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Displaying all articles tagged:
Fortnite
legal battles
Aug. 28, 2020
Bad News,
Fortnite
Fans: Apple Has Terminated Epic Games’ Developer Account
The tech giant and the video-game company are currently embroiled in a legal battle.
By
Halle Kiefer
lawsuits
Dec. 9, 2019
And Now
Fortnite
and Dancing Pumpkin Man Are Feuding
He follows in the (dancing) footsteps of Alfonso Ribeiro, 2 Milly and Backpack Kid.
By
Halle Kiefer
happy birthday to who?
Oct. 16, 2019
Lady Gaga Now Into
Fortnite
, No Longer Into Remembering Her Friends’ Birthdays
To be fair, Gaga probably has a lot on her plate with the rollout for
LG6
.
By
Chris Murphy
the end of a world
Oct. 14, 2019
Fortnite Is Dead. Long Live Fortnite.
Your favorite video game was sucked into a black hole this weekend.
By
Halle Kiefer
encounter
Aug. 2, 2019
At the
Fortnite
World Cup With the Game’s Youngest Star Yet
H1ghSky1, a.k.a. 12-year-old Patrick Bragaru, is too young to compete in the tournament, but still has plenty of fans.
By
Brian Feldman
streaming
Aug. 1, 2019
Twitch Star Ninja Quits Twitch for Microsoft Money
One of Fortnite’s biggest celebrities is jumping ship and joining forces with Microsoft instead.
By
Brian Feldman
legal battles
Mar. 8, 2019
Alfonso Ribeiro Shimmies Away From
Fortnite
Lawsuit Over Carlton Dance
Getting a copyright for a dance move remains a murky issue.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
ancestry
Feb. 19, 2019
How a Viral Video of Cybergoths Presaged the Emote Dance Craze
It turns out the cybergoths were years ahead of their time.
By
Brian Feldman
legal trouble
Feb. 16, 2019
Turns Out You Can’t Copyright ‘the Carlton’
First the Milly Rock, and now this.
By
Bethy Squires
intellectual property
Feb. 16, 2019
Even If the
Fortnite
Lawsuits Fail, This Issue Isn’t Going Away
Being able to perfectly reproduce movements into infinity is a new, legally unexplored issue.
By
Brian Feldman
legal trouble
Feb. 12, 2019
Fortnite Publisher Trying to Get 2 Milly’s Lawsuit Over Dance Moves Thrown Out
The company claims you cannot copyright a dance move.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
friendly fraud
Jan. 29, 2019
Senators Look Into Facebook’s Predatory Game Design
Children were inadvertently spending hundreds or thousands of dollars and Facebook saw no issue with it.
By
Brian Feldman
launchers
Jan. 11, 2019
Fortnite
Is Just the First Step in a Huge Shift in the PC Games Market
Epic is piggybacking on the popular game turned social network to launch its new storefront.
By
Brian Feldman
fortnite
Dec. 27, 2018
Fortnite
’s Fashion Industry Makes As Much Money As Amazon
Dance moves and character skins mean $3 billion in profit for Epic Games.
By
Jake Swearingen
fortnite
Dec. 18, 2018
The ‘Flossin’ Kid Is the Latest Person to Sue
Fortnite f
or Stealing His Dance
He’s the fourth person to accuse the game of dance theft.
By
Dee Lockett
sort of unusual
Dec. 17, 2018
Alfonso Ribeiro Sues
Fortnite
Over His Signature
Fresh Prince
Dance, The Carlton
Will would be absolutely aghast at this whole situation.
By
Halle Kiefer
fandom
Nov. 30, 2018
Why ‘Fortnite,’ the Hottest Game in the World, Is a Dud on Tumblr
The hit game placed 30th on the social network’s year-end rankings.
By
Brian Feldman
vulture festival la
Nov. 18, 2018
Donald Faison Would Love To Get
Fortnite
Royalties for His ‘Poison’ Dance
The famed
Scrubs
scene was entirely improvised.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
select all
Sept. 26, 2018
Fortnite
Is Finally, Actually Cross-Platform
Everything syncs now.
By
Brian Feldman
divorce
Sept. 14, 2018
At Least 200 Couples Have Divorced Over
Fortnite
in 2018
According to a new report.
By
Madeleine Aggeler
select all
Aug. 9, 2018
If You Own One of These Phones, You Can Start Playing
Fortnite
on Android Today
Good news, Galaxy owners.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
select all
July 12, 2018
Fortnite
Has Become the Instagram of Video Games
Since last September, the last-man-standing battle royale has been played by more than 125 million people.
By
Brian Feldman
select all
Mar. 15, 2018
Everything You Need to Know About Drake’s Night Playing
Fortnite
With Ninja
(And with Travis Scott.)
By
Brian Feldman