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Guide How to Enable 2 Factor Authentication in Fortnite
How to get 2FA in Fortnite
How do you enable 2FA in Fortnite? With two-factor authentication — or two-step verification — you can make your Epic and Fortnite account more secure. How do you set it up in Fortnite? In this guide, we're going to explain how to enable this feature. If you're looking for How to Enable 2 Factor Authentication on PS5,...
News Fall Guys Developer Mediatonic Acquired By Epic Games
That's epic
Epic Games, the company best known for Fortnite and the Unreal Engine, has acquired Mediatonic, the studio behind Fall Guys. The announcement was made today by both Epic and Mediatonic. Both companies have assured that, as far as Fall Guys goes, nothing will immediately change, and the game is still in development for other platforms...
News Street Fighter Faves Ryu, Chun-Li Floss Their Way to Fortnite
Ready, fight
More iconic video game characters are entering the fray in Fortnite, with Street Fighter’s iconic duo of Ryu and Chun-Li now available from the Battle Royale’s in-game shop. While the news did initially leak online, Epic Games were quick to follow up the rumours with confirmation – and a pretty awesome trailer, which you can watch...
News Wow, This New Unreal Engine Tech Is Mind Blowing
The human touch
Epic Games has announced MetaHuman Creator, a new cloud-based extension of the Unreal Engine which will allow developers to design high-fidelity models faster than ever before. Think of it like the most advanced RPG character creator you could possibly ever imagine, and you’ll pretty much be on the right track. The results are...
Rumour Fortnite Costumes are Coming to Fall Guys
Data miner seemingly discovers secret crossover
Fall Guys has been pairing up with other established games since it arrived last August. Initially that involved other titles from publisher Devolver Digital, such as Hotline Miami and The Messenger, but things quickly grew beyond that. We've been able to dress up our jelly beans with outfits inspired...
News Predator, Terminator the Next Movie Villains to Invade Fortnite
T-800 deploys
If Avengers: Infinity War still thinks it holds the crown for the biggest media crossover ever, it might want to think again because something else is eating its lunch. Fortnite is continuing to truck along with a frankly ludicrous amount of events that bring the stars of the big-screen to the Battle Royale title — Predator and the...
News Don Jerseys from the World's Best Football Teams in Fortnite
Oh, and there's Celtic
If it's not three lions on the shirt, it's probably some sort of other animal or memorable logo being placed just above your left nipple when donning the jersey of your favourite football team. And while you can't go full kit w*nker, Fortnite will allow you to wear your heart on your sleeve in digital form starting tomorrow...
News Epic Acquires Rad Game Tools, Creators of Oodle Compression Technology
More middleware
Epic Games has been on a middleware shopping spree of late, and it’s just added Rad Game Tools to its collection of software services. You’ll no doubt be familiar with the organisation for its Bink Video program, which was a hallmark of the PlayStation 2 era. However, the company also created the Oodle texture compression...
News Master Chief Comes to PlayStation Platforms Thanks to Fortnite
Everyone wave Halo
Fortnite is crossing the streams, everyone. As part of its ongoing Season 5 events, Epic's ever-popular shooter is opening up all kinds of cross media possibilities. Recently, God of War's Kratos arrived as a playable character within the game, along with related accessories. It means that, yes, you can play as the P
News Even If You Don't Like Fortnite, This Kratos Trailer Is Pretty Cool
Along with a Mimir cameo
Update: Yeah, the new Fortnite trailer featuring Kratos is pretty darn cool, but you ain't seen nothing until you've seen the God of War performing some emotes: It's like discovering a whole new side to the iconic character. Original Story: Yeah, alright, we get it. You probably dislike Fortnite d
News Fortnite Announces Subscription Service with Exclusive Bonuses
$11.99 per month
Starting next week with the arrival of Chapter 2 - Season 5, Epic Games will provide an optional subscription service for Fortnite players that bundles together the Battle Pass, a bundle of V-Bucks, and exclusive items. Dubbed Fortnite Crew, it'll cost users $11.99 per month to sign up and start earning more bonuses than ever...
News Shadow Complex Remastered Is Now Fully Playable via PS5 Backwards Compatibility
Backwards compatibility issues fixed
Shadow Complex Remastered was perhaps the highest profile title not currently supported by PlayStation 5’s backwards compatibility, but it’s now been fixed and is fully playable on Sony’s next-gen system. A new 1.2GB update available today solves any issues that the title was experiencing, and now you can...
News Here's Why Rocket League Can't Run at 120FPS on PS5
Psyonix explains lack of performance mode on PS5
Update 13/11/20: Psyonix has responded to our request for comment on Rocket League's differences between PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. To recap, the game runs on PS5 just as it does on PS4 Pro — checkerboard 4K, at 60 frames-per-second — while on Microsoft's machines, there will be an update allowing...
