Today we're looking at the announcement for the event called Lama-Rama. This is the biggest crossover push we've seen for Epic Games' biggest titles yet, with Fortnite and Rocket League at the center of attention. Revealed on September 25, 2020, this event will see the Lama - everyone's favorite pinata - appear in Rocket League along with the big blue bus.
We're still in the middle of Fortnite's big Chapter 2 - Season 4 Marvel crossover, one that has resulted in a steady drop of new items, map changes, and superheroes. It's unlikely that we've seen everything this season has to offer, and now we (probably) know what to expect. Marvel and Epic Games have both spent the past few days heavily indicating that a familiar vampire hunter will be arriving in the battle royale game soon.
One of the most iconic video game vehicles at the moment -- the big blue Battle Bus in Fortnite -- is about to arrive in another hit video game: Rocket League. The swap was announced by Epic Games this week ahead of a planned crossover event between the two games, one that will celebrate Rocket League's official transition to a free game business model. Want to join in the celebration? You'll need to participate in the Llama-Rama.
Epic Games has announced that hit South Korean boy band BTS will be holding a virtual music video premiere in Fortnite's Party Royale mode. This won't be the first time Epic has brought in musicians to play in its battle-free game mode, but BTS is arguably the most popular thus far. The band previously teased an upcoming concert at a 'secret' venue, which they collectively revealed is Fortnite in a video published today.
The fourth season of Fortnite's second chapter has ushered in a variety of mythic-tier superpowers belonging to a variety of popular Marvel characters, including Iron Man. One superpower players get from Iron Man gives them the ability to boost themselves into the air and fly around a bit, but recently it has been discovered that pairing this boost with a Crash Pad has hilarious results.
The battle royale portion of Epic's hit game Fortnite will turn three years old later this month, and, as with the past two milestones, the company has planned a birthday celebration event for players. Though Epic hasn't revealed any official details about this event, we've seen a few leaks pop up since the most recent update hinting at the celebration and what it will offer players.
The feud between Epic Games and Apple has claimed another victim - Fortnite: Save the World on Mac. Epic has revealed that Apple is blocking its ability to sign "games and patches for distribution on Mac," which means that development on the Mac version of Save the World has essentially come to a halt. In just a few days, Epic says, Fortnite: Save the World will become unplayable on macOS.
Yesterday, Sony revealed the gameplay for a number of titles coming to the PlayStation 5, as well as one game we're already familiar with: Fortnite. The entire clip was quite brief at only around 40 seconds in length and it mostly served to highlight the graphics boost players can expect to get on the upcoming console. However, if you looked closely, there were a few interesting teasers.
The drama between Apple and Epic Games has not yet subsided as the two await their day in court. Epic Games is still pushing for an injunction that will allow Fortnite to return to iOS, including the new direct payment option that started this whole situation. Apple, on the other hand, is also pushing to practically block Unreal Engine on iOS, this time by halting its development in the interest of keeping iOS devices secure and uncompromised.
Two hit games -- Fortnite and Rocket League -- are about to have a big crossover with a weekend event dubbed "Llama-Rama." The crossover is to celebrate Rocket League becoming free-to-play (as previously announced), according to Epic Games, which teased players in a tweet today promising dual-game rewards for those who participate later this month.
Casual Mexican food restaurant Chipotle has announced its own Fortnite Challenger Series that will take place starting later this week, giving gamers the opportunity to win some cash and a whole lot of burritos. Called the Chipotle Challenger Series, the competition will take place over the next couple of weeks and will include 'popular streamers,' including NickEh30, Myth, Bugha, and more.
Epic has just wrapped up a problem that had some players worried they'd been banned from Fortnite. Around 6:30 PM ET on Monday, Epic brought its Fortnite servers back online with a fix for the problem that was warning players they didn't have permission to play the game. Now we're seeing the fallout from this issue -- Epic says that it has tweaked the schedule for some planned Competitive matches.