One of the biggest games in the world has been unplayable since this afternoon. Ahead of its next season — or possible a completely new chapter — Fortnite has gone down in just about every way imaginable. It’s widely believed that when the game is back up and running it will be a rebooted version featuring a brand new map.
Things happened in dramatic fashion. Everything started when the…
Original 'Fortnite' map vanishes in a cataclysmic event
October 13, 2019
The leaks were on the mark — Fortnite‘s original map is no more, at least as far as anyone can tell. The battle royale title’s hyped-up The End event saw a missile launch into the sky and trigger a massive amount of rifts, culminating in a meteor strike…
The next 'Fortnite' season might finally include a new map
October 11, 2019
Apex Legends, PUBG and other battle royale brawlers have added maps over time, but not Fortnite — you’ve had to be content with revisions (if sometimes dramatic ones) to the existing layout. You might finally get something new in the near future, however.
Fortnite Chapter 2 apparently leaks via Apple’s app store
October 11, 2019
Epic Games is evidently lining up a change for its biggest game, as images of Fortnite Chapter 2 leaked on Apple’s App Store in the Italian language.
The image above suggests some big changes, as a team of three players looks out across a river with boats floating in it. There’s a big building to the right, and it all suggests that there is a new map coming soon.
The new map appears…
Bandai Namco discounts its Switch library until October 21st
October 11, 2019
The holidays are nearly upon us. For some, that means a whole lot of traveling. Switch owners can stock up on cheap digital downloads during Bandai Namco’s publisher sale to stay occupied during flights, long drives and restless nights in lumpy childhood beds. The…
Nintendo revealed that Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training will come to the Switch on January 3rd, 2020 in Europe. The mental workout game will feature classic exercises from previous Brain Training (called Brain Age in North America) games, as well as new mini-games…
Nintendo Switch Brain Age followup gets January launch in Europe
October 11, 2019
Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch is heading to Europe. Nintendo confirmed that the Brain Age followup is launching January 3 in that region. The publisher still hasn’t confirmed a North American release, though.
Nintendo previously only announced Brain Training in Japan. The game got a trailer reveal in that country where it is debuting December 27. As with the Japanese…
Donald Trump is the newest Twitch streamer
October 11, 2019
The 2020 presidential campaigns are well under way, and Donald Trump has added another internet outlet to reach voters: Twitch. The campaign’s first verified stream went live tonight from a rally in Minneapolis, as Trump followed Bernie Sanders’ campaign in…
Donald Trump joins Twitch, an Amazon-owned company
October 10, 2019
President Donald Trump has joined streaming service Twitch as part of his re-election strategy. Twitch is owned by Amazon, the company led by Jeff Bezos — and both Amazon and Bezos are frequent targets for Trump’s displeasure.
It appears Trump recently joined Twitch…
How Google Stadia’s ‘negative latency’ might work
October 10, 2019
Google Stadia is going to feel more responsive than local hardware … eventually. At least, Stadia engineering boss Madj Bakar is making that claim in an interview in the latest issue of Edge magazine (via PCGamesN). That doesn’t seem possible, right?. Latency is inherent to sending video over the internet. You cannot break the laws of physics. Except, the laws of physics never counted on…
