MULTI Fortnite’s new battle pass includes Aquaman and customizable umbrellas

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This fortnite craze is real, especially amongst the younger lot. My 2 nephews were here on summer vacations for about a month and a half. They werent allowed to touch either my xbox or ps4 but did play switch every now and then. Thats what i thought until i checked the playtime of Fortnite which is entirely of their doing.

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This game is the new Minecraft

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This fortnite craze is real, especially amongst the younger lot. My 2 nephews were here on summer vacations for about a month and a half. They werent allowed to touch either my xbox or ps4 but did play switch every now and then. Thats what i thought until i checked the playtime of Fortnite which is entirely of their doing.

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Kids these days

Streamer FaZe Agony shared a short video of it on Twitter, which got passed around on social media as other fans noticed the change. Calamity’s breasts don’t budge during the default boogie dance; this one emote appears to be the only outlier.

An Epic Games spokesperson for Epic Games called the new breast physics were a mistake. “This is unintended, embarrassing, and it was careless for us to let this ship,” they said. “We are working now to fix this as soon as possible.”

 

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[h=1]What is Fortnite’s Hunting Party challenge?[/h]

[h=2]Season 6’s quest for a legendary skin has begun[/h]

FortniteSeason 6 is here and it brought with it a new season-long challenge for players to complete called, Hunting Party.
Just like the Blockbuster and Road Trip challenges before it, each step of the Hunting Party challenge requires players to complete all of the challenges that open up on each week of the season — that’s seven total challenges each week. Once players have done this seven times they’ll unlock a hidden legendary skin. Because you need to have completed seven full weeks of challenges, this mystery skin won’t be available until week seven of the season.
While last season’s skin, the Enforcer, didn’t have anything to do with the change of seasons, Season 4’s skin, the Visitor was the direct cause for things shifting from Season 4 to Season 5. There’s really no telling what this year’s skin might look like, but it’s possible that it could once again be directly connected to the overall Battle Royale plot.
Hunting Party isn’t the only long-term challenge that was added to Fortnitewith the launch of the Season 6 Battle Pass, as the Calamity and Dire challenges were also unlocked. Both of these challenges task players with earning certain amounts of experience in order to earn five tiers of rewards. Each tier of reward unlocks a new customization option for the challenges’ respective skins. Once you have completed five of the eight challenges on Calamity you’ll earn a new special harvesting tool called Reckoning, while doing the same on Dire will unlock a special samurai sword back bling.
Unfortunately, you can’t start earning progress toward the Dire challenges until you have the base skin unlocked, which means you’ll need to get your Battle Pass all the way up to tier 100 first. Thankfully, there’s no rush to complete these challenges. Unlike the Hunting Party challenge, which must be completed during the season, these two challenges are going to stick around, and will always be available to anyone who bought the Battle Pass.

 

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[h=1]Fortnite’s new limited time mode is all about dancing[/h]

[h=2]Proof that emotes really are the most important thing in Fortnite[/h]

Epic Games is always looking to increase the variety of Fortnite’s limited-time game modes. From giant 50 vs 50 conflicts to matches that require you to do things other than be the last player standing, there’s no shortage of strange new ways to play Fortnitein these modes.
Still, this week’s mode, Disco Domination, is shaping up to be the most unique yet.

Epic GamesA pop-up that appeared on Fortnite’s in-game news feed acted as our first hint about the mode, and even provided some of the earliest details. It seems like the new mode will be all about dancing, or emoting, and require players to spend as much time using emotes in a certain area as possible, according to the description. While dancing may be the focus, it’s unlikely that this means guns will be gone from the mode completely, which means you’ll have to make sure you’re dancing safely.
We’ll just have to wait until the mode is officially released for answers to other questions like how big teams will be, whether or not players will respawn or how exactly points will work. Disco Domination is likely to be released with the first Season 6’s first Content Update, which should go live either Tuesday, Oct. 2 or later this week.

