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Epic Games has announced the arrival of Power Leveling weekend in its hit battle royale game Fortnite. Today through early Sunday morning, players can log into the game to unlock a Supercharged XP perk, helping them rake in more ...

Epic reveals unique Fortnite Crew bundles for the next three months

In a surprising move, Epic has revealed the Fortnite Crew bundles it has planned for the next three months. The bundles will be released in September, October, and November, each of them tied to the previous one to offer ...

Fortnite Season 7 finale is tomorrow: Everything you need to know

Tomorrow, September 12, will bring the big Fortnite Operation: Sky Fire event, marking the finale for the current Chapter 2 – Season 7 and ushering in the game’s Chapter 2 – Season 8. The company has released all of ...

Fortnite season 8 brings back Cubes and they’re ruining everything

With the wrap-up of Fortnite season 7 over the weekend, Epic today kicked off season 8. The alien mothership may be gone, but the Cubes that powered it have made crash landings onto Fortnite’s map. Now they’re causing all ...

New Epic Games Store free game is perfect for Dark Souls fans

As they do every Thursday, the free games offered by the Epic Games Store have rotated, giving users a new pair of games to claim. This week seems to be a particularly big one for the Epic Games Store ...

March Through Time Fortnite event revisits the life of Martin Luther King

Fortnite has been home to many events throughout its history, but today, we learned of what is perhaps the most interesting event yet. Epic Games teamed up with Time Magazine to create an interactive experience highlighting Dr. Martin Luther ...

Superman items are finally available in Fortnite: Here’s how to unlock them

When Fortnite season 7 kicked off earlier this summer, one character that undoubtedly caught the eye of everyone was Superman. As the reveal trailer for season 7 showed off an alien invasion arriving at Fortnite‘s island, Superman was one ...

Among Us devs react to Fortnite Impostors and the response isn’t great

Yesterday, Epic Games announced a new limited-time mode for Fortnite called Fortnite Impostors. Almost immediately, people were drawing comparisons between Fortnite Impostors and Among Us, a game that rocketed to popularity last year as the COVID-19 pandemic kept people ...

LeBron James arrives in Fortnite this week

It’s finally happening: LeBron James is making his way to Fortnite. But, of course, The King’s arrival in Fortnite isn’t just some random happening, as it’s meant to coincide with the debut of Space Jam: A New Legacy. Between ...

Fortnite x Street Fighter crossover expands with two new character skins

Back in February, Epic Games released two skins based on the characters Ryu and Chun Li in its hit battle royale game Fortnite. The company has expanded this crossover with another two characters from the hit game franchise, this ...

Fall Guys season 5 serves up new rounds, challenges, and modes this week

As teased earlier in the month, today Fall Guys season 5 was officially revealed. The new season will see the addition of six new rounds, along with a new theme that seems to take a page out of Indiana ...

Fortnite confirms The Rift Tour with Ariana Grande: Here’s when to watch

Just as the leaks foretold, it looks like Ariana Grande will be making her Fortnite debut as part of The Rift Tour. Epic Games has confirmed that The Rift Tour will be kicking off later this week with Ariana ...

Sonic Mania leads Epic Games Store’s free games this week

The free games on the Epic Games Store have rotated once more, and this week there are two big titles up for grabs. The first free game is a rather simple racer with a ton of style, and the ...

Fortnite adds outfits that can be wrapped like weapons: How to use them

Epic has announced a big new feature for its battle royale game Fortnite: wrappable outfits. With this new style, players are able to apply their existing and future wraps to their outfits in the same way they can wrap ...

Marvel’s Loki heads to Fortnite in new Crew Pack

Epic Games has revealed that none other than Loki, the God of Mischief and Thor’s adoptive brother, will be the next Marvel character to join the Fortnite roster. The timing of this launch almost certainly isn’t a coincidence, as ...

Epic vs Apple court battle reveals the true price of free PC games

Ever since its inception, the Epic Games Store has given away free games frequently as a way of enticing PC gamers to create accounts. The hope, of course, is that the people who show up for the free games ...

The Epic Games Store might be getting two huge games

It looks like the Epic Games Store may soon be getting two big-name games. Users have discovered references to both Final Fantasy VII Remake and Alan Wake Remastered lurking in listings published to an Epic Games Store data tracker. ...

Epic Game Store’s new free game is perfect for those who want a challenge

The Epic Mega Sale kicked off a few weeks ago, and with the start of the sale came the promise of some big free games. The sale kicked off by offering NBA 2K21 for free, and then last week, ...

Fortnite Season 7 taps Superman to fight off an alien invasion

A new Fortnite season has begun, and while last season did away with advanced technology to return us to our primal roots, it looks like tech is back on the menu for Season 7. Fortnite Chapter 2, Season 7 ...

