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Epic Games has added Jack the Clown to the Fortnite Item Shop as part of a Halloween Horror Nights collaboration, offering the character as a standalone outfit or a discounted bundle.
1 min readEpic Games is investigating a bug that makes NPC Sidekicks invisible on developer-made Fortnite islands, disrupting creature battles, farming games, and companion adventures that depend on these characters.
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Fortnite's 2026 Fortnitemares update added the Bonerattler SMG, a common rapid-fire weapon required for Week 1 challenges. Dealing 500 cumulative damage with it earns 15,000 XP and counts toward season-long rewards.
1 min readThe Fortnite Item Shop refreshes every day at 00:00 UTC, with local reset times varying by timezone. In the US, that's 8 PM ET or 5 PM PT. Some sections, like collaboration bundles, stay in the shop for multiple days.
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Fortnite's Halloween event kicks off October 1 with collabs including Hollow Knight as a Sidekick, plus Five Nights at Freddy's, Hazbin Hotel, Predator, Beetlejuice, and Freddy Krueger.
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The viral internet sensation joins Fortnite's roster of companion characters as a free reward obtainable through the Dumpster Dive Sprite during the Halloween event.
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Epic Games takes Fortnite offline on October 1 for a major update launching the annual Fortnitemares event, featuring Five Nights at Freddy's, Slenderman, Freddy Krueger, and more.
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The musician's collection launched September 24 with skins priced at 1,500 V-Bucks each, plus back bling, emotes, a pickaxe, microphone instrument and three Jam Tracks. Top finishers in the Madison Beer Icon Cup earned free cosmetics.
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A heart-rate study of 16 popular games reveals that Mario Kart produced a higher average heart-rate increase than Fortnite, despite the racing game's cheerful presentation. Researchers measured sustained pressure and peak spikes across gameplay sessions.
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A PC Gamer writer documents their ongoing quest to mod Grand Theft Auto 5 into oblivion, most recently adding a Fortnite emote that makes Franklin unstoppable.
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Atlus has brought a Persona 5 Royal crossover event to both Rocket League and Fortnite, introducing new cosmetics, challenge rewards, and outfits.
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Epic Games has shared key art for its annual Halloween event, confirming crossovers with Five Nights at Freddy's, Nightmare on Elm Street, Slenderman, The Purge, and Black Clover. The event starts October 1.
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