Published on: 2025-06-04 22:50:00
Editor's take: Game developers are actively promoting AI and large language models as the next big leap for the industry. Despite ambitious visions of fully automated characters and self-generating virtual worlds, the current reality falls short and is often limited to profanity-laced chatbots meant to nudge you into pressing a button. Epic Games recently announced several AI-related updates for Fortnite. Creators still building in the 2017 multiplayer game will soon be able to populate their b
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From Darth Jar Jar to Star Destroyer bombardments, Fortnite players have seen it all during the Star Wars season -- except for one last climactic battle. The Death Star Sabotage event will begin on June 7 at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m PT), pitting players against the giant battlestation fans know so well. It's no moon. What time is the Fortnite Star Wars event? The Death Star Sabotage event will begin at 2 p.m ET (11 a.m PT) on Saturday, June 7, 2025. However, Fortnite events like these have some stric
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Epic has yet to find a platform it hasn't wanted to put Fortnite on — only ones it wasn't allowed to put the game on — so its not surprising the developer is going all out with the Nintendo Switch 2. Not only will the Switch 2 version of Fortnite support both graphical and performance improvements that bring it in line with the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X / S, it'll also offer mouse controls if you're playing with the Joy-Con 2. Mouse control will let you aim with one or both Joy-Con 2 and
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From Darth Jar Jar to Star Destroyer bombardments, Fortnite players have seen it all during the Star Wars season -- except for one last climactic battle. The Death Star Sabotage event will begin on June 7 at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m PT), pitting players against the giant battlestation fans know so well. It's no moon. What time is the Fortnite Star Wars event? The Death Star Sabotage event will begin at 2 p.m ET (11 a.m PT) on Saturday, June 7, 2025. However, Fortnite events like these have some stric
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-06 08:15:00
Editor's take: While Fortnite's comeback on iOS is a significant milestone, the story is defined as much by the unexpected length of its absence as by its triumphant return. For CEO Tim Sweeney, the five-year ban was never part of the plan – a reminder of just how unpredictable the intersection of technology, business, and the courts can be. When Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney decided to challenge Apple's App Store policies back in 2020, he anticipated a fierce response. But what he didn't expect w
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is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years. Fortnite is coming to the Switch 2 with some massive visual improvements and new features that are going to make it feel like a new game for the Nintendo crowd. While we knew that Fortnite would be playable on the Switch 2 at launch, today Epic announced all of the new features that are being incorporated into the game via an update.
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Editor's take: While Fortnite's comeback on iOS is a significant milestone, the story is defined as much by the unexpected length of its absence as by its triumphant return. For CEO Tim Sweeney, the five-year ban was never part of the plan – a reminder of just how unpredictable the intersection of technology, business, and the courts can be. When Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney decided to challenge Apple's App Store policies back in 2020, he anticipated a fierce response. But what he didn't expect w
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For better or worse, Fortnite will let creators make NPCs that ditch the script and go freestyle. A new tool in the Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) will allow developers to create their own generative AI-powered NPCs. Their voice types, delivery styles and personality traits are all customizable. Epic demoed the tech on Tuesday during its "State of Unreal" keynote. The company said the NPC generated its responses in real-time during the presentation. It was created using "about 20 lines" of p
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Fortnite was missing from the iOS App Store for nearly five years before returning to the US last month. Apple kicked the game off in 2020 after Epic snuck in an in-app payment mechanism that violated App Store rules at the time. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney knew that the choice would result in “fireworks,” but he initially expected the app would return quite a bit sooner. “I had actually hoped that we would get an injunction against Apple blocking Fortnite and that we’d only be off for a few weeks,” S
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Fortnite creators will soon have a lot more toys to play with in Unreal Editor in Fortnite (UEFN). At the State of Unreal keynote today at Unreal Fest 2025, Epic Games announced a slew of new intellectual-property assets for the popular level creation tool. Content from the hit Netflix show Squid Game will be coming to UEFN on June 27 alongside the release of the series finale. Creators will also get to use features, templates, and assets from Avatar: The Last Airbender next year. Star Wars wi