 

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[h=1]Fortnite is now on Android for everyone[/h]

[h=2]It’s not available through Google Play, though[/h]

If you’re aching to play Fortnite on your Android device, the time has come.
Epic Games announced today that Fortnite is available for all players on Android devices — no longer just those who were invited to the earlier, private beta. The game first launched on Android alongside the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, and only owners of that and other recent Samsung Galaxy devices had access to the game until now.
Players who want to download the game will have to go to Epic’s specific Fortnite website, as the game isn’t available to download through Google’s Play Store. Epic’s CEO, Tim Sweeney,told The Verge in August that the company wants a “direct relationship with our customers on all platforms where that’s possible.”
“The great thing about the Internet and the digital revolution is that this is possible, now that physical storefronts and middlemen distributors are no longer required.”
Fortnite is already available for iOS players, but through Apple’s App Store. Sweeney told Eurogamer that, if Epic Games had the option, the company would bypass distributing the game through the App Store, but that’s not possible. Still, Sweeney told Polygon in August that he’s hopeful more openness will occur across all platforms.
“Already you can purchase Fortnite V-Bucks or in-game items on PC, Mac, iOS, or Android and use them on all of those other devices, and even on some combination of console platforms,” Sweeney said. “We’d love to see the whole circle completed.”
To download Fortnite on your Android device, go to the Fortnite website and scan the QR code.

 

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[h=1]Epic takes big-time YouTuber to federal court over Fortnite hacks[/h]

[h=2]Lawsuit asks a judge to shut down hackers who boasted of ‘magical powers’ in the game[/h]

Epic Games, maker of Fortnite, is now going after two YouTubers — one with more than 1.7 million subscribers — alleging they used aimbots to hack the game and sold their cheats to others for as much as $300.
Brandon Lucas, operator of the “Golden Modz” YouTube channel, and Colton Conter, host of Exentric, are named in the complaint filed Oct. 10 in federal court in North Carolina, where Epic Games is based. The lawsuit (first reported by TorrentFreak) says both promoted hacks that gave players “magical powers” and laughed about the unfair competitive advantages they got in the popular battle royale shooter. Lucas’ channel, which also deals in Grand Theft Auto 5and Call of Duty modding, has 1,730,767 subscribers. Conter’s has 7,101.
The lawsuit mentions that Epic at first issued copyright complaints against both YouTubers to have videos stricken from their channel. Lucas also references the takedowns in this video from Sept. 22. The website the two sent viewers to, GoldenGodz.com, no longer has any products for sale.
Epic’s lawsuit alleges that both Lucas and Conter are cheaters who violate the terms of use inFortnite and infringe on Epic’s copyrights, as well as “ruin the game-playing experience of players who do not cheat [...] violate universally understood notions of fair play, and diminish the integrity of the game.”
The lawsuit asks a judge to shut down Lucas and Colton’s activities and have all of their infringing videos and hacks turned over and destroyed. Monetary damages are also sought, but the nature of the complaint seems more aimed at stopping the cheating rather than recovering any money.
Lucas, in the Sept. 22 video, complained that Epic was singling him out for something several others were doing; if so, the Fortnite publisher may be trying to make an example of him to deter other cheaters or hack sellers.

 

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[h=1]Fornite’s Save the World mode goes on sale, free version delayed[/h]

[h=2]Save the World is on sale, but won’t be free this year[/h]

Fortnite’s popularity is mostly due to its battle royale mode, but the game originally launched as a co-op experience that still exists in the game’s for-pay Save the World mode. Players need to purchase a $39.99 “founder’s pack” to play Save the World, but Epic Games has stated that the mode will become free in 2018.
That’s no longer the case.
“We decided to move the free-to-play launch of Save the World out of this year,” the Fortnite Team explained in an official blog post. “We’re working on a broad set of features, reworks, and backend system scaling we believe are needed to go free-to-play. Save the World has grown consistently since our launch in July 2017 and Fortnite overall has experienced unprecedented growth. Scaling up for the legions of player heroes who will be joining the fight is key to providing an excellent experience. This applies to all of our players, old and new, so we’re taking the time to get this right.”
The game will be available for 50 percent off for a limited time however, and it’s a pretty good way to farm V-bucks if you’re interested in that sort of thing. Epic Games has given no other indication of when the game may become free, and there are currently no plans to bring this mode to the Nintendo Switch.

