Tag: Fortnite

Epic Games has finally launched the latest Fortnite season, with chapter 3 season 2 now live on consoles and PC. This latest season brings in some fairly big changes, and a few surprising guest characters join the battle pass as well, though we’re definitely sad to see the loss of the Spider-Man web shooters from the previous season, as swinging around the map was just awesome.

The biggest change off the bat in Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 2 is that building has been taken out of the main modes. Without cover, you now have the ability to use an ‘overshield’ which will be your first line of defence. On top of this, there are some new changes to movement, as your base running speed has been increased, and you also now have the ability to sprint. This comes with a sprint meter, as you can’t run forever, and you also can’t use weapons while sprinting.

Next, this season adds mantling, meaning if your character comes up to a platform just slightly out of reach when jumping, they can use their hands to pull themselves up. Finally, you can now open doors by sprinting into them and performing a shoulder bash. You can even open doors by sliding into them as well, so Epic has really improved movement has for this latest season.

You can watch the launch trailer below to see all the latest changes in action, as well as get to grips with the new cast of characters you will unlock with the battle pass.

WHO’S IN THE FORTNITE CHAPTER 3 SEASON 2 BATTLE PASS?

The biggest addition to the character roster in Fortnite chapter 3 season 2 is the sorcerer supreme himself, Doctor Strange, who’s available as part of the battle pass. Later on this season, Spider-Man villain The Prowler is also set to become available through the regular battle pass.

While you wait to grab your next victory royale, why not check out our great guides for Fortnite creative codes, the best games like Fortnite on iOS, and the best Fortnite skins.

Tencent’s revenue in the final quarter of 2019 was around $5.22bn, more than Nintendo and Microsoft combined, according to a report published by ForexSchoolOnline. The report outlines the top performers of the gaming industry in the fourth quarter of last year.

Tencent owns stakes in some of the biggest games companies globally, including Riot Games, a 40% stake in Epic Games, an 84% stake in SuperCell, and minority stakes in Call of Duty, and Assassin’s Creed. It’s also the operator of China’s equivalent of Steam, a platform called WeGame. However, Tencent doesn’t just make money from creating video games, it also owns the third biggest Android app store in China, the Tencent Appstore. The conglomerate also operates WeChat – a social networking and mobile payment app with over a billion monthly active users.

The report revealed that Nintendo came fifth with $2.28bn, Microsoft came in at fourth with $2.83bn, followed by Apple at $2.88bn, with Sony in second place at $3.879bn. A remarkable nine companies recorded over one billion from the final quarter of 2019 alone.

For those of you curious about the report and who the top 20 gaming revenue public companies of Q4 2019 are, then check out the list below:

• Tencent: $5.23
• Sony: $3.88
• Apple: $2.89
• Microsoft: $2.83
• Nintendo: $2.29
• Google: $1.88
• Activision Blizzard: $1.75
• NetEase: $1.67
• EA: $1.59
• TakeTwo Interactive: $0.93
• Bandai Namco: $0.72
• Warner Bros: $0.57
• 37 Interactive: $0.53
• Ubisoft: $0.51
• Century Huatong: $0.48
• Netmarble: $0.48
• Square Enix: $0.47
• Nexon: $0.45
• NCSoft: $0.42
• Sea Group: $0.40

All data is in billions.

Are you a fan of Tencent games? Then you should check out our Gameloop download guide, or our PUBG Mobile redeem guide. 

Fortnite is no longer available to download from the App Store and Google Play following Epic’s latest update, which featured a workaround where you could pay less for V-bucks by avoiding the 30% cut both mobile game stores take whenever you make a purchase. Epic appears to have expected this reaction, as it has also launched a lawsuit against Apple. 

“Apple has become what it once railed against: the behemoth seeking to control markets, block competition, and stifle innovation,” says the injunction. “Apple is bigger, more powerful, more entrenched, and more pernicious than the monopolists of yesteryear. At a market cap of nearly $2 trillion, Apple’s size and reach far exceeds that of any technology monopolist in history.” 

The injunction refers to the 1984 Apple commercial, where the Macintosh is the revolutionary force breaking IBM’s monopoly over the computing market. Using an in-game Fornite parody of the famous advert, Epic suggests that Apple has become what it once vowed to stop – a monopoly, using anti-competitive restraints to choke the market.

If you’ve never seen the original Macintosh Super Bowl advert, you can find it on YouTube. We recommend watching the original first before you check out Fortnite’s parody below.

Epic Games has defied the App Store Monopoly. In retaliation, Apple is blocking Fortnite from a billion devices.

Visit https://t.co/K3S07w5uEk and join the fight to stop 2020 from becoming “1984” https://t.co/tpsiCW4gqK

— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) August 13, 2020

Epic’s lawsuit explains that it’s not seeking financial compensation or favourable treatment by suing the multi-trillion-dollar conglomerate. Instead, Epic is seeking to relieve what they refer to as the ‘monopoly’ that Apple has over the iOS app distribution market, and the in-app payment processing market.

It’s not clear what the result of the injunction will be, or how long we will have to wait before we see Fortnite readily available on all smartphones again.