Category: Fortnite
Crypto, Currency, Fortnite
The IRS mistakenly classified in-game currencies as taxable for months. It removed this classification almost immediately after reports went live. This mistake hints at a dystopian future for in-game currencies. Imagine a world where not only your real-life purchases were taxed but also your in-game ones, like Fortnite’s V-bucks. We caught a little glimpse of…
Chapter, Crypto, Fortnite
Epic Games finally settled on a start day for its long-awaited Fortnite update. Chapter 2, Season 2 launches February 20. Epic will introduce a new Chaos physics engine to the battle royale shooter. Fortnite’s headline-grabbing black hole that ushered in a massive revamp of the map feels like a lifetime ago. Little has changed for…
Fortnite, lightsabers, TechCrunch
The final installment of the sequel trilogy is getting a lot of creative promotion — even by Star Wars standards. With The Rise of Skywalker out in just under a week, J.J. Abrams (and some spotty server issues) paid a visit to Fortnite. The director showed off an exclusive clip from the upcoming film featuring…
Banned, Crypto, Fortnite
Popular Fortnite YouTuber FaZe Jarvis was recently banned for cheating. He uploaded an apology video to YouTube which made him at least $20,000. The video doesn’t even seem sincere, mainly featuring him crying over not being able to play a game. Massively successful Fortnite YouTuber, FaZe Jarvis, was recently caught using an aimbot cheat in-game.…
Crypto, Fortnite, Hitman
Fortnite, the world’s most-popular videogame, is gearing up its annual Halloween event. A number of other games including AAA titles are releasing Halloween-themed content. Hitman’s scary new mission will be a permanent addition to the game. The spooky season is upon us and that means a whole slew of free content updates are coming to…
Crypto, FIFA's, Fortnite
A new report dubbed ‘Gaming the System‘ by the Children’s Commissioner for England, Anne Longfield, finds that children are ‘pressured’ into loot boxes and micro-transactions when gaming. The report explores the impact of video games on children. It calls for stricter laws and regulations as a way to protect young gamers from the monetization systems…
Chapter, Crypto, Fortnite
Despite initial positive reactions to Epic Games Fortnite Chapter 2 overhaul, which went live only a few short hours ago, it’s not all fun and games for all players as reports of various game play and performance issues are coming in thick and fast. Fortnite Streamers Report Performance Issues and Game Play Gripes The main…
black, Crypto, Fortnite
After a near two day hiatus following Sunday’s ‘The End’ event, Fortnite servers and matchmaking are now once again live, rebranded as Chapter 2 and including a bevy of changes and updates. These are quite substantial, which explains the lengthy outage. And no, Elon Musk wasn’t responsible. Check out the launch trailer Epic Games has…
black, Crypto, Fortnite
Yesterday, Fortnite’s Season 10 came to a dramatic close with one of the most riveting live events Epic Games’ flagship battle royale title has seen to date and set to usher in the previously leaked Chapter 2 re-branding. Appositely titled ‘The End,’ the event kicked off at 11 am PT, and saw all of Fortnite…
