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Valve Veteran Doesn't Think Sony Cares About Bungie After Destiny 2 Closure

Live-service games are inherently risky. The expectation is that they maintain a 'forever' playerbase that continues to funnel money into a developer, or, more realistically, a publisher's pocket, while also invariably growing that playerbase every year. Even those who succeed, like Fortnite, aren't infallible, as we'v...

3 months ago 👁 82
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A toast to the wild west weirdos of the MMO goldrush—from the game that unleashed pandora's lootbox, to a deeply strange mess based off a 1996 science fiction novel

Terminally Online(Image credit: Future)This is Terminally Online: PC Gamer's very own MMO column. Every other week, I'll be sharing my thoughts on the genre, interviewing fellow MMO-heads like me, taking a deep-dive into mechanics we've all taken for granted, and, occasionally, bringing in guest writers to talk about t...

3 months ago 👁 35
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 promises more 'grounded' cosmetics, and I feel like I've heard this before

In recent years, Call of Duty has been suffering from what I lamented last year to be a severe case of Fortnitification—you know, just about every game you know and love amalgamating and morphing into a multimedia glob where some bozo from a TV show can gun down a real-life celebrity and then proceed to be revived by t...

3 months ago 👁 45
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New Fortnite map - All Chapter 7 Season 2 locations

What does the new Fortnite map look like? If you take weekly breaks between sessions of Fortnite, you'll come to find that the map changes frequently. From POIs being swapped in and out to the entire map being replaced - if you aren't keeping up to date with all the updates, it can be difficult to identify what has act...

3 months ago 👁 45
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How to Get the Free Typical Gamer Back Bling in Fortnite

Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 2 is approaching its final week and with it comes the final update. While heading into the weekend, players are able to get free rewards for Community Day, but before then, players can also get a free Back Bling by completing Typical Gamer's secret quest. This will task players with emoting at...

3 months ago 👁 51
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Epic devs discuss the shock of mass layoffs: 'We only had a slight hint that the company revenue wasn't doing well'

The 1,000 developers that Epic Games laid off in March were, in the words of CEO Tim Sweeney, of "once-in-a-lifetime" quality—and a website that compiles their resumes proves it.The ex-Epic Awesome People List comprises 545 entries and shows just how wide and deep the layoffs cut. It hit young developers learning their...

3 months ago 👁 53
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Fortnite's return to the Apple App Store and iOS has caused an eight-year record surge in downloads, with a spike in daily activity, too

Fortnite has faced tons of difficulties in recent times, with engagement going down and massive layoffs at Epic affecting its short-term creative potential. However, its recent return to the Apple App Store has kickstarted a surge in downloads and activity. Read more

3 months ago 👁 44
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Is Fortnite shutting down in 2026?

Is Fortnite shutting down? With price increases to V-Bucks, internal layoffs at Epic, and reports of unmet financial expectations and projections, all of these events paint a rather volatile picture for Fortnite. It may sound unthinkable, but the Fortnite community has begun to wonder whether the game could actually be...

3 months ago 👁 45
esports Fortnite

Fortnite VPN: How to reduce lag and win more matches

Without a Fortnite VPN, you open yourself up to an unfortunate situation. We've all been there. You're just about to win your match of the best battle royale. It's just you and one other player. They're in your sights, and you're about to make the killing shot, then there's a bit of lag. All of a sudden, they're behind...

1 year ago 👁 46