 

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[h=1]5 things to know about Fortnite’s Halloween patch v6.20[/h]

[h=2]Prepare for Fortnitemares[/h]

Fortnite’s newest patch, v6.20, is the biggest of the year so far, and not just because of the Halloween event. While Fortnitemares is likely going to be what holds most players’ attention, this patch also includes a few more additions to the game.
First, v6.20 will return the revolver from the vault, while also updating the gun to give it a more defined place in the game. Meanwhile, Epic is also adding some new items to Playground mode and testing out some changes that would allow players to redeploy their glider during any Battle Royale game.
Finally, there are a few changes coming to the storm that will make it move a little faster, which should speed games up especially in games that last until the final few circles.
Find more explanation and details below. As always, if you want the full rundown of everything that’s included with this week’s patch, you can check out our full patch notes.

Fortnitemares Epic Games[h=3]FORTNITEMARES IS HERE FOR HALLOWEEN[/h]A new event in Fortnite is always something special, but this time around it’s a little more involved. For Halloween this year, Epic Games is hosting the Fortnitemares event. The biggest addition are the new AI enemies that wander the map and fight anyone who gets close. If you are lucky enough to kill them they’ll also drop items and give you a little bit of shield as a reward.


For more information on all of the changes coming with Fortnitemares you can check out our post on the event.
[h=3]THE REVOLVER IS BACK, SORT OF[/h]The revolver was vaulted not too long ago because it didn’t really have a place in the game. Essentially, the gun was a worse version of the hand canon — which also got buffed this patch. Now the revolver is back, but it’s got a new name: the six shooter. This “new” gun works like the revolver did when you aim it, shooting an accurate high-damage shot. But when fired from the hip, the six shooter widely sprays in-front of you, unleashing all of its bullets in a matter of seconds.
[h=3]YOU CAN OPEN YOUR GLIDER ALMOST ANYWHERE NOW[/h]Yep, just like in the limited-time Soaring mode, you can now open your glider anywhere in mid-air as long as it’s above 10m in the air. All you have to do is press jump and your glider will redeploy. While this feature addition has already caused some concerns for players, who think it will reduce the importance of items like the launch pad, Epic has stated that the features addition is just a test and that the company is looking for player feedback on it.

A Fortnite player opening their glider in-game Epic Games[h=3]STORMS ARE GOING TO MOVE FASTER LATE IN THE GAME[/h]This change isn’t much more complicated than it sounds. After the second storm, all of the other storms will start moving quite a bit faster. Rather than the 120 seconds players had to negotiate their way from the third circle to the fourth they’ll have 90 second and the time is moving from 70 to 50 between the fifth and sixth circles. Thankfully the storm’s damage is getting a bit of a nerf to help players that don’t move as quickly as they should. In all honesty, this change likely won’t make a huge difference in most games, outside of making them feel a little faster.
[h=3]PLAYGROUND HAS A WHOLE BUNCH OF NEW ADDITIONS[/h]Playground mode is more than just a place for players to practice their skills and have fun: now, it’s also a place for players to take on new challenges. Epic is adding new items to the mode called Port-A-Challenge which will add obstacle courses, building challenges, and a firing range, all with different, increasingly difficult goals, that they will ask players to complete.

