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Fortnite's Next Season Is a Video Game Hall of Fame - Override Starts August 20 With Sonic in the Battle Pass
news3 weeks ago

Fortnite's Next Season Is a Video Game Hall of Fame - Override Starts August 20 With Sonic in the Battle Pass

Epic has revealed Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4: Override, live August 20. The trailer puts Sonic the Hedgehog and a Tetris outfit in the Battle Pass, with Mega Man, Pac-Man, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Persona 5's Joker, Geralt and Master Chief queued for the Item Shop - and no sign of the rumoured Kingdom Hearts crossover.

PlayStation Tournaments Locks In the Days of Play 2026 Lineup - Sony Opens Ten Games to PS5 Brackets, Adds Double-Payout Golden Tournaments in EA Sports FC 26, Madden NFL 26, and Mortal Kombat 1, Hands Gran Turismo 7 Players an Exclusive Days of Play Livery, and Puts a $200,000 Cash Pool Behind Fortnite's Days of Play Cup From May 27 Through June 10
news3 months ago

PlayStation Tournaments Locks In the Days of Play 2026 Lineup - Sony Opens Ten Games to PS5 Brackets, Adds Double-Payout Golden Tournaments in EA Sports FC 26, Madden NFL 26, and Mortal Kombat 1, Hands Gran Turismo 7 Players an Exclusive Days of Play Livery, and Puts a $200,000 Cash Pool Behind Fortnite's Days of Play Cup From May 27 Through June 10

Sony rolls a full PlayStation Tournaments layer into Days of Play 2026, with ten featured games, three Golden Tournaments offering double virtual-currency payouts, an exclusive Gran Turismo 7 livery for every participant, a hardware-and-services sweepstakes for anyone who plays a single match, and a $200,000 global cash prize pool anchoring Fortnite's Days of Play Cup.

Epic reveals Unreal Engine 6 at the RLCS Paris Major, with Rocket League as the first announced UE6 game
news3 months ago

Epic reveals Unreal Engine 6 at the RLCS Paris Major, with Rocket League as the first announced UE6 game

Epic Games and Psyonix used the RLCS Paris Major's Championship Sunday on May 24 to unveil Unreal Engine 6, with Rocket League - still running on the 2015-era Unreal Engine 3 - confirmed as the first announced game to make the jump. Tim Sweeney's earlier comments put a developer preview two to three years out, pointing at 2028 for a stable release.

Fortnite Just Walked Back Into Apple's Global App Store - Epic Pushes Tim Sweeney's 'Final Battle' Move Live on May 19 With iOS Builds Available in Every Country Except Australia, a 20 Percent Epic Direct Pay V-Bucks Bonus, and a Direct Shot at the 'Apple Tax Worldwide'
mobile3 months ago

Fortnite Just Walked Back Into Apple's Global App Store - Epic Pushes Tim Sweeney's 'Final Battle' Move Live on May 19 With iOS Builds Available in Every Country Except Australia, a 20 Percent Epic Direct Pay V-Bucks Bonus, and a Direct Shot at the 'Apple Tax Worldwide'

Epic Games has pushed Fortnite back onto the Apple App Store in every country except Australia on May 19, 2026. Tim Sweeney called the global return the start of the 'final battle' over Apple's 30 percent commission, with Epic Direct Pay offering 20 percent bonus V-Bucks on the iOS build.

Fortnite x Overwatch Goes Live With Act III - The Official Gameplay Trailer Shows Tracer, Mercy, Genji, and D.Va Inside Chapter 7 Season 2, Pulse Pistols and All, as Epic and Blizzard's Long-Rumored Crossover Finally Arrives
news3 months ago

Fortnite x Overwatch Goes Live With Act III - The Official Gameplay Trailer Shows Tracer, Mercy, Genji, and D.Va Inside Chapter 7 Season 2, Pulse Pistols and All, as Epic and Blizzard's Long-Rumored Crossover Finally Arrives

After months of leaks, the Fortnite x Overwatch crossover is finally live with Chapter 7 Season 2 Act III: Answer the Call. The Play Now gameplay trailer confirms four Overwatch heroes - Tracer, Mercy, Genji, and D.Va - playable in Fortnite with hero-inspired abilities and weapons, plus new POIs, NPCs, quests, and a Porsche Cayenne with Overwatch livery. Epic dropped the 40.40 update on May 14 and the trailer immediately after.

Fortnite x Overwatch Crossover Leaked — Tracer, D.Va, Genji, and Mercy Skins Reportedly Coming in May
news4 months ago

Fortnite x Overwatch Crossover Leaked — Tracer, D.Va, Genji, and Mercy Skins Reportedly Coming in May

Reliable dataminer HYPEX has leaked details of an upcoming Fortnite x Overwatch crossover, with Tracer, D.Va, Genji, and Mercy skins reportedly arriving in May 2026.

Epic Games Lays Off Over 1,000 Staff as Fortnite Engagement Slips
industry5 months ago

Epic Games Lays Off Over 1,000 Staff as Fortnite Engagement Slips

Epic Games has confirmed layoffs affecting over 1,000 staff, citing a prolonged decline in Fortnite engagement that has strained the company's finances.