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Fortnite Mobile Now Supports Bluetooth Controllers, 60Hz Gameplay on Select Devices

Tim January 29, 2019

Epic Games posted v7.30 patch notes for Fortnite this week, announcing Bluetooth controller support for those playing Fortnite Mobile. While Epic states that "most" Bluetooth controllers are supported, they did drop a few specific names. READ: Everyone gets to...

You No Longer Need an Invite to Play Fortnite on Android

Tim October 11, 2018

Epic Games announced this morning that Android players no longer need an invite to download and play Fortnite. Woot! Looking back at Fortnite's Android rollout, it was first available to select Samsung Galaxy devices, then a few more devices from different...

Fortnite Season 6 is Live for All Platforms, Offers Player Pets and Big Map Changes

Tim September 27, 2018

Season 6 for Fortnite's Battle Royale mode is now live, complete with an all-new Battle Pass for unlocking new content, big map changes, as well as a few mysteries for players to discover on their own. Cosmetically speaking, there are of course a ton of new...

Fortnite Adds Voice Chat for Android Players, More Device Support

Tim September 6, 2018

Patch notes for v5.40 of Fortnite are up for digesting, and as always, there's a lot to take in. Not only is there a completely new game mode called High Stakes (which sounds like great fun for squads of 4 players), but Android players also received a few good...

Epic Games is Mad at Google for Publishing a Fortnite Security Vulnerability so Quickly

Kellen August 27, 2018

When we told you that everything would be OK with Fortnite distribution happening through Epic Games, outside of Google Play, we did so because we operated under the assumption that Epic Games would take care of their users. We assumed that if you picked-up...

Google Says Your Xbox One S Controller Should Work Fine With Android Pie

Tim August 24, 2018

A developer at Google made a lot of mobile gamers happy this week, with a marking of "Fixed" on a bug report that was opened in August, 2016. The bug was centered around the Xbox One S controller and its button mapping for Android. With a fix now available and...

DEAL: Last Day to Pre-Order Galaxy Note 9 and Get Free 15,000 V-Bucks or AKG Headphones

Kellen August 23, 2018

The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 arrives in stores tomorrow and that means the pre-order period is almost over. Actually, today is the last day for pre-orders, so your chance to pick-up the freebies that were part of pre-ordering a Note 9 are slipping away. To recap,...

Fortnite Just Opened the Android Beta to Plenty Non-Samsung Devices

Tim August 13, 2018

If you don't own a Samsung Galaxy device, you longer need to worry about getting one to play the Fortnite beta for Android. In a tweet, Fortnite announced that it is opening the beta to plenty of non-Samsung devices, including Essential Phone, Huawei phones,...