Disney is going big with a big franchise!
The Walt Disney Co. and Fortnite‘s Epic Games are joining forces to create a “games and entertainment universe” bringing Disney characters from franchises like Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar and Avatar together, the company confirmed via THR on Wednesday (February 7).
Disney CEO Bob Iger announced the partnership in an interview on CNBC earlier in the day.
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Surprise: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is in Fortnite!
The 49-year-old actor was revealed as the voice of The Foundation in the conclusion to Fortnite Chapter Two.
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Brie Larson is turning Tessa Thompson into a Fortnite fan!
The 31-year-old Captain Marvel actress joined the 37-year-old Men in Black star to teach her how to play the wildly popular game on her YouTube channel on Thursday (April 15).
“Tessa’s first Victory Royale! Sending all my love to Tessa Thompson for taking over my Fortnite and helping me win. And hoping this little ‘How To’ gained me a new gaming friend? We tamed wolves, had a few ‘snacks’ and got to explore this season’s new map together,” Brie captioned the video.
The virtual tag-team is also fun for Marvel fans, who know the two actresses as Captain Marvel and Valkyrie.
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Epic Games, the maker of the smash hit game Fortnite, has filed a lawsuit against Apple after the tech company removed the game from its App Store.
The game was removed from Apple’s App Store after Epic “began offering players a discount on in-game purchases if they opted to make a direct payment and not buy their digital offerings through the App Store,” according to Market Watch.
Apple has been criticized for years for charging developers 30% of purchases made through the App Store. The number goes down to 15% after the first year of subscriptions.
The Fortnite app has been downloaded more than 125 million times and has generated more than $1 billion in player spending on just Apple iOS devices.
Epic’s lawsuit seeks “to end Apple’s unfair and anticompetitive actions that Apple undertakes to unlawfully maintain its monopoly.” This monopoly is in reference to in-app purchases and app distribution.
An Apple spokesperson says that the company will “make every effort to work with Epic to resolve these violations so they can return Fortnite to the App Store.”
A big star did an animated concert in the middle of the Fortnite app earlier this year.
Fortnite gamers were treated to something pretty cool on Thursday night (April 23)… a Travis Scott concert inside the game!
The 27-year-old rapper appeared as a giant animated avatar inside the game and he performed a virtual concert with some pretty cool graphics involving lights, special effects, and of course, his music.
Additional shows will happen over the next couple days for Fortnite gamers.
Marshmello did a concert inside the game last year and it attracted 10 million people. It’s believed that Travis’ concert will have an even bigger audience.
HOLY… the Travis Scott event in Fortnite was the one of the COOLEST events yet! Absolute UNREAL! pic.twitter.com/dvGLzuPCO4
— Jon (@MrDalekJD) April 23, 2020
Travis Scott is taking over Fortnite.
The 27-year-old rapper will be heading into the massively popular game for Astronomical, a three-day concert event beginning on Thursday (April 23) amid the global health crisis.
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The concert will be shown five times across three days, beginning at 7 p.m. ET tonight. It will also air on Friday (April 24) at 10 a.m. ET, and Saturday (April 25) at 10 a.m. ET, 11 a.m. ET, and 6 p.m. ET.
To watch for free, you can download Fortnite on various platforms, including PC, Mac Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. Then, choose Battle Royale, and choose the Astronomical mode by tapping “CHANGE.” Search for the venue location north of the Sweaty Sands on a tropical beach in yellow, then start swimming to the middle of the island and wait for the timer to hit zero. After a small intro, the concert will begin.
Doors will open thirty minutes before the show, and if you don’t make it, you can try the other four showings over the next few days.
He is expected to debut a song, rumored to be called “Astronomical.” He is also expected to perform hits like “Sicko Mode” and “Highest in the Room,” although it’s not yet known if the show is live or prerecorded. We’re excited to see what he does!
Travis recently released the song “Turks.” Click here to listen!
Is Lady Gaga teasing something related to gaming?
The 33-year-old Artpop superstar posed a question to 28-year-old Tyler “Ninja” Blevins on Wednesday on her Twitter account: “Who are you?”
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One day before (October 15), Gaga tweeted “What’s fortnight” amid headlines of the massively popular game Fortnite‘s recent black hole event leading to an announcement.
Among the celebrities that reacted to her tweet was Ninja, who provided a clever response: “Call me on the Telephone. I’ll give you a Million Reasons to play. You and I.”
Is Gaga doing something with Ninja and/or Fortnite, or is she simply trolling the gaming community?
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. @Ninja who are you
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) October 16, 2019
