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Fortnite's giant mechs, called B.R.U.T.E.S, will stay in the competitive game, developer Epic Games said today. Although some of the game’s top players have threatened to leave the popular multiplayer because of the difficulty in dealing with the super-powered robots, Epic Games said it would merely power down the…

The Fortnite World Cup Finals saw 16-year-old Kyle Giersdorf (screen name: “Bugha”) crowned the first solo champion, taking home $3 million. In an indication of how big and enthusiastic the esports audience has become, the event drew 2 million concurrent live streams on Twitch and YouTube. Thousands of fans also…

The Fortnite World Cup starts today, and the three-day tournament for gaming’s most popular attraction offers a prize pool of $30 million for its competitors. Contrast that to the prize pool for the Super Bowl: the winning players get $118,000, while the losing team gets $59,000 (this is in addition to their regular…

Epic Games, creator of the videogame phenomenon Fortnite, has acquired social video network Houseparty. The deal was announced by Houseparty in a blog post. Terms were not disclosed for the transaction, which follows a $1.25 billion fundraising round by Epic. "Joining Epic is a great step forward in achieving our…

Alfonso Ribeiro’s “Carlton Dance” from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air has reached legendary status since he first began joyfully swinging those arms and movin’ those legs to Tom Jones’s classic song “It’s Not Unusual”. Many have playfully performed the Carlton Dance at weddings, proms and other festivities, but it seems…

Epic Games, the maker of top-selling videogame Fortnite, has raised $1.25 billion in new funding from investors including KKR, Iconiq Capital and Smash Ventures. Disney and Endeavor are among those with small stakes in Epic. Chinese conglomerate Tencent owns 40% of the company, which was valued by Bloomberg over the…

On Monday, school attendance monitors and Millennial employers should expect a sag in attendance. They can blame it on a comet and an online game that has captured the imagination of a young worldwide audience. April 30 marks the end of Season 3 of Fortnite: Battle Royale, the hottest online game of the year among…