Fortnite

• ‘Fortnite’ is giving 40% of its revenue to creators
• ‘Fortnite’ faces lawsuit from choreographer saying it stole his copyrighted moves for an emote

  Hanagami—who’s worked with major music artists like Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, NSYNC, and BlackPink—debuted the copyrighted routine in a YouTube video in 2017.

  
• ‘Fortnite’ offered to donate proceeds to Ukraine humanitarian efforts. A day later, it’s raised $36 million.

  Fortnite took to Twitter this morning to reveal that in just over 24 hours, players’ purchases have already sent $36 million to UNICEF, the United Nations World Food Programme, refugee agency UNHCR, and Direct Relief.

  
• Epic Games Pushes Into Film With Funding For Animated Feature ‘Gilgamesh’

  Fortnite publisher Epic Games is edging into the movie industry by investing in Gilgamesh, a forthcoming animated feature about the the fabled hero who hails from ancient Mesopotamian mythology.

  
• Insights: Social Media Platforms’ Election-Protection Plans A Start, But Not Nearly Enough Change For Long-Term
• Biden/Harris Campaign Deploys Custom ‘Fortnite’ Map To Teach Voters About Key Policies
• ‘Fortnite’ Taps J Balvin For Latest In-Game Concert In Honor Of Halloween
• BTS To Debut Exclusive “Dynamite” Music Video Inside ‘Fortnite’
• ‘Fortnite’ Spins Up ‘Spotlight’ Series Of Weekly In-Game Concerts
• Insights: The Teachable Moments In The TikTok/’Fortnite’ Teenpocalypse
• ‘Fortnite’ Publisher Epic Games Closes $1.78 Billion Funding Round At $17.3 Billion Valuation
• ‘Fortnite’ To Test Full-Length Film Screenings With Christopher Nolan’s ‘Inception,’ ‘Batman Begins,’ ‘The Prestige’