Rumours about competitive playlists coming to Fortnite have swirled for ages . though it’s fiercely competitive in nature and the pro scene is frankly absurd, Fortnite is still largely seen as a casual game to much about it. Many players are happy to run around in the every-man-for-himself game without really worrying too much about getting the Victory Royale at the end.
Yesterday, PlayerUknown’s Battlegrounds on mobile received a sizeable update, bringing it to version 0.50. The game was released to mobile platforms in March this year – and even on release, performed better than the Xbox One version of the game. Now, it’s pulling ahead in features.
Fortnite and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds are the most popular games on the planet right now. Just about everybody and their dog is playing one or the other Battle Royale game. Unless you’re sticking to solo, they’re both games that require a bit of communication, and according to Turtle Beach, they’re responsible for a sharp rise in headset sales.
As a limited time event character, Thanos is hella strong. Too strong perhaps, as Epic Games confirmed on Reddit that they’d be hotfixing the madman of Titan to be a little less potent.
Fortnite is the biggest game in the Universe right now. Avengers: Infinity War is the biggest movie – so the coming together of the two behemoths shouldn’t really be that much of a surprise. Announced last night, the crossover event will bring the Marvel Cinematic Universe to Fortnite. Sort of. In a limited time event, The Mad Titan, Thanos himself, …
Everyone is a gamer. Thanks to the proliferation of smartphones and the games that people play on them, just about everybody is a gamer - whether they acknowledge it or not. Expect mobile charts to be filled with more core games for core gamers though.
One upcoming game that won’t be dipping its toe into those battle royale waters, even though it has the potential to not be too shabby at it? Microsoft’s zombie apocalypse survival sim State of Decay 2.
Epic's free to play kill ‘em all game Fortnite Battle Royale is adding light-machine guns in its latest patch, as well as a host of other improvements. Time for a little of the ol' pay 'n spray!
A good loot box never feels like a coupon. It feels like a moment. …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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