Epic Games has announced that its next music-inspired collaboration is happening by way of none other than the Wu-Tang Clan. Hitting the game this weekend, at 8 pm ET on April 23, this collaboration brings two Outfits to the battle royale Item Shop alongside emotes, sprays, a new loading screen and banner, and more. As … Read more
If there is a financial shoo-in more likely than the prospect of Fortnite: The Movie making hundreds of millions of dollars at the global box office, it must be a rare thing indeed. One can easily imagine Peely, the giant banana-shaped soldier of digital fortune who is a popular playable character in the game, with … Read more
Hi. My name is John, I’m 37 years old, and I play Fortnite. Sometimes it’s weird to admit that I play a video game known for its popularity with tweens and teenagers. But I love it for the same reason they do: it’s a solid shooter with unique gameplay mechanics and neverending ways to improve. … Read more
Fortnite’s latest season kicked off a big shakeup: developer Epic Games removed building, perhaps the game’s most iconic feature, from the core battle royale modes. It was a risky move that had the potential to lessen interest in the game. Instead, it appears to have had the opposite effect — especially for some big streamers. … Read more
Yesterday on my lunch break, I spent about 15 minutes wandering the halls of the Serpentine gallery, looking at the “New Fiction” exhibition from pop artist Brian Donnelly, better known by his alias Kaws. There were all kinds of statues of his iconic “Companion” character — you may recognize its Mickey Mouse-like face from copious … Read more
‘March Through Time,’ a year-long educational event in Fortnite Creative inspired by TIME Studios’ groundbreaking experiential project ‘The March,’ will be available to millions of Fortnite players around the world on August 26, 2021 (New York, NY, Aug. 26, 2021) — TIME Studios, the Emmy Award®-winning television, film and immersive division of TIME, in collaboration … Read more
For Brian Donnelly – known as Kaws since his graffiti beginnings in 1990s New York – art has always been a communication tool. From street art to vast public commissions, he says, “it’s a chance to create a dialogue”. His desire to bring art to the masses is partly why his work spans collectable toys … Read more
“Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Byte makes the intangible taste of the tangible pixel,” Oana Vlad, senior director of strategy at Coca-Cola, told CNN Business in an email. “Byte” is the second flavor to emerge from the company’s Coca-Cola Creations division focused on digital experiences. It’s fitting, then, that customers’ first glimpse of the pixel-inspired beverage wasn’t … Read more
Fortnite is continuing its quest to have a piece of just about every blockbuster film and notable IP in its fold. The latest movie to join up with the ever-popular battle royale is Robert Eggers‘highly anticipated Viking epic The Northman which is quickly approaching its April 22 debut in theaters. Rather than simply have Alexander … Read more
From Thanos to Batman, Fortnite is becoming a comic book fan’s dream come true. If Epic Games keeps adding Marvel and DC characters at a rapid-fire clip, there’s a chance we could have an awesome showdown of 100 heroes and villains years down the road. The latest addition is Scarlet Witch from the new film … Read more