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Epic Games announced it is extending Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 1 by nearly three months. Fortnite has been underwhelming of late with few updates and lackluster communication from Epic Games. What’s up with Fortnite? Epic Games announced today in a rather vague fashion that Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 1 is being extended to early February […]
Continue ReadingEpic Games suddenly announced downtime for Fortnite late last night, surprising many. The downtime started at 4 AM ET and there are still not patch notes out yet. For Fortnite Season 2 Chapter 1 no patch notes were ever released, prompting fears the same will be true this time. Fortnite has recently entered another period […]
Continue ReadingPopular Fortnite YouTuber FaZe Jarvis was recently banned for cheating. He uploaded an apology video to YouTube which made him at least $20,000. The video doesn’t even seem sincere, mainly featuring him crying over not being able to play a game. Massively successful Fortnite YouTuber, FaZe Jarvis, was recently caught using an aimbot cheat in-game. […]
Continue ReadingTyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins weighs in on Jarvis Fortnite perma ban controversy. Thinks rules shouldn’t apply to content creators to protect their livelihood. Acknowledges comments were wrong and expresses regret. Earlier this week, Epic Games permanently banned popular seventeen-year-old Fortnite streamer/YouTuber FaZe Jarvis for using aimbot cheats in a series of videos. The move sparked outrage […]
Continue ReadingEpic Games has handed a lifetime ban to Fortnite pro Jarvis ‘Jarvis’ Kaye. Jarvis uploaded a series of YouTube videos demonstrating the use of aimbot hacks. His ban has spawned a #FreeJarvis hashtag to highlight Epic Games’ disciplinary inconsistency. Jarvis ‘Jarvis’ Kaye announced yesterday Epic Games has banned him from Fortnite for life. In an […]
Continue ReadingFortnite, the world’s most-popular videogame, is gearing up its annual Halloween event. A number of other games including AAA titles are releasing Halloween-themed content. Hitman’s scary new mission will be a permanent addition to the game. The spooky season is upon us and that means a whole slew of free content updates are coming to […]
Continue ReadingA new report dubbed ‘Gaming the System‘ by the Children’s Commissioner for England, Anne Longfield, finds that children are ‘pressured’ into loot boxes and micro-transactions when gaming. The report explores the impact of video games on children. It calls for stricter laws and regulations as a way to protect young gamers from the monetization systems […]
Continue ReadingThe creator of one of the world’s most popular videogame will now be studied at one of the world’s most elite business schools. According to Bloomberg, Epic Games, which is behind multi-player game Fortnite, will now be a case study at Harvard Business School. The Boston, Massachusetts-based business school published the case study on Epic […]
Continue ReadingMulti-player battle gaming can now happen on the Bitcoin Lightning Network, courtesy of Satoshis.Games. The platform, introduced during the latest LN conference, allows players to earn and spend BTC directly, during the gaming process. Game Integrates with Bluewallet and LN Payment Channels The Lightning Network has opened doors to long-awaited BTC microtransactions, and has found […]
Continue ReadingThe painfully-long blackout is over, and Fortnite Battle Royale players have their new map and game updates. Fortnite Save The World players got nothing except a roadmap. But honestly, they might be the lucky ones. Epic Games is calling the Battle Royale update “Chapter 2,” and it hardly lives up to all the hype. Fortnite […]
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