News Fortnite Crafts New PS5 Trophy List, But No Battle Royale Gongs
Save the world
Many had hoped that, with the PlayStation 5 version of Fortnite, developer Epic Games would add some new Trophies for the Battle Royale mode that the majority of people play. We’re afraid not: the game’s next-gen gongs are exactly the same as on the PlayStation 4, meaning they all universally pertain to the largely abandoned Save...
News Here's How Fortnite Takes Complete Advantage of PS5
Support for Activities and DualSense pad
Whilst it's probably not the PlayStation 5 game most of the hardcore community is looking forward to, Fortnite will take full advantage of Sony's next-gen console from the word go. Available to download for free on 12th November 2020, the PS5 version will support the capabilities of the all-new DualSense...
News Rocket League Crosses Paths with Fortnite in Llama-Rama Event
Here's a llama, there's a llama
Rocket League goes free-to-play starting today, and it's about to get a big in-game event to celebrate. After being acquired by Epic Games last year, the popular title is stablemates with Fortnite, and the pair are about to cross streams with
News This Is What Fortnite Will Look Like on PS5
All aboard the battle bus
Somewhat mirroring the approach it took with Grand Theft Auto V earlier in the year, Sony showed Fortnite running on the PlayStation 5 for the first time during its livestream overnight – and it looks, well, pretty good. The title is utilising Unreal Engine 4, and while it’s just a glimpse, the improvements are obvious...
News Rocket League Goes Free-to-Play on 23rd September, Gets Amazing CG Trailer
Free for all starting this month
Rocket League has had quite the journey. It launched as a PlayStation Plus title, instantly became hugely popular, and has been through more changes than we can count. Licensed DLC cars, wacky new modes, massive updates, loot boxes, season passes, cross-play... The list goes on and on. Now, after everything, the game...
News Fortnite Grabs a Physical Release on PS5, Sort Of
Arrives "in time" for the next console
It's hardly the most important thing to Epic Games right now, but in amongst the midst of going to war with Apple, the gaming heavyweight announced that Fortnite will receive a physical release on PlayStation 5. Despite this bundle of V-Bucks and in-game items arriving on the current-gen console on 17th...
News Epic Games Makes Fortnite V-Bucks 20% Cheaper
Claim the savings
Here's a bit of welcome news for the parents having to put up with Fortnite-obsessed children -- V-Bucks won't cost quite as much anymore. Epic Games has permanently lowered the cost of the premium currency by 20% and it doesn't appear to be raising the price of items you can buy with V-Bucks to compensate. This looks like a...
Feature Rocket League: A Celebration to Five Years
Calculated!
Rocket League celebrated its fifth anniversary on Wednesday, and we can hardly believe it. Introducing many players to Soccar back in 2015, this once-indie game has become a defining multiplayer experience for PlayStation 4 and, according to Psyonix’s latest figures, an incredible 75 million players have registered since launch...
News Sony Pumps $250 Million into Fortnite Maker Epic Games
Now owns a minority stake in Unreal Engine creator
Sony has invested an eye-watering $250 million into Epic Games, the creators of Fortnite and the Unreal Engine. The transaction makes the Japanese giant a minority shareholder, alongside organisations such as Chinese juggernaut Tencent which purchased a 40 per cent stake in the firm back in 2012...
News PS5 Is a 'Masterpiece of Systems Design', Says Epic Games
A huge leap forward
Ever since debuting the new Unreal Engine 5 demo running on a PlayStation 5, Fortnite developer Epic Games hasn't stopped talking up Sony's next-gen machine. After describing the new hardware as "absolutely phenomenal", the studio now reckons it's a "masterpiece of systems design". That's high praise indeed. In a new interview...
Guide Fortnite Movie Nite: Which Christopher Nolan Film Is Playing In Which Countries?
What times are all the showings?
Which Christopher Nolan movie is playing in your country in Fortnite? When are the films being shown in Fortnite's Party Royale mode? Fortnite is holding a 'Movie Nite', where you can watch one of three Christopher Nolan movies. But which will you get to watch? In this guide, we're going to break everything down for...
News Fortnite Holding Christopher Nolan Movie Night This Friday
Movie depends on country
Fortnite is once again using its unique Party Royale area for a big, community-wide event. Off the back of screening a brand new trailer for Christopher Nolan's upcoming movie Tenet, Epic's cross-media juggernaut is holding a movie night showing a trio of the director's previous films. This Friday -- that's 26th June -- you...
