In ‘Fortnite’ Monopoly, Tilted Towers is the new Boardwalk

How do you get Fortnite-obsessed kids to play an old-school board game? By putting Fortnite in the board game, of course. Epic and Hasbro have revealed a Fortnite version of Monopoly that replaces the usual property trading with elements from the b...

The latest limited-time ‘Fortnite’ game mode is a daring jewel heist

Epic has another high-profile Fortnite mode on the way, but this one won't involve a gauntlet-wielding supervillain. It's launching a themed "High Stakes" event on September 5th, and the star of the show is a limited-time The Getaway mode that has s...

Initial ‘Fortnite’ Android installer let hackers install malware

When Epic said it would skip the Google Play Store with Fortnite's Android release, it raised eyebrows among security experts. Wasn't it creating risks by encouraging gamers (some of whom didn't understand the potential dangers) to install non-Store...

‘Fortnite’ will introduce a ‘robust competition system’ in the fall

There have certainly been Fortnite competitions, but you can't really say that it's designed for competition -- and that's a problem when Epic is spending big money on tournaments. You won't have to wait too long to see a mode, however. Epic Games is...

‘Fortnite’ update adds explosives-only mode, revives guided missiles

As promised, Fortnite has its guided missile back... plus something extra. Epic has released a 5.10 update that reintroduces the missile in a toned-down version (that is, slower and less powerful), but also introduces a limited time Fly Explosives mo...

‘Fortnite’ will bring back guided missiles in a softer, gentler form

Fortnite's guided missile certainly had its moments, but Epic dropped it with an April patch for a reason -- it was so powerful (and ammo so plentiful) that you could make life a living hell for anyone who wasn't an immediate threat. Flash forward a...