insert_link Adult Contemporary Silk Sonic to Partner With Fortnite Including Outfits, In-Game Radio Station Silk Sonic, which is made up of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, is the latest music act to jump into the world of Fornite and online gaming. Epic Games, the company behind the highly-popular multi-player game, just revealed the collaboration with Silk Sonic. According to the announcement, the R&B duo will debut in Fornite's Icon Series at 4 PM PT on February 10th. As part of the game, Silk Sonic […] todayFebruary 4, 2022
insert_link Tech Made Simple Valve bans Blockchain Games and NFTs on Steam The Verge reports that games that use blockchain technology or let users exchange NFTs or cryptocurrencies won’t be allowed on Steam, according to a rule added to Valve’s “What you shouldn’t publish on Steam” list. The change was pointed out by SpacePirate, a developer working on an NFT-based game, who said that the change was because the company doesn’t allow game items that could have real-world value. But Steam could […] todayOctober 19, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple The Backbone One is a stunning and affordable controller that makes the iPhone feel like a Gaming Platform As the high-profile disputes about what content you can play on your iPhone rage on between Apple, Epic Games, Google, and Microsoft, a company called Backbone is focusing instead on making sure you get the most out of the games that are currently available. Like Razer did with its Kishi controller for iOS, and as other companies have with snap-on controllers of their own, Backbone is introducing one for $100 […] todayApril 28, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple Sony’s PS4 hit Horizon Zero Dawn is coming to PC on August 7th We already knew that Horizon Zero Dawn, long one of the PlayStation 4’s prized exclusives, would be making its way to PC. And now we know precisely when that will happen: the game will be released on August 7th. It’ll be sold through both Steam and the Epic Games Store for $49.99. Guerilla Games, the Sony-owned developer behind the hit title released a new trailer today for the complete edition […] todayJuly 9, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple ‘Fortnite’ Will Livestream Christopher Nolan’s ‘Inception,’ Two Other Movies for Free Movie theaters closed? No problem: “Fortnite,” the massively popular battle royale game, is hosting virtual screenings of three Christopher Nolan films this Friday, June 26. The trio of Nolan pics — not all of which will be available in all countries — are “Inception” with Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ellen Page; “Batman Begins,” the 2005 movie starring Christian Bale; and “The Prestige” starring Bale and Hugh Jackman. Epic Games […] todayJune 25, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Put down your Weapons and Party Royale in Fortnite’s new Experimental Mode It’s time to party in Fortnite. Epic just launched a new, violence-free mode for the game, dubbed “party royale,” which removes two of the biggest elements from the experience: weapons and buildings. The mode introduces a new, smaller map, and Epic describes it as an “experimental and evolving space.” The mode is playable right now, and the new island is already pretty full of things to do. At the […] todayMay 5, 2020
Tech Made Simple More than 12 million people attended Travis Scott’s Fortnite concert Travis Scott’s first virtual performance wasn’t just spectacular — it also broke a record. Developer Epic Games revealed that the concert, which took place inside of Fortnite, saw 12.3 million concurrent players participate. The developer says this is “an all-time record” for the battle royale game. The previous record holder was last year’s Marshmello concert, which topped 10.7 million virtual attendees. While that’s a big number, many more people saw […] todayApril 28, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Epic Games collaborates with J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Games to give you Spyjinx Fortnite creator Epic has revealed a new mobile game developed in collaboration with J.J. Abrams’ game development company Bad Robot Games, a spinoff of his production studio Bad Robot that was formed back in 2018 with funding from Epic investor Tencent. Abrams previously collaborated with Epic to debut a trailer of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker within Fortnite. The title, called Spyjinx, is an espionage and secret agent-themed […] todayApril 16, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Deadpool has arrived in Fortnite When the current season of Fortnite debuted, one of the most curious elements was the appearance of Deadpool. The Marvel anti-hero was present in various elements of the game — you could find him hidden away in a bathroom in the main battle pass menu — but you couldn’t actually play as him. That has all changed now, with the debut of a new Deadpool skin. The skin is […] todayApril 10, 2020