News Christopher Nolan Movie Tenet Debuts Latest Trailer in Fortnite
What even is this game
Fortnite isn't just a Battle Royale shooter anymore. More and more, it's turning into a multimedia platform, crossing streams with other entertainment industries several times. We've had many music concerts, including the recent Travis Scott event, there have been lots of crossovers with maj
News Gears of War 3's PS3 Build Confirmed Real by Epic Games
But it was never planned for Sony's system
Update: After a back-and-forth between various sources, Epic Games has told Kotaku editor Stephen Totilo that the PlayStation 3 build of Gears of War 3 embedded above is real. However, it was never planned for release. "This footage is a byproduct of Epic's internal Unreal Engine 3 testing process, which...
News PS5 Is Absolutely Phenomenal, According to Epic Games
Blows past architectures out of the water
It’s unclear whether Sony paid Epic Games to showcase Unreal Engine 5 on the PlayStation 5 this week, but one thing’s for sure: the company is smitten with the Japanese giant’s new console. Speaking as part of a livestream this week, boss Tim Sweeney described the next-gen system as “absolutely...
News Gap Squeezing in PS5's Unreal Engine 5 Demo Was Not a Disguised Loading Screen, Says Epic
Phew
The recent Unreal Engine 5 demo has certainly left an impression. Running on a PlayStation 5, it was all real-time footage, captured while someone actually played through the thing. It was pretty much our first in-depth look at what Sony's next-gen console is capable of, and it was gorgeous. But many have been quick to point out a potential...
News PS5 Will Drive the Future of PC, Sony's System Is Remarkably Balanced
Epic Games boss chimes in
Epic Games just showcased the first real-time gameplay footage of PlayStation 5, and it looks extraordinary. While the company’s upcoming Unreal Engine 5 will naturally be compatible with multiple formats – including, of course, PlayStation 4 – the firm has been really talking up the design of Sony’s next-gen...
News Fortnite Is a PS5 Launch Game, Will Switch to Unreal Engine 5 Next Year
The battle goes on
Epic Games has just announced the existence of Unreal Engine 5, the next big leap in its gaming technology. If you've yet to see the PlayStation 5 gameplay demo, we suggest you do so -- it looks stunning. However, an offshoot of this news relates back to Epic's super-popular battle royale shooter, Fortnite. Amid all the info...
News Fortnite Breaks Record as 12 Million People Tune in for Travis Scott Concert
Sicko Mode
We’ve sung to the tune of Fortnite many a time here on Push Square, but the Battle Royale shooter keeps on going from strength to strength. The game has quickly become known for its impressive live events in-game, and yesterday, Epic Games put on the most extravagant show yet -- setting a new record in the process. An i
News PlayStation Fans Fidgety as Control, The Last Guardian Devs Pick Epic Over Sony
An Epic move
The next games from the creators of The Last Guardian and Control will launch on the PlayStation 5, but they will not be published by Sony, as many had expected. The awkwardly named genDESIGN is helmed by legendary creator Fumito Ueda, who previously operated as part of Japan Studio before going indepen
News Forget About The Last of Us 2, Fortnite Celebration Cup Is PS4 Exclusive
For the players
Forget about Dreams, Nioh 2, Final Fantasy VII Remake, and The Last of Us: Part II. Did you know that the Fortnite Celebration Cup can only be played on PlayStation 4? That's right, Sony's current-gen system just bagged itself an exclusive with the biggest video game in the world and it didn't have to fork out a single penny to make...
News Fortnite's TikTok Emote Contest Is the Most 2020 Thing Ever
Hello, fellow kids
Social media sensation TikTok and Battle Royale phenomenon Fortnite go together like, well, Dairy Milk and Cheese & Onion crisps – or peanut butter and jelly if you’re looking for a more relatable simile. It’s not overly surprising that Epic has announced a partnership with the juggernaut app, then, encouraging wannabe...
News Top Fortnite Streamer Ninja Gets His Own Character Skin in Epic's Battle Royale Shooter
Sneaky
Epic Games has filled its battle royale shooter phenomenon, Fortnite, with tons of cosmetic goodies. You don't need to spend any money in order to play the 100-player deathmatch, but all kinds of outfits, character skins, and more are readily available if you want to look good on the battlefield. The game has crossed paths with licensed...
Game of the Decade Fortnite Became the Biggest Video Game in the World
Culture shock
We’re listing the ten Games of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation titles released over the past ten years that we believe have left a historic mark on the industry. Whether it’s Destiny's impact on the Games as a Service space or Journey’s innovative approach to online connectivity, these are the releases that the industry...
