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Fortnite is now available for the Nintendo Switch
Even though it was leaked a few weeks ago, Nintendo officially announced today, during their Nintendo Direct: E3 2018 presentation, that the global phenomenon known as Fortnite is now available for the Switch.
As you might have guessed the battle royale game is free to download through the Nintendo eShop, and it offers the same 100-player mayhem that it does on other platforms. In fact, Switch owners can even cross-play against Fortnite players on the PC, Mac, Xbox One, and iOS:
Jump in to be the last one standing in the free 100-player Battle Royale. Build huge forts. Outwit your opponents. Earn your Victory. Squad up together online with friends in the same room or around the world!
Features
- Build & Destroy – Shape the battlefield by building your own cover. Opponent hiding behind a wall? Take out their cover to get the edge.
- Gear Up – Board the battle bus and drop in on your favorite zone. Gather resources, collect gear, and battle your opponents!
- Squad Up With Friends – Team up online with your friends around the world or in the same room!
- Weekly Updates & Events – Updates constantly fuel the fun with new gameplay modes, outfits, weapons and items.
The very colorful E3 Trailer has been embedded above.
Limited-time Avengers: Infinity War crossover event is now available in Fortnite
Avengers: Infinity War is the hottest ticket in movies right now, so it seems only natural that Marvel is teaming up with Epic Games to bring Thanos to Fortnite. Fortnite players will be able to take control of “The Mad Titan” in the limited-time “Fortnite X Avengers Mode,” which is available now on the PC, PS4, Xbox One, and mobile devices:
Wield true power… the Infinity Gauntlet. Starting now, you can become Thanos in the Infinity Gauntlet Limited Time Mashup.
Drop in Solo as you hunt for and fight over the Infinity Gauntlet. The first to equip the Gauntlet will transform into the mighty Thanos and wield the Gauntlet’s power! You will need some serious firepower to take down Thanos. Only Rare, Epic and Legendary weapons appear in this Limited Time Mashup. Take down Thanos, equip the Gauntlet and claim Victory!
It’s unknown how long “Fortnite X Avengers Mode” will be available, but a short trailer teasing the crossover event has been embedded above.
Xbox Store Today: Fortnite, Zed Blade, Conga Master
A trio of new games were added to the Xbox Games Store today…
First up is Fortnite, an “Action Building” game from Epic that’s been in development for more than five years. But it’s now available to download for the Xbox One, and it gives players the chance to defend their base from attack. After building a series of traps and walls, Fortnite’s can venture out into the world and go on the offensive against the mutant horde.
Also available to download for the Xbox One today is Zed Blade, a horizontally-scrolling shooter that was originally released for the NeoGeo in 1994; and Conga Master, an arcade dancing game from Undercoders.
You can learn more about all of these games after the break. (more…)
PS Store This Week: Superhot, Fortnite, Orcs Must Die Unchained, more
The mob is marching on the PlayStation Store as three games that are all about crowd control will make their digital debut this week.
Team Superhot will bring their unique first person shooter, Superhot (and its VR-focused spinoff, Superhot VR), to the PS4 this Friday. Both games pit the player against an army of “Red Guys,” but don’t worry, “Time Moves Only When You Move” in Superhot.
Joining Superhot on the PlayStation Store this Friday is Fortnite, a new “action building” game from Epic Games. In Fortnite’s post-apocalyptic reality, players have to build up the defenses in their base, but also go on the offensive against the game’s mutant attackers.
Also available to download for the PS4 this week is Orcs Must Die! Unchained. An army of Orcs are making a beeline for your base, but players will be able to “slice them, burn them, skewer them, and launch them” in this tower defense game.
You can learn more about all of these games (and a few other new releases) after the break. (more…)
New Retail Releases: Splatoon 2, Fortnite, Aerea
The Squid Kids will make their Nintendo Switch debut this week, as Nintendo will release Splatoon 2 for their console/handheld hybrid this Friday. The sequel will feature the return of Turf War, as well as a brand new single-player Campaign, and the wave-based Salmon Run cooperative mode.
Also set to launch this week is Fortnite, a survival simulation from Epic Games for the PS4 and Xbox One. Players will be able to craft crazy weaponry for attack missions and build their own “extravagant” forts to keep the monsters at bay.
Finally this week, Triangle Studios and Soedesco will release Aerea: Collector’s Edition for the PS4. The music-themed action RPG includes four different character and a hand-drawn graphical style.
That’s it for this the Retail Releases Report, but we’ll be back with an update on the latest additions to the PlayStation Store, Xbox Games Store, and Nintendo eShop later this week.
Spike TV VGAs: Epic does cute zombies with Fortnite
Are you sensing a theme? The dead continued to walk during this year’s Spike TV Video Game Awards as Epic Games debuted their latest project, Fortnite. Like Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us, it too features a story about surviving the zombie menace.
But instead of the ultra-realism that Naughty Dog is going for, Epic chose to use a more stylized look. And instead of a horrific fight for survival, Fortnite encourages players to fortify their strongholds during the day in anticipation of the horde’s appearance at night. It’s like a video game version of Robert Neville’s ordeal in the early chapters of I Am Legend.
No release date or platforms were announced for Fortnite, but I’m guessing it’s more than 14 days away.
Epic Games to unveil something “fresh” at Spike TV VGAs
With the Gears of War series coming to an epic close, Epic Games’ Design Director, Cliff Bleszinski, has confirmed that the developer will unveil their next project at the Spike TV Video Game Awards. CliffyB was cagey, but it sounds like his team at Epic’s North Carolina headquarters will be launching a new property not connected to any of their existing franchises.
Quouth CliffyB: “We have something new in store for you. It’s an entirely fresh and new experience.”
The Spike TV Video Game Awards will air this Saturday, December 10, at 8 PM.