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Sony and Kirkbi, the company behind the Lego Group, have announced an investment of $2 billion into Epic Games, creators of the massively popular video game Fortnite. As announced via Epic Games’ website on Monday, the two companies will invest $1 billion each into the Unreal engine and Fortnite developer. Epic founder Tim Sweeney said that the funding […]
Fortnite developer Epic Games and Microsoft’s Xbox raised $144 million over the course of two weeks for Ukrainian relief organizations, Deadline reports. The proceeds will be split between Direct Relief, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the United Nations World Food Programme. Epic Games announced last month that all money made from March 20 through April 3 would […]
Silk Sonic has partnered with Fortnite to bring their signature style to the game. The Icon Series boasts outfits for players, a new radio station, and a player tournament, all in-game. Icon Radio goes live on Thursday, where players can change stations inside their vehicles and listen to the duo’s debut album An Evening with Silk Sonic, […]
Looks like the rumors were true: Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is headed to Fortnite. Ahead of Saturday’s Chapter 2 finale, players got a premature glimpse of what Fortnite Chapter 3 has in store. A leaked trailer posted to the game’s Polish YouTube channel revealed new locations, mechanics, weather effects, and characters—most notably Spider-Man as well as Marcus […]
Fortnite pulled a Travis Scott-themed emote from its item shop, Eurogamer reports. It happened just days after the Astroworld tragedy left eight people dead. The “Out West” emote, which featured a sample from the Young Thug-assisted song, was among the items removed from the shop’s Daily section. Fortnite’s Twitter account for service updates would only say that the Daily section has […]
Ariana Grande may not have headlined any major festivals this summer following the success of last year’s Positions, but Arianators now have a chance to catch an Ariana event without switching from their position on the couch. On Sunday, Ari announced with a trailer that she’ll be taking center stage for Fortnite’s upcoming Rift Tour concert series: a five-show […]
On Friday, Apple CEO Tim Cook testified in front of court as the company’s ongoing legal battle with Fortnite creators Epic Games continues to unfold. Per Deadline, Cook defended the iOS App store during a testimony after Epic Games accused the company of being a “monopolist” in the drawn-out antitrust trial. Aside from Epic’s disagreement on how much […]
Bruno Mars is bringing some of his dance moves to popular battle royale game Fortnite in the form of an exclusive Icon Series Emote. On Friday, it was announced Mars will get his very own emote in Fortnite, and players will be able to buy it through the game’s shop. The dance is set to his recent single “Leave the […]
J Balvin is bringing a special performance to Fortnite, a go-to for the concert experience during the quarantine era, on Halloween. “I am always looking for innovative ways to connect with fans that have been so incredibly supportive of my career and music, as well as gain exposure to future fans,” J Balvin, whose Fortnitemares […]
Artist merch is nothing new. Travis Scott certainly isn’t the first rapper to capture people’s attention with his own limited clothing and accessories. But you would be hard pressed to find many artists who have been able to capitalize on their popularity with such offerngs in the way that he has been able to throughout […]
