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Before you explore the Frostlands you’ll need to prevent yourself from freezing to death in the snowy biome. Luckily, there are many ways you can stay warm in LEGO Fortnite and stop the cold from being a threat.

One Fortnite player discovers an interesting and hilarious glitch that is capable of launching vehicles throughout the map and, depending on how fast the collision happens, sometimes outside of it completely. While it continues to be massively popular with players, Fortnite has evolved considerably from where it began as a Battle Royale experience in 2017. Not only has there been countless collaborations over the years, the game has added new maps, locations, weapons, and game modes over the years, which has gone a long way in keeping the community intact and the game feeling fresh.

Epic have outlined their 2024 plans for the Epic Games Store, which includes a new download manager, a proper offline mode, pre-loading of games, and a focus on game discovery in general.

Epic Games Store has quietly scrapped the plans to give away three classic Fallout titles over a seven-day period starting February 22, opting instead to extend that offer to Super Meat Boy Forever. Such last-minute free game lineup changes are highly unusual for Epic Games Store.

Epic Games Store gave away a total of $2,055 in free games last year. Launched in 2018 as a competitor to Steam, the Epic Games Store has become a major player in the games sales business. Millions of people have become users of the platform, which has released exclusive games like Alan Wake 2, and Assassin's Creed Mirage. But as well as securing the latest releases, the Epic Games Store continues to give players several free games.

Epic today published its Epic Games Store 2023 Year in Review blog post, revealing some metrics for the PC storefront and affirming plans to launch an iOS store in Europe this year.

Alan Wake 2, last year’s best horror game, best game overall or best-game-featuring-an-unexpected-but-extremely-welcome-musical-dance-number depending on who you ask, has shifted over a million copies. Musical dance numbers don’t come cheap, though, so it’s still yet to turn a profit - despite outpacing the momentum of any of Remedy’s previous games, including Control.

Alan Wake 2 still hasn't recouped its development costs despite establishing itself as Remedy Entertainment's fastest-selling title to date, the Finnish developer has revealed. That disclosure was accompanied by some specific sales figures for Alan Wake 2, which look promising enough to suggest that the game will manage to break even in the near future.

Alan Wake 2 has sold 1.3 million copies to date, Remedy Entertainment has confirmed.

Remedy has confirmed plans to grow and expand the Alan Wake franchise following a successful launch for the second mainline entry in the series.

Alan Wake 2 is developer Remedy's fastest-selling game to date, but the studio is still to recuperate the project's development and marketing costs.

Alan Wake 2 launched last October following years of anticipation and was instantly met with widespread critical acclaim, being deemed by many to be one of the best games in a historic year for the medium. Remedy Entertainment has now also announced sales figures for the survival horror title, and its commercial success is reflecting its critical acclaim.

Total sales for Alan Wake II have surpassed 1.3 million units worldwide, developer Remedy Entertainment announced. It is the company’s fastest selling game to date.

A talented LEGO Fortnite player is receiving attention from hundreds of other fans due to their impressively massive castle build. The imposing structure, which is filled with plenty of subtle and clever details, is just the latest example of the architectural ingenuity LEGO Fortnite players have exhibited since the surprisingly popular mode's launch.

The Epic Games Store’s next free titles have been announced.

The use of bots has once again sparked a debate in the Fortnite community, with several expressing their disappointment towards the game for still using them despite the humongous player base. The issue is in fact not just confined to the use of bots in Fortnite, but also underlines a much larger matchmaking issue that fans have been demanding changes to for quite a while now.

Recent rumors swirling around about Fortnite's Festival mode are suggesting that February 22 is a date that fans of the rhythm mode should be looking forward to. After Fortnite introduced Fortnite Festival back in December, some fans of the mode have been wondering when the next update will be, and players may be getting an answer sooner than expected.

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In spite of long-running rumors, Doctor Who showrunner Russel T. Davies states that there is no upcoming collaboration between Fortnite and the popular British television series. Former leaks of Doctor Who joining Fortnite had fans of both franchises excited, but this recent comment from the show's lead has put those rumors on ice.

Over the years, Fortnite has rolled out an array of crossovers, bringing our favorite TV characters, celebrities, and artists to life in-game. The collaborations aren’t slowing down, as a new one has gone live with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT.) This has seen fresh Mythic weapons join the island, TMNT cosmetics hit the store, and a small, but important map change. The beloved characters have made themselves at home in Fortnite, bringing the TMNT Lair to life in the battle royale.

