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Additional resources available for the asset marketplace allows more stringent review of potential copyrighted content
Read More »Epic plans copyright audit for Unreal Engine Marketplace
Fortnite’s 1.9 update adds jump pads, shallow-water building and bigger ammo stacks
Fortnite’s Battle Royale 1.9 update is currently being rolled out worldwide, and it’s adding several changes to differentiate the growing battle royale title. The update adds launch pads to the game, a trap that throws players high into the air, giving them a vantage point on the nearby area and …
Read More »Fortnite continues to climb as it hits 800k concurrent users
Epic Games' Battle Royale mode continues to rise with the majority of its users based on consoles
Read More »Fortnite’s battle royale mode hits 10m players in two weeks
Epic Games has announced that its controversial Battle Royale mode for Fortnite has already hit 10m players in just two weeks. The game also peaked at 525,000 concurrent players on Monday, with 3.7m active users on that day alone. To celebrate the milestone, Epic released an infographic, detailing (among other facts) …
Read More »The numbers continue to rise for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Fortnite
The popularity of the battle royale genre continues apace with Epic and PUBG Inc games achieving record numbers
Read More »Epic announce the ‘Epic MegaJam’ for UE4
The Unreal Engine game jam will kick off on November 2nd for seven days
Read More »Fortnite hits 7 million players as Epic discuss engine upgrades
A blog on Epic's site details the custom improvements made to the Unreal Engine to handle the Battle Royale mode
Read More »Fortnite’s Battle Royale mode welcomes 1m players on day one
Epic’s controversial foray into the battle royale genre has got off to a very strong start. Fortnite Battle Royale enjoyed a possibly unexpected marketing boost when it became the subject of some debate following criticism from PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds developer Bluehole earlier this week. The result? 1m players tried the game …
Read More »Fortnite’s battle royale mode launches for free, despite PUBG dev’s objections
Epic Games’ new battle royale mode for Fortnite has launched for free today, despite objections made by PUBG developer Bluehole at the end of last week. The mode, which is now available for PS4, Xbox One, PC and Mac owners, sees 100 players duke it out to be the last …
Read More »PUBG devs have concerns over Epic Game’s upcoming battle royale mode in Fortnite
The developers behind Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds have called out the recently-announced battle royale mode in Epic Games’ Fornite as being too similar to its own survival shooter title. Concerns have been raised over the gameplay, UI and structure of the Fortnite’s battle royale mode, but Bluehole Inc has stressed that the …
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