LEGO Fortnite Set An All-Time Peak Of Over 2.4 Million Players Last Saturday

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Fortnite’s trio of new spinoffs is making waves as they skyrocket to instant popularity following their respective launches this past weekend. LEGO Fortnite, in particular, broke away from the pack to set an all-time peak concurrency record of over 2.4 million players on Sunday. If the game were on Steam, those numbers would put LEGO Fortnite securely at number two [...]

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Fortnite’s OG Map ‘Far Exceeded Expectations’ And Will Be Coming Back Again Next Year

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Fortnite’s throwback OG Season has ended in an explosive note after another world-ending black hole swallows the original island with a new one set to take its place later today. It’s not the end of the original island though as Epic Games promises to bring it back next year, likely heralded by another glitchy time-travelling multiverse event. “The OG season [...]

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Epic Games Settles FTC’s COPPA Lawsuit, $245M Worth Of Refunds Await Eligible Players

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Fortnite studio Epic Games recently settled a Children’s Online Privacy Protection lawsuit filed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to the tune of $245 million. The FTC has now set up a page for those who want to request refunds for premium item purchases made between January 2017 and September 2022, credit card charges unknowingly made by a child below [...]

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Fortnite Player Creates MMORPG Raid Boss Fight Using Creative Mode

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Before it became the battle royale phenomenon that it is now, Fortnite first started out as a tower defense sandbox hybrid where players constructed fortresses and defended them against waves of zombies. Now, it’s unofficially been turned into an MMORPG of sorts thanks to the efforts of a player named DoomsDay. Using Fortnite’s creative mode, DoomsDay created a six-player raid [...]

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Epic Games Has Been Slapped With A Record-Breaking $520M Fine By The FTC

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The US Federal Trade Commission has ruled against Epic Games following allegations that the Fortnite developer violated player privacy under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and that it used “dark patterns” to trick players into buying items from the cash shop. The company is now being forced to pay a whopping $520 million in refunds and penalties in two [...]

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Fortnite Is Ending Season 3 With A Big One-Time Finale Called ‘Fracture’

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Fortnite is closing Chapter 3 of its storyline next week with another cataclysmic event called Fracture. The event will take place in a one-time social map that squads of up to four players with a marshmallow roasting emote up for grabs for participating players. “On Saturday, December 3, jump into the Fortnite Chapter 3 finale Fracture, an otherworldly and unexpected [...]

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