Here’s everything you need to know about “Fortnite” today
If you thought that downtime for “Fortnite” was a rare occurrence in battle royale games, then you’d be wrong. The extremely popular game is running a 2-week “v5.0” update.Back at the beginning of October, the first game patch made some substantial changes to the way the game handled matchmaking and queuing. Epic Games decided to make a few small tweaks since then, including a new leveling progression and some map tweaks.But Tuesday, October 30, is the big 3.0 update and first game patch after the changes introduced. Specifically, it’s going to affect your in-game purchases, the servers, and the skins.According…
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Newest patch just released for Fortnite on PS4, Xbox One, and PC
“Game over” right? Nope.Yesterday we got an update from Epic Games that thankfully fixes all the day-old glitches in Fortnite, and Epic has just released a couple of new weapon skins, plus additional details on those hidden chests and details that have been up in smoke.Here’s what was new in Update 10.0:Automated Sniper – It’s definitely quicker than your finger on the trigger, but you’ll never want to use it.Automatic Sniper – It’s definitely quicker than your finger on the trigger, but you’ll never want to use it. Optional turret to turn on your off-line friends – You can replace…
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Teen accidentally kills his friend with a hunting rifle
19-year-old Daniel Rohr was less than an hour into playing the game at his San Jose home on Tuesday, Oct. 23.In a short video he uploaded to YouTube, he told the camera he was trying to avoid catching bullets and the stairs but that was easier said than done.“So, my stomach won’t let me go, so I figure, ya know, instead of walking down the stairs, I’ll have to shoot up the stairs,” said Rohr, laughing.Rohr described a foggy feeling in his chest, pain and fear as he entered his bedroom. He said he grabbed his semiautomatic rifle and waited…
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The Rare Fortnite Battle Star Goldfish Might Be the Battle Mode’s Most Sneaky Weapon
Paddling goldfish in Fortnite have been ruining months of gameplay. The fish, which used to magically survive the enemy attacks of their maroon and gold colored counterparts, were great for navigating around the tight corners in the game but did not offer any protection against an enemy assault.Fortnite’s tactical fire traps are a little harsher then traditional water bombs, and that may explain why this fish—named after the Battle Star Death Star— is not coming to the surface. New footage of the mythical weapon has been released, alongside a description from studio, Epic Games.The rare Fortnite Battle Star Goldfish might…
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Fortnite Season 7, Episode 7, patch notes and Halloween Skin
This week, Epic Games has changed up Season 7 a bit and added a lot of gameplay content to keep Fortnite players busy. The biggest change is that a Glitched Foraged Items, which were functioning normally, have been disabled for the foreseeable future. The changes have come after rumors arose in the Fortnite community that the item was malfunctioning. It was later confirmed that the item and everything that came with it is broken.An update was also released that, according to Kotaku, added a new Halloween-themed skin and Easter Egg type item. The item, titled “Haunters: Crow Sweeper,” as well…
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Prince Harry tells ‘LIVE’ that his two-year-old niece, Princess Charlotte, is an ‘incredibly vulnerable child’ affected by video game ‘Fortnite’
Prince Harry is reportedly concerned that his 2-year-old niece, Princess Charlotte, is spending too much time playing the “Fortnite” video game.Appearing on Thursday’s edition of “LIVE with Kelly and Ryan,” the queen’s grandson admitted he wants the makers of the wildly popular title to voluntarily take the game offline in order to limit his daughter’s exposure to it.“My wife and I would have have had a bit more time to herself and to enjoy just being a family,” Harry revealed. “ are incredibly vulnerable to the media and to having everything put into it. And ‘Fortnite’ in particular, if it…
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You may have to pay for Fortnite but here’s how you can earn V-bucks
At the end of each Battle Royale match, players of the popular video game Fortnite receive a pack of Fortnite V-bucks, otherwise known as V-bucks. Yes, you do pay to play a video game.The point of V-bucks is to “make it easy to complete challenges and up your overall reward level.” The V-bucks are earned and redeemed when a player reaches level 20 or higher.Fortnite users can earn V-bucks by playing Fortnite Battle Royale, getting a medal, winning a game or with all-you-can-eat or supper-eaten meals from Big-Top restaurants around the globe. V-bucks can also be purchased with real world…
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Is Season 8 of Fortnite Bad?
The adventuring realms of the latest season of “Fortnite” ( Epic Games / PC) were remarkably empty over the weekend, just when the player’s mobile app was celebrating the launch of season 8. At first, it seemed like Season 8 would be about incorporating new gameplay concepts, like using winged vehicles and cube traps, and releasing new skins. Then it turned out that the absent players were hunters rather than emersons.According to a tweet by Vice’s Culture team, the game might be suffering from severe lag, or a plethora of matchmaking issues. Fortnite’s social media team didn’t confirm or deny…
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New ‘Fortnite’ Map Revealed in Leaked Images
The “sexy new Fortnite map” is coming, the game’s creator, Epic Games, has announced.The Fortnite developers teased that a new map will be added to the game as part of a secret event that begins in the coming weeks, and they unveiled a set of leaked images that apparently reveal that a new map will be added to the popular battle royale title.The data is said to show that the mysterious event will come shortly before the next map update, which could be as early as the end of the month.The map will be part of the 20th season of…
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Dusty Divot: Preview of the Season 11 Week 2 Challenges
In a second week the timer for Fortnite Season 11 has reached 97 hours. At the same time, Epic has released the first major release for the new season – the Dusty Divot. It’s located on the Dusty Divot map and sits roughly on the map’s southern shoreline.The first video featuring Dusty Divot and showing various players making their way through the area can be found here.Dusty Divot is big and spread out, so it will take a few hours to really get an idea of how it is constructed. The water on top of it is covered in boulders,…
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