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It may have been developed by Harmonix – now a subsidiary of Epic Games – but Fortnite Festival is not Rock Band 5. Let’s get that out of the way immediately, because I’ve certainly already seen ...

Video game publisher Epic Games is laying off 1,000 workers, citing a drop in engagement with its signature title, Fortnite. In a memo to employees (read it in full below), CEO Tim Sweeney noted that ...

Ballistic and Festival Battle Stage will go offline on April 16th, 2026 with the next major Fortnite update. Rocket Racing will remain live until October 2026 before being permanently removed from the ...

Popular battle royale shooter Fortnite is returning to the Google Play Store. The game was removed from the marketplace in 2020 after launching a direct payment system that violated the store’s ...

Epic Games, the developer of Fortnite, is cutting more than 1,000 jobs across the company as leadership cites a drop in players over the last year. “We’re spending significantly more than we’re making ...

The Fortnite craze might have reached its crescendo. Epic Games announced layoffs of 1,000 employees Tuesday, citing declining Fortnite engagement. "We've had challenges delivering consistent Fortnite ...

The Soft Roller pickaxe in Fortnite is yours for the taking if you can get a win in Battle Royale. All players who get a victory royale over the weekend will earn the Soft Roller pickaxe for free, but ...

Starting today, the Fortnite Unreal Editor is getting a suite of Star Wars assets that will let fans anywhere make their own games in a galaxy far, far away. This isn't just a collection of ...

Fortnite on mobile platforms hasn’t had the smoothest journey. After its initial release phase, the game was taken down from both the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. After a lot of legal ...

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