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is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Epic Games is going to allow Fortnite creators to make AI-powered NPCs that work similar to the recently-launched AI Darth Vader. The company showed off the tech at its State of Unreal show on Tuesday. Using the Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN), creators can make characters with personalities that they can voice chat with. Creators will be able to set the type of voice, thei
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There’s a lot going on in gaming this week: Summer Game Fest, an Xbox showcase, and a little console launch from Nintendo. But before it all begins, Fortnite maker Epic Games is hosting its annual State of Unreal event. Last year, Epic spread a lot of news across two events in San Francisco and Seattle. This year, the focus will be on a keynote in Orlando. While we don’t know exactly what will be shown, you can expect the latest on the company’s major products: Fortnite, the Unreal Engine, and
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Last week, United Airlines and JetBlue Airways announced a strategic partnership named Blue Sky, aiming to enhance connectivity and combine customer benefits, but without merging operations. The agreement is still awaiting regulatory approval, but both airlines expect to start rolling out the partnership later this fall. If it's approved, passengers will be able to earn and spend frequent flyer miles between the two airlines. "This collaboration with United is a bold step forward for the indus
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I’ve been long fascinated by the endless online debates about whether the infinite decimal expansion 0.9999… is exactly equal to 1. The canonical answer is yes. But there’s a considerable number of blogs that will try to convince you otherwise — and in the process, expose the sinister machinations of Big Math. What’s unique about this situation is that while it feels like bog-standard online crackpottery, it’s sort of running in reverse. The belief that 0.x must be less than 1.y makes perfect s
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Epic Games announced this week that it is launching the Fortnite Data API, which makes several data points about Fortnite islands public for creators to access. This data includes engagement and retention metrics, allowing other creators to better understand what makes certain kinds of games successful with players. According to Epic, it plans to reveal more about the data’s uses at the upcoming Unreal Fest in Orlando. The Fortnite Data API includes various data points on each island, including
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A young man begins his community service gig as a janitor at a nursing home, which seems like a boring, ordinary place at first—though he’s cautioned against ever visiting the fourth floor. Since The Home is a horror movie, you can guess he’ll discover there’s a lot more to that warning than he realizes at first—and since The Home is from the guy who created The Purge, you can assume the darkest sides of humanity will absolutely be making themselves known. Check out the first trailer for The Ho
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Jackson Newman is our Senior Editor at Thrifty Traveler, where he writes and edits news articles, guides, and other stories. He joined Thrifty Traveler in April 2023 after more than a decade working i... Kyle Potter is the executive editor of Thrifty Traveler, covering everything from aviation news to travel deals to in-depth guides on using airline miles. A professional journalist, he joined the comp... Some links in this post come from our advertiser or affiliate partners, which may pay us i
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United Airlines and JetBlue Airways on Thursday announced a strategic partnership named Blue Sky, aiming to enhance connectivity and combine customer benefits, but without merging operations. The agreement is still awaiting regulatory approval, but both airlines expect to start rolling out the partnership later this fall. If it's approved, passengers will be able to earn and spend frequent flyer miles between the two airlines. "This collaboration with United is a bold step forward for the indu
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Has your competition in Fortnite ever felt a bit… off? If so, Epic's minimum real player counts may be to blame. A leaker with a proven track record claims (via Polygon) that the game's OG version can sometimes be populated with over 90 percent bots. The leaker AllyJax used a Discord bot called The Dub to find the number. (Among its other features, the tool lets you count the number of real players in a lobby.) "The minimum real player count has been reduced from 25 to as low as 8 in Fortnite O
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Apple CEO Tim Cook, left, and President Donald Trump speak to the press during a tour of the Flextronics computer manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas, where Apple's Mac Pros are assembled, Nov. 20, 2019. President Donald Trump said in a social media post Friday that Apple will have to pay a tariff of 25% or more for iPhones made outside the United States. "I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhone's that will be sold in the United States of America will be manuf
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“I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhone’s that will be sold in the United States of America will be manufactured and built in the United States, not India, or anyplace else,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “If that is not the case, a Tariff of at least 25% must be paid by Apple to the U.S. Thank your for your attention to this matter!”