 

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[h=1]Fortnite’s Save the World update will add a new ‘Fork Knife’ NPC[/h]

[h=2]Epic Games outlines some major UI updates to Fortnite’s PvE component[/h]

Epic Games is working on the front-end experience of Fortnite’s PvE game mode, Save the World, as part of an overhaul of the game’s oft-neglected side. The developers also introduce a new character to Save the World that goofs on the “fork knife” meme.
What’s the front end, you ask? It’s all of the menus you use to navigate the game. So these changes are going to affect the way you upgrade your heroes, craft new weapons and generally manage your band of survivors.
All of these new changes are located in Fortnite’s new Command Center screen, which acts as a hub for every other aspect of the updated UI. From the Command Center you can get to the menus to manage your heroes, upgrades, survivors, research, the armory and even your quests. Each of these screens will now be managed by an in-game character, which Epic hopes will give these metagame elements a little more personality.

The Major Epic GamesAmong these characters are Clip, the weaponsmith, Lars the scientist, who will head the Research Lab, and The Major, who is missing a hand, and has replaced it with a piece of metal that has a fork and a knife attached. Epic loves to lean into a meme, something it’s already done with the Fork Knife food truck. The other new character is the Director — who you’ll unlock during the story, and will help you manage your roster of survivors.
Also a part of these clarity changes comes a larger alteration to the game: Epic has removed the skill and research trees. They aren’t gone all together; for the most part those trees have just been spread out and put in different places. Between F.O.R.T. stats and the new Upgrade menu, most of those things are still around, just not in the form players might be used to.
Thankfully, Epic is going to be giving players a reward of F.O.R.T. stats and upgrade points based on account XP to help make up for the skill tree being gone, and in the end, it looks like players will end up a little more powerful overall thanks to the change. In order to help players get a handle on the new system, Epic is also allowing everyone to reset the upgrade menus several times, to let you try a few things out and figure out which upgrades you like best.
New players are also getting some attention, thanks to a more polished onboarding experience, Epic says.

Previously we used a lot of quests with UI-based objectives to help explain new features, but they were often hard to notice and not as effective as they could be. The quest-driven UI tutorials have been replaced with contextual, quick explanations of key features as they are unlocked. Prior to this revamp, new users could be taken back by the amount of tabs, menu options, etc. available right from the beginning of the game. With the introduction of the new Homebase characters, features are now more consistently revealed as the player progresses through the campaign, being briefly explained when additional clarity is necessary.
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All of these changes should go live with the next big FortniteSave the World update, patch v6.30, which should be coming within the next week.

 

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[h=1]Fortnite’s account merge feature delayed to 2019[/h]


[h=2]Cross-platform account merging postponed over ‘ongoing technical concerns’[/h]

Sony’s lack of cross-platform play bit players in the butt when Fortnite was released on Nintendo Switch earlier this year; many players found that their accounts had already been blocked from use on Nintendo’s console if they had ever been played on PlayStation 4.
Many players had to create entirely new Fortnite accounts to play on Switch. It was a mess, and the ensuing controversy ultimately led to Sony allowing cross-platform play on its console.
While the accounts that were once blocked on Switch due to their use on other platformshave already been freed, Epic Games had also promised a way for players to merge those secondary accounts to keep all their Fortnite purchases on a single account.
This merging feature was supposed to launch this month, but has been delayed until 2019.
“Due to some ongoing technical concerns, we will be delaying the Account Merge feature until early next year,” the Fortnite team wrote in an update. “We want to make sure that this process is thoroughly tested and working properly before releasing it to those of you currently looking to transfer purchases from other accounts to your primary account. We’ll be sure to update you as we get closer to the release of the feature, which will include a web page on launch to help guide you through the flow!”
The Fortnite community doesn’t seem that upset by the news. “I’d rather it be functional than have problems when it comes out,” one player wrote in the game’s subreddit, and that comment is currently the top-voted reaction to the news.