Over the years, Fortnite has rolled out an array of crossovers, bringing our favorite TV characters, celebrities, and artists to life in the battle royale. The collaborations aren’t slowing down, as a new one has gone live with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT.) This has seen fresh Mythic weapons join the island, as well as TMNT cosmetics, including a free Krang Back Bling.

A new list of rumored collabs expected to come to Fortnite includes a beloved anime among several other high-profile crossovers, with One Piece expected to appear in the shooter. Since the Epic Games battle royale first launched in 2017, the game has achieved worldwide success, becoming one of the most popular online games. Fortnite is renowned for its plethora of crossovers, with the game featuring a wide variety of video games, television series, and movies being featured within the battle royale. Now, one of Japan's most popular anime is reportedly set to join the game.

Over the years, Fortnite has introduced fans to an abundance of crossovers, bringing our favorite TV characters, celebrities, and artists to life in the battle royale. Now, a collaboration has gone live with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT,) adding new weapons to the mix.

One of the best things about Fortnite, and the reason that it helps itself stand out from a crowd that continually try to copy its mojo, is that it uses IPs in interesting ways beyond just doing special skins for players to wear. Sometimes, they use these characters that they’ve acquired to make entirely new modes for gamers to have fun in, for a limited time, of course. So, who got the tap to have a special mode made about them this time? That would be the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! The four radical brothers are back in the Epic Games title via the “Cowabunga” event, and they’re ready to kick some shell!

Two more characters are coming to Fortnite, as a trailer has revealed an exciting new event for the battle royale game.

A recent LEGO Fortnite leak reveals a load of content, including new enemies and tools, that will allegedly be added in the future. As part of its partnership with LEGO, Fortnite has brought a permanent mode that focuses on survival and crafting rather than gunfighting. It has a similar gameplaywise to Minecraft, requiring players to collect natural resources, establish a base, and craft weapons to survive generic enemies. As in Mojang's blocky sandbox game, players can build virtually anything in LEGO Fortnite using its construction mechanics.

Epic Games releases the new Cowabunga event in Fortnite, bringing back the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as well as new content including a reward pass, cosmetics, and skins for popular characters like Shredder and Splinter. Collaborations and crossovers have become a staple for the popular online shooter, with Fortnite mixing with tons of franchises and IPs like Marvel, DC, anime, and video games, including the likes of Master Chief and Kratos to name a few. With how popular these events are, there are no signs of Fortnite slowing down anytime soon, especially now with Epic Games and Disney teaming up.

The Epic Games Store’s next free title has been announced.

Walt Disney is acquiring a $1.5 billion (roughly Rs. 12,400 crore) equity stake in Fortnite maker Epic Games as part of a collaboration involving Disney properties like Star Wars, Marvel and Avatar, the companies said Wednesday.

announced on Wednesday that it was investing $1.5 billion into Epic Games in order to support a multi-year project between the two companies that includes a new “games and entertainment universe.”

A LEGO Fortnite player has created a massive Mesa village with lighting that makes it stand out regardless of the time of day. Despite how new it is, LEGO Fortnite already provides players with many things to create, but this Mesa village may be among the best bases in the game.

Disney have had tried getting in to gaming multiple times but, after buying studios and releasing games, they always ended up closing the studios. They currently license out their properties to anyone who will pay them, Indy is with Xbox, Spider-Man and Wolverine are with Sony and there’s multiverse projects like Speedstorm, which features characters from many franchises.

The Walt Disney Company has invested $1.5 billion to acquire an equity stake in Epic Games, and has announced plans for a major collaboration with Fortnite.

Cliff «CliffyB» Bleszinski says he's «down» to consult on the next Gears game, saying «if they were smart», Microsoft and Coalition would invite him to «give his two cents».

Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski has said that Microsoft would be “smart” to enlist him as a consultant on the franchise.

Over the course of Fortnite’s lifecycle, there have been thousands of unique skins released, with the majority of them locked behind a paid battle pass or a price tag in the in-game store. Some skins are rarer than others, only appearing in the game for a limited-time or released during a certain season and never to be seen again. One of the rarest skins in Fortnite history, Takara, has made an unexpected but welcome return to the battle royale in Chapter 5 Season 1.

