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Fortnite Presumably Removes Travis Scott ‘Out West’ Emote Following Astroworld Tragedy

November 10, 2021

In light of available evidence, Fortnite has presumably halted the in-game sale of rapper Travis Scott’s signature emote following the recent tragedy that saw eight people killed as the result of a raging crowd...

Magic: The Gathering Drops First Look At Upcoming Fortnite, Lord of The Rings, Street Fighter, and Warhammer 40k Crossover Cards

Spencer Baculi

August 24, 2021

Tabletop Games & RPGs

Following in the footsteps of their previous crossovers with such properties as Godzilla and The Walking Dead, Wizards of the Coast has officially unveiled card artwork for Magic: The Gathering’s upcoming team-...

4-Year Old Gets Referred To UK Anti-Terrorism Program For Discussing Fortnite

Spencer Baculi

February 3, 2021

Video Games

A school yard discussion centered around Fortnite’s in-game weaponry has earned a four-year old child a referral to the UK government’s anti-extremism strategy after an adult mistook his conversation for one co...

Fortnite Players Throw Tomatoes at CNN Hosted ‘We Are the People’ In-Game Townhall Discussing Racism

Spencer Baculi

July 8, 2020

Video Games

Fortnite players recently rejected a recent discussion on ‘systemic racism,’ hosted in-game by CNN political commentator Van Jones. Many players either largely ignored the event or took to actively throwing ...

Epic Games Removes Police Cars from Fortnite Amidst Ongoing US Protests Against Police Brutality

Spencer Baculi

June 22, 2020

Video Games

Epic Games has quietly removed police car imagery from their massively popular video game Fortnite as protests against police brutality continue across the United States in the wake of the death of George Floyd...

Fortnite Chapter 2 Arrives With A New Map, New Ways to Level Up, and Fishing!

Drew Taylor

October 17, 2019

Video Games

Kudos to Epic Games. Fortnite's season 10 ending event was unprecedented. Players were surprised late Sunday, when literally everything was sucked into a black hole. Related: Fortnite Season 10 Ends With ...

Fortnite Season 10 Ends With Black Hole – Game Now Unplayable

Drew Taylor

October 14, 2019

Video Games

No one quite knows what happened to Fortnite. Season 10 ended Sunday. Literally. An explosive cosmic event happened in-game, and suddenly the game is unplayable. Normally, an event ending rolled into the ...

Canadian Parents File Lawsuit Against Epic Games, Claims Fortnite Made “to be as Addictive as Possible”

Spencer Baculi

October 9, 2019

Video Games

A Montreal-based law-firm has begun the process of filing a class-action lawsuit against video game publisher Epic Games on behalf of a group of Canadian parents who believe that playing Fortnite has an addicti...

Fortnite and Twitch Streamer KryptixEliteTv Accused of Beating Dog – He Responds to Allegations

Jorge Arenas

September 6, 2019

Video Games

Twitch streamer KryptixEliteTv has been accused of beating and strangling his dog following the release of a now-viral video. After the video surfaced, the streamer deleted his Twitter and Twitch accounts. Y...

Ninja aka Tyler Blevins Leaves Twitch, Announces He Will Exclusively Stream on Mixer

Drew Taylor

August 1, 2019

Celebrity, Video Game Culture, Video Games

In a stunning move that could change the streaming landscape, Tyler "Ninja" Blevins has left Twitch to stream exclusively on Mixer. According to the Associated Press and other media outlets, Ninja officially...

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