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  • News Epic Delays Launch Of Fortnite Chapter 2, Season 3 By A Further Week

    "We appreciate your patience and understanding"

    Epic Games has announced that it's delayed the start of Fortnite Chapter 2, Season 3 for a third time. The new season, which was previously scheduled for June 11, will now begin on Wednesday, June 17. Live event "The Device" is set to take place two days earlier on Monday, June 15. In a statement,...

  • News Fortnite Chapter 2, Season 3 Has Been Delayed By A Week

    Not too long to wait

    Epic Games has confirmed that the new season of Fortnite, most recently scheduled to begin on June 4th, has been delayed by another week until June 11th. The company confirmed this on the official Epic Games website, citing an "effort to get everything ready." It also revealed its next limited-time event called "The Device"...

  • News Epic Games Reveals More Information About Fortnite On Xbox Series X

    Cross-play, improved performance

    Epic Games revealed earlier today that Fortnite will be coming to Xbox Series X as a launch title, and will be migrating to the newly-announced Unreal Engine 5 in mid-2021. The official Fortnite website has now clarified a few more details on this, including how it will take advantage of next-gen hardware. While...

  • News Fortnite Will Be Available On Xbox Series X At Launch

    Confirmed by Epic games

    Epic Games has confirmed that Fortnite will be available on Xbox Series X at launch. The game will start out as an Unreal Engine 4.25 title (thanks Eurogamer) but will migrate to the newly-announced Unreal Engine 5 in mid-2021, incorporating "cool new features based on it" according to Epic boss Tim Sweeney. The company has...

  • News Travis Scott Will Debut A Brand-New Track In Fortnite Later This Week

    "A one of a kind musical journey"

    Epic Games has announced that American music star Travis Scott will be debuting a new track in Fortnite later this week as part of a "one of a kind musical journey". Players who take part in one of the multiple "tour dates" will receive two loading screens and a Astroworld Cyclone Glider for free. The event will be...

  • News The Next Season Of Fortnite Has Been Delayed Until June

    No reason given

    The third season in Fortnite's second chapter was scheduled to release later this month on April 30th, but has now been pushed back to June 4th. Announced via the Epic Games blog, the company refrained from explaining the reasons behind the move, but promised more content is on the way. In the statement, it was hinted that new...

  • News Fortnite's Latest Update Adds Helicopters With Full Squad Support

    Locker presets too

    Get to da Choppa! Fortnite has added a new vehicle for the first time in a year, and yes -- it's a helicopter. But unlike the X-4 Stormwing, which suffered from a lack of balance back in Chapter 1: Season 7, there aren't any vehicle-mounted weapons to take advantage of, and the helicopter can also support a full squad of four. So...

  • Random Gamers Are Straining Italy's Internet Due To Coronavirus Isolation

    Fortnite and Call of Duty highlighted

    We've seen a lot of different events and major gatherings cancelled due to COVID-19 (the coronavirus) over the last couple of weeks, and in Italy, the country's nationwide school shutdown has led to a major spike in internet traffic from bored kids. In particular, online gaming is proving to be one of the...

  • Random Battle Bus Leaves Player Behind In Fortnite: Battle Royale

    Anybody there?

    Achieving a Victory Royale in Fortnite: Battle Royale is hard enough as it is, but it's harder when you can't even get into the game. That's what happened to a recent player on the FortNiteBR Reddit, who found that the Battle Bus simply left them behind at the beginning of a match. The footage below (provided by user LayzaSkully)...