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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.

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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.


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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.”


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


Promotional art for a crossover between Fortnite and Star Wars.
Image: Epic Games
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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.”


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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.


Promotional art for a collaboration between Fortnite and Coachella.
Image: Epic Games
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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.


A concept image for the Epic Game Store on mobile.
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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.


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Lady Gaga comes to Fortnite tomorrow.

That’s not much of a surprise, as she teased it yesterday, but now we have the goods on Gaga’s appearance as part of the new season of Fortnite Festival. You can get all of the details right here, but check out the important part — the skins and accessories — in the gallery below.


Lady Gaga in Fortnite.

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She spelled it right this time.

A few years after asking the internet what “fortnight” is, Lady Gaga is hinting that she’ll be making an appearance in the game through Fortnite Festival. That’s not too surprising — there are a few pop stars in Fortnite — but the real question is whether there will be a Lego Gaga.


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GDC is going to be Epic.

The Game Developers Conference kicks off next month, and once again Epic will be holding its State of Unreal keynote. Last year the company showed off more of its metahumans, the Unreal Editor for Fortnite, and more; afterwards I had a nice, long chat with Tim Sweeney about the metaverse. You’ll be able to watch the keynote on March 20th on both Twitch and YouTube.


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Fortnite gets some brains.

The game is getting a big TMNT update today, where players can unlock this excellent Krang back bling by completing some missions. There’s also a new mini battle pass that nets you Shredder if you purchase it, and some turtle-themed gameplay additions including, obviously, restorative pizza. Check out the full details here.


An image of the TMNT character Krang in Fortnite.
Image: Epic Games

Fortnite is winning the metaverse

Epic’s new partnership with Disney is just one more step in building out its virtual realm.

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A solid update.

As promised when the current chapter launched back in December, Metal Gear’s Solid Snake has now officially joined the cast of Fortnite. Battle pass subscribers will have to complete a few quests to unlock Snake, while everyone else will get to hide in cardboard boxes around the island. Check out the full update notes right here.


A comic book-style Fortnite loading screen featuring Solid Snake from Metal Gear Solid.
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You have a bit more time to request a refund from Epic Games’ Fortnite FTC settlement.

The FTC extended the deadline to February 29th; previously, the deadline was January 17th. Epic will pay $245 million.


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A whole bunch of changes for Fortnite.

Now that Fortnite is a collection of games instead of just one, the update notes are pretty packed. The most recent includes notable tweaks across all four of Epic’s in-game experiences — battle royale, Lego Fortnite, Rocket Racing, and Fortnite Festival — and you can check out the full run-down right here.


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Battle royale gets radical.

Fortnite’s annual winter event kicks off today, and it will include one big addition: the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The four brothers (along with April O’Neil) will be hitting the game’s item shop “soon,” according to Epic Games. The best part is they all have Lego minifig styles for playing in the game’s new survival / crafting mode.


The four TMNT turtles rendered in Fortnite style.
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Mario in Fortnite? Epic would like to make it happen.

Somehow it had never occurred to me that despite collaborating with some of the biggest franchises in the world, Fortnite has never featured Nintendo’s characters. “Nintendo has their strategy and we have our strategy, and we hope at some point” to use their characters, Epic’s head of Fortnite’s ecosystem, Saxs Persson, told Axios last week. “Our players would love it.”


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Epic Games has been prepping for Fortnite’s recent launches for six years.

Donald Mustard, who used to head up Fortnite’s story, shared a six-year-old sketch of how the team at Epic Games imagined Fortnite could evolve from a battle royale hit into a series of different experiences connected by a central “hub.” Following the recent avalanche of launches for the Lego, racing, and music modes, it’s remarkable how close the game has actually come to the vision in the sketch.

Also, I saw this weekend that the company is working on support for instrument controllers for Fortnite Festival, so Fortnite may become even more like Rock Band someday.


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Catch some air.

Epic’s rollout of games inside of Fortnite continues. Today it’s Rocket Racing, from Rocket League developer Psyonix, which is — as you’ve probably guessed — a 3D arcade racer. With rockets. I played a bit of it earlier in the week and it felt like a pretty slick game, one where you spend almost as much time flying through the air as speeding along the road. You can check it out for free right now in Fortnite.