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'Fortnite' removes police cars with eye on U.S. race protests
Fortnite's virtual world previously contained police cars, but those could no longer be seen in the latest version of the game

In pandemic times, all the gaming world's a (concert) stage
The trend of holding concerts in games gains momentum following a Travis Scott concert held within battle royale shooter Fortnite

The Red Cross is teaching 'Fortnite' players to save, not take, lives
A new mode gives players a glimpse of the humanitarian activities carried out by Red Cross workers
'Fortnite' goes offline after asteroid blows up virtual world
Season 10 ends with a black hole sucking up the virtual world, leaving gamers both miffed and amused
American teen 'Bugha' becomes solo Fortnite champ, winning $3 million
At 16, Kyle Giersdorf, known in-game as 'Bugha,' is the first 'Fortnite' world champion in the solo division

'Fortnite' awards world champion duo $1.5 million each
With a total of 51 points, 'Nyhrox' and 'aqua' defeat runners up 'Rojo' and 'Wolfiez' who scored 47 points and also became millionaires, earning $1.125 million each

Epic Games Store goes live with small curation of starting titles
The existing games selection is starting out small with 3 titles in addition to Epic Games' stable of offerings, but is expected to grow steadily across 2019 with free games every two weeks in addition to new titles

Epic Games launching digital store to rival Steam
The Epic Games Store has a revenue sharing proposition where 88% of sales revenue goes towards the developer, with 12% meant for overhead on the store

'Fortnite' beta now available on Samsung Galaxy S, Note phones
The much-awaited battle royale title finally steps foot on Android
Nintendo reveals 'Super Mario Party,' 'Fire Emblem,' 'Fortnite' for the Switch
Of the 3 games, Fortnite will be available the soonest, at 10:00 AM Pacific time (1:00 am, Manila time)

Facebook launches FB.gg, its videogame streaming hub
The new, experimental initiative will let Facebook Live streamers with a gaming focus to be more easily discovered and watched online

Record-breaking $100 million in store for 'Fortnite' players
'Fortnite' breaks the record of 'Dota 2,' which awarded a total of $38 million in 2017
'Dota 2' gets 'battle royale' game mode
The popular game takes notice of the phenomenal rise of 'battle royale' games such as 'PUBG' and 'Fortnite'
'Fortnite: Battle Royale' launches on iOS
Itching for a fight? 'Fortnite: Battle Royale' is now available for eager gamers with supported iOS devices!

'ROS' faces competition as 'Fortnite' comes to phones with PS4, PC cross-play
The mobile port of the massively popular battle royale shooter is coming to iOS and Android devices to face the likes of 'PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' and 'Rules Of Survival'