Category: fortnite

Android 12 will make it easier to install apps from third-party stores

[ad_1] Google makes a point of noting that the policy will only affect at most three percent of developers with apps on the Play Store. And of that three percent, it says nearly 97 percent already use Google Play’s billing system to let people pay for their in-app purchases. But making up that less than […]

Fortnite’s Battle Bus is dropping into ‘Rocket League’

[ad_1] Rocket League is going free-to-play on Wednesday, and Psyonix and Epic Games are marking the occasion with a crossover with the publisher’s other big free-to-play title, Fortnite. Llama-Rama is Rocket League’s first in-game event after the switch, and it’ll drop Fortnite’s famous Battle Bus into the car soccer arena. The event starts on Saturday […]

Epic rejects Apple claims that ‘Fortnite’ on iOS was dying

[ad_1] The company further objected to Apple’s view that its in-app purchasing was essential to the App Store, noting that purchases for real-world products (like Amazon and Uber) didn’t have to use the same system. It refused Apple’s assertion that Epic “created the current situation,” maintaining that it was simply exercising its Supreme Court-backed power […]

‘Fortnite: Save the World’ will shut down on macOS September 23rd

[ad_1] As a result, refunds are coming to “all players who purchased any Save the World Founder’s or Starter Packs (including Upgrades) and played Save the World on macOS between September 17, 2019 and September 17, 2020.” This announcement comes just after Apple said in a legal filing that Epic’s actions are a thinly-disguised attempt […]

Apple calls Epic lawsuit a ‘campaign to reinvigorate interest in Fortnite’

[ad_1] Apple argues, once again, that it has a right to enforce its rules and that it’s not being anticompetitive. Apple claims Epic has benefited in many ways from the partnership and Fortnite’s placement in the App Store and that a 30 percent commission on in-app purchases is a small price to pay for those […]

‘Fortnite’ will add ray tracing and DLSS on September 17th

[ad_1] To help players explore the perks of RTX, NVIDIA worked with Fortnite content creators to develop “RTX Treasure Run,” a new map available in Creative Mode. Players will land at the entrance to a museum and be challenged to a scavenger hunt. As they explore halls of mirrors, a medieval castle, jungle and shrunken […]

Apple will let Epic Games users ‘sign in with Apple’ for a bit longer

[ad_1] A day before Apple was set to shut down the “sign in with Apple” prompt for Epic Games users, the company has retreated on its threat. Apple issued an indefinite extension on the matter, meaning for now, Epic Games players can still use “sign in with Apple,” but there’s no telling how long this […]

Nintendo made a special ‘Fortnite’ edition Switch

[ad_1] A new Fortnite Nintendo Switch bundle is landing in Europe on October 30th. The bundle comes with a Fortnite design on the back of the console and on the dock, plus exclusive yellow and blue Joy-Con controllers. Fortnite will be pre-installed, and you’ll get 2,000 V-Bucks. The bundle also comes with a WildCat Bundle […]

Here are the Xbox Series S and X games you can play at launch

[ad_1] A heap of recent games and ones that come out before November 10th will have versions optimized for Xbox Series X and S as well (though not all necessarily on day one). They include Dirt 5, Watch Dogs: Legion, Fortnite, NBA 2K21, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Control, Doom Eternal and Marvel’s Avengers. There […]