Fortnite

• Epic Games has now paid over $1 billion to the creators of Fortnite’s “Islands”
• Fortnite’s new developer-made item sales: Loot boxes yes, outfits and emotes no

  Starting today, Fortnite developers (who have been able to make custom Islands/game modes on Fortnite's platform since 2018) will be able to make and sell their own in-game items to its tens of millions of players.

  
• Fortnite’s latest world builder is Quentin Tarantino

  Quentin Tarantino is coming to 'Fortnite' with 'Yuki's Revenge,' a "lost chapter" from his 'Kill Bill' saga.

  
• No bots here: Epic sues two game developers after paying them “tens of thousands of dollars” for alleged fake engagement

  Epic says the developers, Michigan-based Idris Nahdi and Ayob Nasser, created over 20,000 fake bot accounts and sent them off to each other's Islands, artificially inflating the Islands' engagement. Between them, they had 10 active Islands, and the bots were not deployed to any other Islands--just each other's.

  
• Fortnite challenges Roblox with in-game item sales, zero revenue split through 2027
• Fortnite did a deal for Squid Game rights. Then it deleted fan projects from its platform.
• ‘Fortnite’ used AI to make Darth Vader’s voice. SAG-AFTRA is mad it didn’t call first.
• Typical Gamer is the first “Fortnite Millionaire.” Here’s why that matters.
• Creator-made islands accounted for 1/3 of ‘Fortnite’ game time in 2024–and earned their developers $352 million
• Typical Gamer’s Fortnite studio has made $7 million so far. What’s next?
• Will Fortnite players tee up for virtual golf?
• ‘Fortnite’ is giving 40% of its revenue to creators