players during PC open beta
Sony kicked off the Concord beta earlier this month but things have not quite gone to plan. Despite being a freely available download on Steam, PC players just don't seem all that enthralled with the game, amassing just a couple of thousand players. Concord is due to be Sony's next …
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