 

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[h=1]Fortnite is getting swords, starting with the Infinity Blade[/h]

[h=2]Is this a new weapon or an entirely new game mode?[/h]

Fortniteseason 7 has been underway for almost a week and that means we’re coming up on the first patch of the season, which looks like it will add swords to the game.
This information comes to us thanks to a tweet from the official Fortniteaccount — and in a hidden teaser in the official patch notes art for season seven. The video doesn’t give us much about how exactly the weapon will work, but we do see a character pull it from the ground in a snow-covered part of the map.
The sword itself has a very distinctive look and while at first glance it may seem to be just be an interesting design, the truth is that it’s the Infinity Blade from the mobile game series of the same name — which was developed by Epic Games and Chair Entertainment.
While the sword is most likely a new melee weapon for the game, it’s also possible that this is a tease for a new kind of game mode where one player has a sword and the rest attempt to take it from them, similar to the Thanos game mode from earlier this year. Either way, we likely won’t know exactly what this tease means until the game’s new patch is released later this week.

 

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[h=1]14 Days of Fortnite comes back for 7 days[/h]

[h=2]Epic messed up the end date, so here’s another chance to complete challenges[/h]

Epic Games is extending — or, rather, bringing back — the 14 Days of Fortniteevent that just wrapped up last week. So it’ll get going again sometime this coming week (early, they say) and run until Jan. 15.
This is because Epic originally gave an incorrect end date for the event. After catching the mistake, the publisher offered a free Equalizer Glider as a make-good. Now they’ve decided that wasn’t the best approach, and are bringing back the event to let everyone earn all the rewards they may have missed because of the date screwup.
Epic will enable “some of the most popular Limited Time Modes” from 14 Days of Fortnite, and all challenges will be available to complete for the entirety of the re-run. However, progress will be reset for all partially completed challenges.
The Equalizer Glider is still available for anyone who completes at least one challenge.

 

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[h=1]Fortnite’s new patch adds decoy snowmen to the game[/h]

[h=2]The new item even lets you make decoy snowmen to really confuse opponents[/h]

Fortnite’s newest patch offers players a few balance changes but, more importantly, asks if they wanna build a snowman. Yep, patch v7.20’s content update is bringing snowmen toFortniteas both decoys and disguises.
The snowmen will show up in the game as an item that players can pick up off the ground, from chests or out of llamas. The item will allow players to shoot out decoy snowmen, or dress up as one themselves. When a player is disguised as a snowman they won’t be able to use any other items or even build, but they can run and jump just like normal.
As for other changes coming this most recent content update, Epic is attempting to fix some of the FPS issues that have been plaguing players for the last several weeks. The Sniper Shootout limited time mode is also returning along with a new creation heading to The Block that appears to be a giant pyramid full of mysteries.
For a full look at everything that’s coming in Fortnite’s patch v7.20 content update you can find the full change list below.

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[h=1]Fortnite account merging arrives at last[/h]

[h=2]You’ll have to wait two weeks to get all your cosmetics and V-Bucks on one account, though[/h]

Fortnite’s account-merging support has finally arrived — that is, the ability to use a single account, and its V-Bucks and cosmetics, on multiple consoles. It’ll take a couple of weeks to get access to that inventory, but it’s officially here.
Epic Games lays out the conditions here. The big takeaway is that, after merging accounts, in-game items and V-Bucks from other accounts will be held for two weeks before merging in with the primary account.
Other details: Players will need access to all email addresses that are associated with the accounts to be merged. One of these accounts must have played on Xbox One or Nintendo Switch, and the other on PlayStation 4, before Sept. 28, 2018.
Battle Royale players may merge all of their cosmetic items. Save the World players may merge their Llamas, Defenders, Heroes, Schematics, Survivors, XP, Evolution and Perk Materials.
Account merging was announced at the end of September 2018, when Sony finally relented and allowed cross-console play on PlayStation 4. That had followed a summer in whichFortnitelaunched on Nintendo Switch, butplayers discovered they were locked out of their accounts there if they had already played the game on PS4. The resulting controversy eventually caused PlayStation to reverse its yearslong resistance to the idea of cross-console play.
However, in November, Epic Games announced that technical concerns would delay account merging into this year. Players didn’t seem to mind the delay, considering no one wanted to deal with buggy inventory management or the potential to lose items or currency.

