LEGO Fortnite update explained | How to recruit animals as 'Farm Friends'

Fortnite's «Dead Game» skin has been replaced with a «Good Game» skin when used in LEGO Fortnite. Although Epic Games did not specify a reason for the change, it is likely due to efforts that aim to protect LEGO Fortnite's younger players.

The Minikit from the video games has finally been released in real life. The Minikit first appeared 19 years ago in 2005's as a collectible item and became a mainstay in the series' future titles. There were 10 hidden Minikits in each level — and 60 per Episode — that could form a miniature LEGO recreation of an iconic ship once players had acquired them all, with using them as a way to unlock extra playable characters as well.

A new Fortnite update is arriving today (Friday 3rd May 2024), bringing a whole load of new Star Wars content into the game.

In the biggest LEGO Fortnite collaboration to date, characters and items from Star Wars are coming to the brick-based Fortnite spin-off later this week.

Star Wars returns to Fortnite on May 3, one day before the annual May 4 Star Wars celebrations.

For all long as the Fallout franchise has been around, it has never been set outside of the United States. Of course, its over-the-top, retro-futuristic Americana satirization is a core aspect of what makes Fallout, Fallout, but on new few occasions, large chunks of the series’ fanbase have wondered how locations outside of the US are faring in Fallout’s post-apocalyptic setting, and whether they could fare as suitable settings for a future Fallout game.

With the Fallout TV series topping 65 million viewers to become one of the most watched Prime Video shows ever, the pressure is on for more content set in the wasteland, and Bethesda is seemingly ready to oblige.

A recent teaser for LEGO Fortnite's upcoming collaboration with the mega-popular Star Wars franchise is suggesting that lightsabers are coming to the game. Launched as a spinoff of the beloved battle royale, the game takes a markedly different approach from its predecessor, shifting into an open-world survival crafting game. LEGO Fortnite takes notes from Minecraft's success, with players able to build their in-game homes, fight against hostile creatures, and team up with friends to traverse the LEGO landscapes. Now, an upcoming crossover is bringing a major new item to the game.

PS Plus Extra subscribers hoping to download the Fallout 4 free current-gen update have been left disappointed, after finding that the upgraded version hasn't been applied to the subscription service. Instead, those who have downloaded the game from the PS Plus game catalog are stuck with the previous-gen version.

Farmers in Lego Fortnite will be thrilled to hear that you can now collect farm animals, adding them to your villages. After being brought in to tiny barns, they’ll produce materials for you in exchange for food.

Over four months after Fortnite Festival was released, Harmonix and Epic Games announced that the rhythm game now supports Rock Band 4 plastic guitar controllers.

Epic Games has teased that LEGO Fortnite players will soon be able to properly tame and interact with animals, adding further depth to the free-to-play survival experience. Players may choose to use these immersive new features to befriend the many animals of LEGO Fortnite,or to create functional farms for their LEGO villages.