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‘Millions’ attend live concert in video game Fortnite
Millions of people 'attended' a virtual concert in popular online game Fortnite on Saturday as electronic music producer Marshmello entertained players worldwide. Footage posted online by hundreds of players shows their in-game avatars dancing and flying in front of a virtual stage at the event on Saturday night. “We made history today! The first ever…
DJ Marshmello teases concert in Fortnite
Fortnite looks set to host its first in-game concert this weekend with anonymous American DJ Marshmello. The electronic music producer has listed a show on Saturday at Pleasant Park, one of the locations on the Fortnite map. Pleasant Park is an ideal spot for the concert, given that it’s home to a football ld. Looks…
Fortnite adds support for Bluetooth controllers on mobile devices
Fortnite has announced support for Bluetooth controllers on mobile, meaning those playing on a phone or a tablet can now connect a controller in order to play. The popular battle royale game has become one of the biggest games in the world partly because of the level of accessibility it offers – it can be…
Fortnite X-Ray Llamas show loot box contents amid child gambling concerns
Fortnite V-Buck Llamas will become X-Ray Llamas, showing players the contents before they buy (Epic Games/PA) Fortnite will now show users the contents of paid loot boxes before they purchase them, following long-running concerns around gambling. Loot boxes provided random virtual objects, such as weapons, in the Save The World…
Honor gains exclusive Fortnite skin in bid to attract more young users
Huawei sub-brand Honor has partnered with Epic Games in an attempt to attract more young users for the global launch of its View20 smartphone. At an event held in Paris, Honor president George Zhao revealed that buyers of the new handset will gain access to an exclusive skin for the popular survival game. .@Fortnite fans…
Fortnite security flaw ‘could have exposed user accounts’
A security flaw in the Fortnite login process could have allowed hackers to access and take over user accounts in the battle royale game, security experts have claimed. Check Point Research said it was able to exploit a flaw on the login page of Fortnite maker Epic Games’ website, which enabled it to steal the…
Fortnite streamer Ninja reportedly earned nearly £8m in 2018
The world’s most popular Fortnite streamer, Ninja (pictured above), estimates he earned almost 10 million dollars (£8 million) from playing the video game in 2018. Tyler Blevins, better known as Ninja, broadcasts himself playing the battle royale game on YouTube and streaming platform Twitch and now boasts millions of subscribers to his various channels, thousands…
Video games now account for over half UK entertainment market revenue
The video games sector now accounts for more than half of the entertainment market, according to new figures. The Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) said the gaming market’s value rose to £3.864 billion, more than double what it was worth in 2007. It now makes gaming a larger market than video and music combined for the…
Fortnite celebrates New Year with in-game fireworks display
Fortnite has begun its New Year celebrations with players seeing a huge fireworks display filling the virtual sky of the battle royale game. Players have been reporting a giant glitterball, countdown and huge fireworks display overhead during gameplay, as the hugely popular game continued its habit of staging large-scale events inside the Fortnite universe. After…
Twitch faces challenging year ahead after successful 2018
Video game streaming service Twitch faces a challenging 2019 in Europe but is determined to build on its steady success of the past 12 months. Jamie Harris, Press Association Science Technology Reporter writes... Each month, the Amazon-owned site attracts more than 100 million gaming enthusiasts who want to watch other gamers play hit titles such as…