 

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[h=1]Fortnite season 8 battle pass is free with Overtime challenges[/h]



[h=2]Completing 13 Overtime challenges will net you a gratis battle pass[/h]

Fortnite’s v7.40 patch included a welcome surprise: Players can earn the upcoming season’s battle pass for free. For a limited time, Epic Games lets players complete challenges to earn the season 8 battle pass, rather than having to pay for it. The battle pass should launch in the beginning of March.
To earn the free battle pass, players must complete 13 Overtime challenges. If you already have the season 7 battle pass, Overtime challenges will also unlock additional skin variants for Trog, Powder, and Onesie.
Epic is giving players from Feb. 14, the day of patch v7.40’s release, until Feb. 27, the day before season 7 ends, to complete as many of the Overtime challenges as they can, and hopefully unlock next season’s battle pass.
[HR][/HR][h=2]OVERTIME CHALLENGES[/h]Five challenges are available on release, with more challenges going up in the coming days.
Collect Coins in Featured Creative Islands (15)
Deal damage to opponents with Assault Rifles or Pistols (500)
Search chests or ammo boxes at a motel or an RV park (7)
Place Top 15 in Duos with a friend (3)
Regain health from a campfire in different matches (3)

 

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[h=1]Respawning in Fortnite? ‘We’ve been considering it,’ says developer[/h]

[h=2]More to share when Season 8 begins, says Epic[/h]

A Fortniteproducer, in a Reddit AMA held on Friday, said developers have considered adding a respawn feature to the game’s signature battle royale mode, and that players should stay tuned for more on the subject when the next season begins.
“We’ve been considering this mechanic for a while and have been exploring it,” an Epic Games producer said. Developers want to “give it the time it needs and fully understand its impact on the game as a whole.”
Fortniteseasons typically last about two months, and the current Season 7 began in early December. That’s not to say such a feature is coming to the game with Season 8, but the producer did say to “look for further updates” at that time.
Respawning would seem to be anathema to the standard idea of a battle royale, where the goal is to be the last one surviving. But Apex Legends, the surprise-launch battle royale that isn’t even a month old, seems to have included the concept sensibly. In Apex Legends, downed players may be revived if a living player takes their tag and brings it to a respawn point. It keeps eliminated players around to watch, at least, and Apex Legends players seem to find it useful among the many innovations that game has delivered.
Nobody from Epic Games commented further or committed to anything regarding respawning in the rest of the wide-ranging AMA. A designer mentioned that the team is “working on a new single-occupancy vehicle” but isn’t yet sure how, or if, it fits in with the Driftboard, the hovering snowboard that came in just last week after being delayed from the beginning of Season 7.

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[h=1]Fortnite’s season 8 battle pass brings pirates and a banana man[/h]

[h=2]You heard that right. There’s a banana man.[/h]

Fortnite’s latest season is here and that means it’s time for a new battle pass. Fortnite’sseason 8 battle pass has skins that fit right into this season’s pirates-and-ruins theme, along with random ones like the dragon and banana man.
Among the standouts is Blackheart, which fits the pirate theme. Also in the pass are skins like Sidewinder, an adventurer, and Master Key, which may not fit the theme, but are still great additions.
Almost every skin in this season’s battle pass will have unlockable style options. While some of these are minor, the Hybrid skin evolves into a lizard. Players will have to complete various objectives to unlock the various alternate styles.



