Jay Peters
Tim Sweeney is on stage, and says Fortnite hit a monthly active user peak last holiday.
110 million monthly active, he says.
Fortnite
Fortnite is the biggest game in the world, and it keeps on growing. After starting out on PC, Fortnite has moved to PS4, Xbox, and the iPhone, and had a crossover event with the Avengers. The battle royale game even counts Drake as a fan.
Jay Peters
Richard Lawler
“Google did not request that Samsung create their Auto Blocker feature.”
That’s according to Google’s head of Android security, David Kleidermacher, who is publicly pushing back on the claims made by Epic Games in its new lawsuit against Google and Samsung.
Earlier, Samsung said it plans to “vigorously contest Epic Game’s baseless claims.”
Screenshot: @daveksecure (X)
Jay Peters
Stardew Valley x Fortnite?
Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone is open to it. Per a statement given to IGN:
One time we were playing and someone said ‘what if there was a Pam skin in Fortnite?’ And it kind of became a meme for us, like we were imagining us all playing as a squad with identical Pam skins. It was just a silly fun idea.
Then someone asked me if I would collab with Fortnite and I mentioned the Pam thing. There’s nothing official in the works or anything like that, but yea we would find it amusing and fun if we were able to play as Pam (or any other Stardew character, really) someday.
Epic Games spokesperson Alex Fong declined to comment.
Update: Epic declined to comment.
Jay Peters
Fortnite’s item shop is now on the web, too.
Previously, the shop was only accessible within Fortnite itself. So if you want to shop for more Fortnite dances while you’re away from where you usually play the game — or the adorable new Grogu backbling — you can.
See What's In the Fortnite Shop Today
[Fortnite.com]
Jay Peters
Karol G is Fortnite Festival’s next featured artist.
Colombian singer-songwriter Karol G will be the star of Fortnite Festival’s fifth season, which launches tomorrow. Like with other Festival seasons, there will be themed items based on the artist that you can acquire.
Epic Games also will be hosting a playable Karol G concert inside Fortnite (made by Magnopus, the team behind the recent Metallica show) that debuts on August 23rd.
Image: Epic Games
Jay Peters
Epic has submitted Fortnite to Apple for notarization.
It’s submitted Rocket League Sideswipe and the Epic Games Store, too, and it expects to launch the store on iOS in the EU “soon,” according to a post on X.
Jay Peters
“Honey? Where’s my Fortnite suit?”
In addition to revealing a new Marvel-themed Fortnite season, Disney and Epic Games also announced at D23 that three Disney villains (Maleficent, Cruella de Vil and Captain Hook), three Incredibles characters (seemingly Mr. Incredible, Mrs. Incredible, and Frozone), and two Star Wars characters (IG-11 and Moff Gideon — and a new Grogu backbling) are coming to the game.
Disney invested $1.5 billion in Epic Games earlier this year.
Jay Peters
Disney and Fortnite are announcing news inside Fortnite.
Visit the “Disney Horizons Live from D23” island in Fortnite (island code 7908-6413-2516) at 11:30PM ET on August 10th to catch the show. If you miss it live, the in-game island will be available until August 16th, where the presentation will be on a loop.
Jay Peters
Where we fallin’?
Fall Guys is now in Fortnite thanks to a new crossover announced by Epic Games (which operates both games). As part of the crossover, there’s a Fall Guys course you can play on the battle royale island. (Your current outfit will become bean-ified when you do.) Epic is also letting creators use the Unreal Editor for Fortnite to build Fall Guys levels that you can play within Fortnite.
Andrew Webster
What kind of charging infrastructure does the Fortnite island have?
I guess we’ll find out soon, as Tesla’s Cybertruck is being added to the battle royale game starting July 23rd. If nothing else, it’s nice to see Fortnite going old-school with low-poly graphics.
Andrew Webster
Where we dropping buoys?