News Loot Boxes Will Be Removed from Rocket League with Major Update on 4th December
Blueprint system replaces random rewards next month
Loot boxes are being ripped out of Rocket League. Known in the game as Crates, these randomised premium rewards are getting the boot in favour of a much more transparent system. We've known about this change for a while, but in Psyonix's latest blog post, we now have a date for the update: 4th D
News Sorry, But There's a Reason You're Winning Your First Match of Fortnite Chapter 2
They're not humans
Fortnite came back online this morning with its all-new Chapter 2 content, but one unexpected side effect of this is that a lot of players seem to be winning the first match they play after the gigantic 9GB update on PlayStation 4. That's great! Nice one, but we're afraid to inform you that there's a reason for that. The first...
News Fortnite Chapter 2 Is Now Live on PS4
Download that update
After two days of downtime and a late leaked trailer last night, Fortnite is now back up and running on Playstation 4. Now dubbed Fortnite Chapter 2, this latest season brings with it a lot of new additions by way of a 9GB update. For starters, however, check out the launch trailer above. The biggest addition is, of course, an...
News Fortnite Chapter 2 Trailer Leaks, Debuts New Map and Mechanics
New ways to earn rewards
Fortnite has been down and offline in its entirety since last night's impressive world event, but it looks like the planet's most popular video game is set to return to tomorrow. But before that happens, a leaked trailer has made its way online that details just some of the new mechanics, features, and rewards that Fortnite...
News Don't Worry, Your V-Bucks and Gear Are Safe Following the Fortnite Blackout
Sony reassures Fortnite players
We're not sure if you've logged into Fortnite recently, but there's a distinct lack of anything whatsoever in the Epic mega-hit right now. The battle royale shooter's tenth season ended with an astonishing finale which saw the entire island implode. Now, all that exists is a mysterious black hole while players are...
News Fortnite's Finale Shows Service Games At Their Best
The end of the world as we know it
Frustratingly, no one at Push Square plays cultural phenomenon Fortnite, so this article is running about 12 hours late. Nevertheless, it’s been fascinating to learn how Epic Games wrapped up the anticipated 10th Season to its Early Access Battle Royale blockbuster. (Yes, that previous sentence has us stumped...
Guide Can You Uncap the Framerate in Fortnite Chapter 2 on PS4?
Is there a way to turn on uncapped frame rate?
How do you uncap the framerate in Fortnite on PlayStation 4? Can you unlock Fortnite's frame rate? If you're playing Fortnite on PS4 and getting to grips with the brand new Chapter 2 content, you may have noticed that performance has taken a bit of a hit. Before the blackout, the game ran at a silky...
News Batman Invades Fortnite with Limited-Time Event
New location and cosmetics
Batman has just turned 80, so of course, there's no better place to celebrate the occasion than in Fortnite. From now through until 6th October, Bat-themed locations, items, and cosmetic skins can be found in the world's biggest battle royale. Tilted Town has been turned into Gotham City - a new area on the map that gives...
News Stranger Things 3 Is Turning Fortnite Upside Down in New Crossover
Thinking with portals
It's the fourth of July, which means two things: it's Independence Day, and it also marks the arrival of Stranger Things season three. It seems the folks over at Epic Games are excited for the new season's arrival, as it's currently hosting a crossover event with the hit Netflix show in Fortnite. Strange, upside down-esque...
News Fortnite Goes Black Suit and Tie for John Wick Crossover Event, Starts Today on PS4
Be seeing you
John Wick is bringing his brand of action to gaming in more ways than one. We only just had the announcement of John Wick Hex, a standalone tactical action game, and now, the popular movie series is crossing paths with the all-powerful Fortnite. In a new event that kicks off today, players will be able to partake in a limited time...
News Fortnite Season Nine Available Now on PS4, Adds Slipstreams, Fortbytes, New Battle Pass
The future is yours
Fortnite's ninth season of content has arrived, bringing with it a whole host of gameplay additions and changes to the map. There's a new Battle Pass to rank up too, giving you access to more skins and cosmetic rewards. The biggest gameplay inclusion is Slipstreams - giant contraptions that allow you to navigate the map quickly...
News Fortnite Teases Season Nine with Futuristic Image
The future is unknown
The ever-popular Fortnite has just teased its ninth season of content, which is set to kick off in two days on 9th May. It'll bring with it a new Battle Pass and even more map-changing events. The announcement comes off the back of the Unvaulting event which saw the return of the Drum Gun, but the infamous Tilted Towers and...
News Rocket League Developer Psyonix Acquired by Epic Games
Deal to close within a month
Epic Games, the company behind the Unreal Engine and, of course, Fortnite, is set to acquire Rocket League studio Psyonix. The developer has announced the news today via its Rocket League blog, which you can read through the link. The deal, which will be finalised by the start of June, will presumably mean Epic will...