Genshin Impact is coming to the Epic Games Store

Genshin Impact turned out to be one of the biggest gaming hits of 2020, though you wouldn’t know it if you only get your PC games through digital storefronts like Steam. That’s because Genshin Impact launched without any kind ...

Here’s how much Epic paid for Borderlands 3 exclusivity

One of the most controversial things Epic has done with the Epic Games Store involves signing exclusivity contracts with developers and publishers. These contracts make PC games exclusive to the Epic Games Store for a certain period of time, ...

Fortnite made a truly ridiculous amount of money in its first two years

Throughout Fortnite‘s history, we’ve known that the game has been a major money maker for Epic Games without knowing much in the way of specifics. Epic, after all, is a private company, so it typically doesn’t disclose how much ...

Epic Games MEGA Sale returns with a whopper of a free game

Epic’s MEGA Sale is returning today, which means that we’re looking at just about a solid month of discounts on a variety of PC games. As it usually does at sale time, Epic is opening “The Vault,” which means ...

Fall Guys for Xbox and Switch delayed and crossplay is to blame

Fall Guys, in case you haven’t heard, is coming to Xbox and Switch at some point in the future. Originally, the Xbox and Switch versions of the game were slated to launch sometime this summer, but now both versions ...

Fortnite Primal version 16.10 update now live and yes, it has dinosaurs

As promised, Fortnite went down in the wee hours of this morning to allow Epic to apply the game’s version 16.10 update. The game is back up again with the new update applied, and it’s bringing a lot of ...

Fortnite’s next Gaming Legend is a familiar face for PlayStation fans

Considering the title of Fortnite‘s current season – Primal – it probably shouldn’t be a surprise to hear that the next addition to the Gaming Legends series is Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn. Indeed, it seems that the leaks ...

GME craze reaches Fortnite with new Stonks Guy skin

If you’ve been on the internet at all over the past couple of months, you’ve likely heard about the GameStop stock craze and have seen the Stonks Guy at one point another. Part crash test dummy and part stock ...

Fortnite Chapter 2, Season 6 kicks off with crafting, Lara Croft, and a vast wilderness

Fortnite Chapter 2, Season 6 is here, and after a season where we saw many of pop culture’s best hunters dragged into the game, it seems we’re going back to basics for this new season. The Zero Point has ...

Days Gone PC gameplay, release date revealed

If you haven’t already heard, PS4 exclusive Days Gone is about to begin a new life as a multiplatform title. Next month, the game is heading to PC, and today we’re getting our first look at gameplay from the ...

Fortnite just got a suprise graphics boost on Nintendo Switch

If you play Fortnite on Nintendo Switch, then today is an exciting day for you. Epic has shipped out an update to the Switch version of Fortnite that not only gives the game a graphics boost, but it also ...

Get ready for a lot more Epic Games Store exclusives

When the Epic Games Store launched in 2018, it had a rather controversial strategy when it came to pulling market share away from Steam: exclusive games. Outside of console exclusive games, PC gamers were somewhat insulated from platform wars, ...

Predator arrives in Fortnite – How to unlock this secret skin

After weeks of teases, the Predator has arrived in Fortnite. Oftentimes, crossover skins like this need to be purchased from the shop, but that isn’t the case with Predator. Instead, players who have the battle pass for Chapter 2, ...

Fortnite update 15.20 confirms incoming Predator skin, adds two new weapons

Fortnite received a new update today, and it seems to set the stage for the arrival of a new hunter. As leaks have suggested, it looks like the next Fortnite crossover will be with the Predator franchise, with a ...

Epic Games buys up Mediatonic: What does this mean for Fall Guys?

Mediatonic is a developer that rose to meteoric fame last year with the release of Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, and today we’re learning that the studio will be joining Epic Games. Epic has entered an agreement to purchase Mediatonic, ...

Star Wars: Battlefront 2 sees huge player surge – Here’s why

If you’re a Star Wars: Battlefront 2 player, odds are you’ve noticed a lot of new players flooding matches lately. That, obviously, isn’t a coincidence, but rather it’s down to a promotion held by the Epic Games Store a ...

Kingdom Hearts series coming to PC via Epic Games Store

Square Enix might be best known for publishing the Final Fantasy series but it does have quite a handful of JRPG franchises under its belt. Not all of those make it big outside of Japan and a few fans ...

Fortnite chestburster emote replaces xenomorph with cute llama

If Epic’s Alien crossover announcement had you wondering how the cartoonish game will handle the typically gruesome ‘chestburster’ imagery, you’re not alone. Fortnite is known for its lack of blood and generally clean child-safe nature, so it’s no surprise ...

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