Another new feature is demonstrated via the Peely skin — which in this case is an actual living, breathing(?), banana, not a man in a banana costume. The Peely skin ripens over the course of a game and progressively changes colors. Fortnite has experimented with changing skins before, but they haven’t come in the battle pass previously.
Like previous seasons, season 8’s battle pass will be 950 V-Bucks (or about $9.50). The battle pass will come with 100 tiers of unlockable items, as well as four extra challenges a week. There will also be a pack that allows players to buy both the battle pass and the first 25 tiers of unlocks for 2,800 V-Bucks. Players who completed the Overtime Challenges from season 7 will get the battle pass for free, and can buy the 25 tier upgrade for a reduced cost.
For the players who don’t want to spend money, Epic offers several battle pass rewards for free. The free tier will include a few unlocks, as well as three challenges each week. Players who start with the free battle pass and decide to upgrade part way through the season, will have their progress carried over to the paid version of the pass.
Fortnite’s season 8 battle pass has 10 weeks of challenges and ends on May 8.

 

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[h=1]Fortnite now has a ping system, just like Apex Legends[/h]

[h=2]That was fast[/h]

Since Respawn Entertainment released Apex Legends, battle royale fans have been abuzz about the game’s thoughtful communication options. With the press of a button, you can simply look at an object and tell your Apex teammates exactly what they need to know about their environment without needing a microphone at all. And now Fortnite’s got it too.
Early this morning, Epic Games launched Fortnite’s pirate-themed season 8, which includes map updates such as new locations, as well as another mode of transportation — volcano vents. Epic also teased players that there are a variety of secrets hiding in the update. So far, that’s all stuff that fans can expect from a new season. But the most surprising inclusion has got to be a brand-new feature that will look familiar to anyone who has played Apex Legends.



As showcased below by YouTuber TmarTn, you can now point at areas or objects of interest on the map and highlight them for teammates. Appropriately, the season 8 cinematic trailerhas characters pointing to all sorts of things.

The ping system is going to be a god send in modes that require teamwork, obviously, but there’s still something surprising about the timing and speed of this new mechanic. Apex Legends hasn’t been out for that long, and it’s already influencing the competition.
Then again, Fortnite is largely here because Epic Games borrowed heavily from games likePUBG; the game has never been shy about its influences. Fortnite has managed to stay on top because it’s also a highly reactive game that gets new content at a pace no other developer has matched. What we’re seeing here is the natural progression of a living game — if there’s something the audience wants, why not give it to them right away?

It’ll be interesting to see how Respawn Entertainment reacts to this. Will Apex Legends also continue to evolve meaningfully enough that this turn of events won’t matter in the long run? Or will Fortnite consume all the competition?

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[h=1]Fortnite dance lawsuits dismissed after new Supreme Court ruling[/h]


[h=2]The creators will have to wait for copyrights on their dances for the suits to move forward[/h]

Law firm Pierce Brainridge has dismissed five of its copyright lawsuits against Epic Games over dances in Fortnite, it announced in a news release. The decision to dismiss the suits comes as a result of the Supreme Court’s decision last week in Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, which changes the traditional understanding of process in copyright suits.
“Previously, plaintiffs could file copyright infringement lawsuits as soon as they applied for a registration with the Copyright Office. Now, plaintiffs have to wait for the Copyright Office to act on that application before filing suit, which, as a result of its backlog, can sometimes take many months,” Pierce Brainridge said in its statement about the lawsuits.
Because the suits were originally filed immediately after the plaintiffs applied for copyrights on the dances, all have been dismissed for the time being. If the law firm’s plaintiffs — which include Alfonso Ribeiro, “Orange Shirt Kid,” Terrence “2 Milly” Ferguson, James “BlocBoyJB” Baker, and Russell “Backpack Kid” Horning — receive copyright of the dances from the US Copyright Office, then the suits will be refiled.
There’s no guarantee that the US Copyright Office will actually approve the registrations, however. The process for copyrighting dance moves in the US is extremely murky. According to US law, you can’t actually copyright a dance move — only fully choreographed routines. The difficulty is that there’s really nothing to say what the dividing line is between the two. While some of the filings may qualify as choreographed routines, others might not. It’s up for the Copyright Office to decide how this affects Fortnite and its popular dance emotes going forward.