Fortnite’s never-ending string of licensed characters now includes Captain Jack and the rest of the crew from Pirates of the Caribbean. The collab features some pirates to purchase, a mini battle pass, and a handful of limited time quests. Check the full details here.
Image: Epic Games
Nilay Patel
Richard Lawler
Epic is one step closer to relaunching Fortnite on iPhones — in the EU.
Hours after posting that a notarization submission for the Epic Games Store had been rejected by Apple, Epic and its CEO Tim Sweeney now say it has been un-rejected (a familiar situation here).
We’re still months away from EU residents actually getting the store on their iPhones and iPads, complete with Fortnite, but one barrier has been removed.
Andrew Webster
It’s going to be a busy weekend in Fortnite.
Not only does the Metallica concert kick off tomorrow, Epic is also teasing a new mode called “Reload,” which features a map that looks very reminiscent of Fortnite OG. Details are slim, but Epic describes the mode as “a place of high energy... and forgiveness.”
Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
Power (armor) to the people.
It looks like Fortnite’s post-apocalyptic crossover with Fallout will include Power Armor, though it’s unclear now if they’re just character skins or some kind of in-game power-up. All should be clear when the new season of Fortnite drops on Friday.
Andrew Webster
We have Fallout at home.
Post-apocalyptic wastelands are all the rage right now, and soon that will extend to Fortnite. When the game’s Greek mythology season ends next week, it will give way to something that will hopefully make the wait for Fallout 5 a little easier.
Andrew Webster
Lofi beats to battle royale to.
The iconic Lofi Girl is now in Fortnite — or, at least, her room is. A new Fortnite map lets you run around the bedroom as if you were in Honey I Shrunk the Kids, collecting music notes and sneaking a look at what’s under the bed. It’s unsurprisingly pretty chill, except for some of the platforming sequences.
Ash Parrish
May the Fortnite be with you.
Welp, since Star Wars Day falls on a Saturday, it makes sense that Fortnite would finally release it’s long-teased Star Wars collaboration today. Star Wars is expanding across the entire Fortnite ecosystem. There are new skins in Battle Royale, new builds in LEGO Fortnite, special decals to unlock in Rocket Racing, and a Mos Eisley cantina stage in Fortnite Festival.
Andrew Webster
The rad batch.
Crossovers between Fortnite and Star Wars are nothing new, but the latest is the most expansive so far. And that’s because it covers not just battle royale, but also Lego Fortnite, Rocket Racing, and Fortnite Festival. Importantly, that means you can now rock out as Lando — who we already knew was a great dancer.
Image: Epic Games
Thomas Ricker
Apple and Epic are going back to court.
If Epic’s Tim Sweeney is excited it can only mean bad news for Google or Apple. In this instance, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has ordered an evidentiary hearing for May 8th to explore whether Apple is “failing to abide by this Court’s injunction, which requires it to implement certain practice changes relative to in- and out-of-app purchases.”
Amrita Khalid
Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
The Coachella stage is coming to Fortnite.
The collaboration is taking place for a third year running, but this time Coachella’s presence will look a little different because of Fortnite Festival. The Guitar Hero-like mode will feature tracks and artists pulled from Coachella’s line-up, and things kick off on April 11th. You can check out the full details right here.
Image: Epic Games
Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
Here’s what Epic’s mobile app store might look like.
Epic reiterated its plans to launch the Epic Games Store on both iOS and Android this year. And as part of that, the company released a concept image that looks a lot like, well, the Epic Games Store. Only mobile.
Image: Epic Games
Andrew Webster
Chapter 5: Season 2 is almost here.
Epic has been teasing Fortnite’s new season for a bit now, including having a gigantic hand literally opening Pandora’s Box inside of the game. Now we have a trailer that shows off some more of the Greek mythology-themed update — called “Myths & Mortals” — which launches tomorrow. Time to grind the rest of that season 1 battle pass while you still can.
Andrew Webster