Fortnite may be in talks for its next indie game collaboration, with recent rumors suggesting that the mega-popular battle royale will be crossing over with The Binding of Isaac. Throughout the life of the Epic Games battle royale, the beloved shooter has become known for its plethora of crossover content with many of the biggest media franchises. Epic Games would recently introduce Family Guy's Peter Griffin to Fortnite after years of speculation, while also teaming up with anime like Jujutsu Kaisen and Naruto. Now, one of the game's next crossovers might have been teased.

Gears of War creator Cliff «CliffyB» Bleszinski says Palworld's astonishing success «kinda validates» a pitch he'd made to Epic «many years ago».

A new player survey released by Epic Games teases that new DLC and potential mod support may be coming soon to LEGO Fortnite. The LEGO-themed survival game was released shortly after the launch of Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 1 last December, and the rapid success of LEGO Fortnite encouraged many players to ponder what Epic Games could introduce in the current and upcoming seasons.

The Epic Games Store’s next free title has been announced.

Fresh details about Blizzard’s cancelled survival game have been revealed.

Epic Games has announced that Fortnite will be coming back to iOS devices. Taking to social media platform X (formally Twitter), the studio revealed that Fortnite will be available on iOS through the Epic Games Store later this year. This will only be the case for iOS users in the EU, however.

Fortnite will return to iOS devices in 2024, but only in European Union countries. This is thanks to a new EU law known as the Digital Markets Act, which is set to take effect in March. Fortnite's iOS release in the EU could follow shortly after.

Beyond its new policy allowing game streaming apps worldwide, Apple today announced new changes it is making to comply with the European Union's Digital Markets Act, most notably that it will allow alternative app payments and app stores.

Epic Games has announced that it will be bringing Fortnite back to iOS devices later this year thanks in part to a change in EU law.

A Fortnite player enjoyed a surprisingly wholesome interaction with a random opponent. After the player was downed, their random Fortnite enemy made an interesting set of decisions.

A video which reportedly showed Legend of Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma at a Universal Studios theme park construction site has been taken offline.

People Can Fly, the developer behind the likes of Outriders and Bulletstorm, has reportedly laid off «over 30 people» working on a currently unannounced game — codenamed Project Gemini — that's set to be published by Square Enix.

People Can Fly has reportedly laid off over 30 developers working on an unannounced Square Enix game.

A Fortnite leaker has revealed the existence of a Shredder skin directly from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which will be arriving in the game at some point in the future. The character has been part of multiple collaborations over the past few years — Call of Duty added Shredder back in 2023, with SMITE featuring Super Shredder in 2022, and now it seems that Fortnite is next in line.

With over seven million copies sold and ranking as the second-highest concurrently played game in Steam history, the Palworld juggernaut continues to roll on. According to analyst and Circana executive director Mat Piscatella, the survival crafting title surpassed Fortnite in daily active users on Xbox Series X/S in the United States on January 22nd.

The first major Fortnite update of the year is live and it has introduced a variety of new content, as well as a significant weapon tuning patch. One of the latest entries to the extensive Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 1 loot pool is the EMP Stealth Camo and here’s how to get it.

The first major Fortnite update of the year is live and it has introduced a range of new content, as well as a significant weapon tuning patch. One of the latest entries to the extensive Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 1 loot pool is Cardboard Boxes and this guide will show you how to obtain them.

Fortnite has rolled out its latest update patch for Chaper 5 Season 1, which many players are claiming has significantly buffed the aim assist feature. The major aspect of the new update for Fortnite's Battle Royale mode is thus far proving to be divisive among players, with some believing it evens the playing field against mouse and keyboard players, while others dislike the idea of assisted aiming altogether.

Solid Snake is now the latest character to be added to the ever-expanding Fortnite universe. The massive battle royale is known for adding skins featuring characters and icons both from gaming and pop culture. Currently, there is a Fortnite and Family Guy crossover, which is just the latest in a long line of exciting collaborations. The newest update, however, finally introduces Solid Snake from the Metal Gear Solid franchise into Fortnite, along with some items and goodies fans of the acclaimed series are sure to appreciate.

A Fortnite dataminer found images of another Metal Gear character, Raiden, who will likely be coming to the game soon. Fortnite's crossover with the Metal Gear franchise is the battle royale's latest collaboration.

A Fortnite dataminer found evidence that the game's «OG» map could be returning soon. Fortnite temporarily introduced the map during Season OG to massive popularity in late 2023.

