Gaming

I dropped into a game of Fortnite this weekend and, in the span of about five minutes, I was in a war zone-like Gotham City, atop a floating island held aloft by a purple cube, and in a swampy area where I could disguise myself as a literal barbecue and hide. Each area had its own rules — in Gotham, for instance, I could use my parachute anytime — and a different look to go along with it. On…

Epic is making a big change to the way matchmaking works in Fortnite. With the game’s next major update, v10.40, the developer will be introducing skill-based matchmaking to the battle royale. “Since battle royale launched, the matchmaking strategy for our core modes has remained mostly unchanged,” Epic explained in a blog post published today. “Over the past two years, however, the range…

Today is Nintendo’s 130th birthday. No, that’s not a typo. The company’s been around since before video games or even televisions. It started way back in 1883 making hanafuda — that’s a type of playing card with flowers on it. In fact, the company still makes them and you can even buy a set with Mario’s face on the cards ($22). But that’s not all the…

If you’re someone who’s looking for a little discount on the new Nintendo Switch Lite that released last Friday, you may want to check out today’s sale event at Rakuten, which was tipped off by Slickdeals. All Switch Lite color variations are $30 off (grey, turquoise, yellow), bringing the cost for the handheld console down to $169.99 (price before tax is usually $199.99). To get this…