Fortnite

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  Epic Games Releases New 'Vibe Coded' Epic Games Store Launcher in Preview, Faces Backlash Over Bugs

  Epic Games has released a new "vibe coded" Epic Games Store Launcher in preview on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Epic said "programming is hard", and so it used AI to code the new launcher. The company claims the launcher is faster than Steam. However, the new Epic Games Store launcher has faced backlash and users have reported major bugs.

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  'No More Hand-Written Code': Epic Games Reportedly Pivots to 'AI First' Development for Upcoming Disney Game

  Epic Games is pivoting to "AI First" development for an upcoming shooter made in collaboration with Disney, according to a new report. The company has reportedly asked its workers to use AI tools like Claude to generate code and art for the project. The upcoming game has also reportedly been delayed from its planned March 2027 launch window.

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  78-Year-Old Woman Becomes Oldest Female Fortnite Streamer With Over 24,000 Followers

  Cath said the most important thing is that she has continued to enjoy every day, week, month and year of playing and streaming.

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  Fortnite Returns to App Store for iPhone, iPad Globally After Apple-Epic Legal Battle

  Fortnite is now available on the App Store for the iPhone and iPad for users around the world. The battle royale title, developed by Epic Games, was initially pulled from the App Store in August 2020 following Epic Games’ introduction of an alternative payment method that, as Apple alleged, bypassed its commission fees model. Following years of l...

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  Disney Reportedly Keen on Acquiring Fortnite Maker Epic Games at Some Point

  Disney could deepen its longstanding ties with Epic Games by buying the Fortnite maker outright at some point, according to a report. The media and entertainment conglomerate is reportedly keen on acquiring Epic, however, any sale would ultimately depend on Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney.

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  Epic Games Lays Off More Than 1,000 Employees, CEO Cites Downturn in Fortnite Engagement

  Epic Games' Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tim Sweeney announced in a blog post that the Fortnite developer is laying off more than 1,000 employees. The company executive said that the downturn in Fortnite engagement, which began in 2025, was one of the major reasons behind the decision, which will help the company stabilise its finances. However, h...

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  Fortnite Maker Epic Games To Lay Off 1,000 Employees: 'Sorry We're Here Again'

  Epic Games is laying off more than 1,000 employees, citing a drop in the amount of time people are spending playing Fortnite.

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  Fortnite Returns to Google Play Store for Android Users Worldwide

  Fortnite has officially returned to the Google Play Store for Android users worldwide, marking the end of a years-long absence following Epic Games’ dispute with Google. The popular battle royale title was removed from Google Play in 2020, when Epic introduced its own in-app payment system that bypassed Google’s billing policies, triggering a l...

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  12-Year-Old Japanese Gamer Plans To Quit School For Esports Career, Internet Reacts

  The Japanese boy also wants to compete in the Fortnite World Cup.

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  Fortnite Returns to Google Play Store After Extended Legal Battle

  Fortnite has returned to the Google Play Store in the US, Epic Games announced on Friday. This marks the culmination of a five-year legal battle, which began in 2020, when Epic Games filed a lawsuit against Apple and Google for their allegedly unfair and anti-competitive platform rules. While the multiplayer game returned to the App Store in May, G...

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  Fortnite Is Adding a Limited-Time Disneyland Island Featuring Minigames Based on Disney Theme Park Rides

  Walt Disney and Epic Games are bringing Disneyland to Fortnite. The free-to-play Battle Royale game will get a limited-time Disneyland Game Rush island on November 6, featuring a collection of minigames based on Disney theme park rides. The game mode will not feature Battle Royale and instead focus on Disney minigames.

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  Google Proposes Play Store Reforms in Settlement With Fortnite Maker Epic Games

  In a joint filing in the federal court in San Francisco, Alphabet and Epic Games asked US District Judge James Donato to consider a proposal resolving Epic’s 2020 antitrust lawsuit, which accused Google of illegally monopolizing how users access apps and make in-app purchases on Android devices.

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  Diwali Blackout: How the AWS Outage Crippled Major Apps Across the World

  Amazon Web Services (AWS) faced a widespread outage on October 20, disrupting several major platforms, including Apple TV, Reddit, and Snapchat. The outage, lasting nearly 12 hours, coincided with Diwali celebrations in India and affected online businesses running festive campaigns. AWS later attributed the issue to a DNS error in its US-East-1 reg...

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  Apple Loses Bid to Pause App Store Reform Order in Epic Games Case

  Apple was unable to convince a US appeals court to halt significant portions of a federal judge's ruling that mandates it to swiftly introduce more competition within its highly profitable App Store. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Apple's request.

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  Epic Games' Fortnite Returns to Apple App Store in US After Nearly Five Years

  Epic Games' Fortnite game has returned on Apple's App Store in the US from Tuesday. Launched in 2017, Fortnite became an instant hit, drawing millions of players around the world thanks to its last-player-standing, "battle royale" format.