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A five-year court battle between tech titans Apple and Epic Games may finally be coming to a close. After months of explosive back-and-forth that went as high as the Supreme Court, Apple has reinstated Epic Games' landmark game, Fortnite, back onto its App Store. Fortnite — a free-to-play game which makes money from gamers spending cash on flashy cosmetics — began prompting users to bypass Apple's iOS payment system and pay Epic directly back in August, 2020. The move helped Epic get around Ap
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Image by Getty / Futurism Developments UnitedHealth, the largest healthcare insurer in the United States, reportedly went to extreme lengths to deny care to seniors and cut costs to pad out its profit margins. As The Guardian reports, nurse practitioners say that UnitedHealth pressed them to change patients' status to "do not resuscitate" — even after those same patients had "clearly expressed a desire that all available treatments be used to keep them alive." "They’re pretending to make it l
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Epic Games made good on its recent promise by bringing Fortnite back to the iPhone and iPad in the U.S. after a federal court injunction forced Apple to change App Store rules around payments and commissions. Nearly five years after its removal, the game returns with a major change. Still, Fortnite is only available through the App Store in one region, and there are several reasons it could be removed again. Payment battle royale For the first time, players are presented with payment options b
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Epic Games made good on its recent promise by bringing Fortnite back to the iPhone and iPad in the U.S. after a federal court injunction forced Apple to change App Store rules around payments and commissions. Nearly five years after its removal, the game returns with a major change. Still, Fortnite is only available through the App Store in one region, and there are several reasons it could be removed again. Payment battle royale For the first time, players are presented with payment options b
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What just happened? After being missing for almost five years, Fortnite is back on the iOS store in the US. The 1,740 days since it was removed have seen Apple and Epic Games fight things out in the courts, but now it has finally returned to Apple's App Store in the US, as well as the Epic Games Store and AltStore in the European Union. Fortnite is now searchable and downloadable on iOS in the US, meaning iPhone and iPad owners can once again enjoy the battle royale giant on their devices. Unsu
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Fortnite back on US Apple app store after ban lifted The move triggered a legal battle brought by Fortnite developer Epic Games, which called the fee unfair and accused Apple of running the app store as a monopoly. This would have bypassed a 30% commission that the technology giant charges on all in-app purchases. The title was removed in August 2020 for violating Apple's policies by launching its own in-app payment system. Popular video game Fortnite is now available on Apple's app store in
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After over four years of fighting, including in the courts, Epic Games’ Fortnite is back on Apple’s U.S. App Store. Disagreements with Epic and Apple started with when the former wanted to take payments directly from its players, bypassing Apple and its 30% cut on purchases. After years of legal back and forth, a decision earlier this month sided with Epic, which seemed to signal Fortnite’s imminent return on iOS. Fortnite is BACK on the App Store in the U.S. on iPhones and iPads… and on the E
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Apple approved the Epic Games title Fortnite on Tuesday, returning the first-person shooter game to the App Store in the U.S., five years after its removal. Fortnite was kicked off the App Store in 2020 after Epic updated its game over the web to take payments directly, instead of through Apple's in-app payment mechanism, which takes fees up to 30%. The move angered Apple and kicked off a years-long legal battle. Last month, Epic scored a victory in court, when a judge ruled that Apple wasn't
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Fortnite is back on iPhone and iPad, as announced in its post today on X. The game had been in and out of the Apple App Store multiple times over the years as its parent company, Epic Games, and Apple clashed over developer fees. But now, following a court ruling against Apple, the massively popular game can finally be downloaded again on iOS devices. The US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled on April 30 that Apple's behavior toward web transactions was in bad faith a
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