Epic Game Store may soon be launching their own subscription service, if this leak is to be believed.

The first major LEGO Fortnite update since the mode launched is now live. Various gameplay changes have been made, as well as performance fixes, and the elimination of pesky bugs that have been getting in the way of your playthrough. In addition, a new item has become available in both Survival and Sandbox modes that’ll elevate you to new heights. That’s right, the Launch Pad has joined LEGO Fortnite and here’s how you can craft one the next time you play.

CD Projekt has provided an update on the next mainline Witcher game and its Cyberpunk 2077 sequel.

Shortly after the debut of Chapter 5 Season 1, Fortnite players were introduced to LEGO Fortnite, an open-world crafting adventure like no other. Whether you’re playing with friends or going at it solo, NPCs will be present in your village. If you want to remove villagers in LEGO Fortnite, this guide will show you how.

A recent leak indicates that the Epic Games Store may be preparing to announce a subscription service on the platform. The appeal for subscription services has seen an uptick in recent years, particularly amid the growth of Xbox Game Pass. With gaming companies looking to subscriptions as a viable future, it appears that Epic Games could be joining the list as well.

Pokémon-style survival game Palworld launched its early access version on Friday and is already a huge hit.

Next week’s free Epic Games Store title has leaked ahead of an official announcement on Thursday.

Harmonix will bring to an end eight years of weekly Rock Band 4 DLC updates next week.

Fortnite unvaulted a controversial mobility item, the Crash Pad Jr. Some Fortnite users claim that the item is somewhat useless due to one of its main capabilities often being bugged.

As Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 1 continues to progress, Epic Games are ensuring the season remains fresh by making updates to the loot pool. So far, players have been introduced to the hard-hitting Enforcer assault rifle, using the new FlowBerry Fizz healing item, and getting reacquainted with the Lock On pistol. Now, the Crash Pad Jr is the latest item to return from the vault, providing an extra mobility option. If you want to know where to find the Crash Pad Jr and how it works, read on.

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The US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a challenge by Apple to a lower court's decision requiring changes to certain rules in its lucrative App Store, as the justices shunned the lengthy legal battle between the iPhone maker and Epic Games, maker of the popular video game Fortnite.

The CEO of Fortnite-maker Epic Games said Tuesday the company's court battle to open up Apple's iPhone to alternative app stores was lost after theteThe high court announced it would not hear appeals by either Apple or Epic in the long-running case, effectively putting an end to the legal saga.

Checking the Fortnite Item Shop when it refreshes is one of the most exciting times of a Fortnite player’s day. With leaked and datamined skins on the horizon, the Item Shop refreshing means you might finally get to spend V-Bucks on that outfit you’ve been waiting for.

What if I told you that Jonesy — Fortnite’s most iconic character — has no idea how to tie his shoelaces? It sounds outlandish and is ultimately inconsequential, but this Fortnite fan theory may be onto something.

The nominees for the 24th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) have been revealed.

Upon logging into Fortnite, a quick flick of the mouse or joystick will reveal a library of user-generated content crafted using Fortnite’s Creative tools. While many of these are genuinely impressive experiences with considerable audiences, it’s clear that Fortnite is suffering from a severe lack of content moderation.

may be on the horizon if a recent leak is genuine. The rumored remaster of the first three games is reportedly in internal testing, suggesting an official reveal be around the corner.

Epic Games did not have the budget to create an authentic version of the Peter Griffin Fortnite skin, Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has revealed. His insight into this curious crossover arrives weeks after Peter Griffin debuted in Fortnite as part of the Chapter 5: Season 1 Battle Pass.

Some vocal Fortnite fans have recently taken to social media to bemoan Epic's weapon design choices in Chapter 5, especially as they pertain to the Reaper Sniper Rifle and Enforcer AR, which they claim look way too similar. Their newly shared grievances extend the list of Fortnite player complaints that have surfaced online since Chapter 5: Season 1 kicked off in early December 2023.

A LEGO Fortnite player has created a massive, realistic-looking replica of a modern naval battleship. The player used the robust in-game building mechanics within LEGO Fortnite to create the highly complex structure, letting it float in the middle of a large lake.

A talented fan has created an amazing SpongeBob skin concept for Fortnite that shows that the iconic Nickelodeon character would be a perfect fit for the battle royale title. Cool skins in Fortnite are one of the biggest draws of the game, and this SpongeBob skin concept would make a great addition to the roster.