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cool fortnite journalist & game dev • creator @playsnapshots + @playlategame

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5 months
I need this damn key art GONE
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6 months
losing my mind over how good the Fortnite UI used to be
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“over the next few updates” it's been six months FortniteGame
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8 months
@DefaultsBR hey, thanks! ♥️ we've heard the feedback on Locker UI and can confirm that we're working on it! you can expect to see more improvements and design evolution rolled out over the next few updates.
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11 months
i speak for the ENTIRE fortnite community when i say WE want THIS season back‼️‼️‼️
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6 months
maybe this is just me but I prefer this map shape a lot more than what we got
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7 months
I don't care what anybody says, Mega City was a really cool POI
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3 months
Fortnite Chapter 2 with 2024 Graphics 👀🏞️
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4 months
Drop back into Lazy Lake. April 5.
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4 months
You've come highly recommended. Drop back into The Agency on April 5.
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4 months
Get ready to drop back into Fortnite Chapter 2. Apollo Late Game, a new Late Game Arena playlist built in UEFN and set in Fortnite's second chapter, launches April 5, 2024 - that's two weeks from today!
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4 months
The Storm brews over a familiar Island... Apollo Late Game launches TOMORROW, April 5!
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7 months
honestly this was incredible foreshadowing
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4 months
Apollo Late Game. OUT NOW. Island Code: 7613-3143-9286 S1 Patch Notes:
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7 months
So we've had this map for about a month now. What do we think of the Chapter 5 Island?
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4 months
I LOVE YOU GUYS
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9 months
@icKrisp It's incredible how every update makes the UI somehow even more cluttered and soulless. Fortnite in 2023. Yay.
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6 months
Fortnite's UI during Season 8-X was so cool. Like a mix between classic Chapter 1 and the updated Chapter 2 look
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4 months
Animated look at STEAMY STACKS in Apollo Late Game :)
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3 months
someone straight up ripped and stole my late game map somehow 😭 how is this possible bro
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10 months
TIL I learned there's been a Steamy Stacks POI Island in the files since early CH2 and Epic has never released it 💔
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7 months
This upcoming weapon is labelled "Paprika DMR", can't wait to keep thinking its a shotgun when I get it
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5 months
FRACTURE GUN GAME The Island is split but the battle goes on! Fight through an arsenal of weapons lifted from Fortnite Chapter 3, and watch out for the Zero Point! Play Now: 1134-7655-1086 #CreatedInFortnite
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4 months
the goat is back
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4 months
It's official - Fortnite deems 'The Pit' a genre
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@LeoxyFN Your island is reinstated and live now. Creative freedom is essential to game dev, and we believe this is a game genre that other creators should be able to build on, just like battle royale.
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4 months
this has gotta be one of my favourite shots from any Fortnite cinematic, so underrated
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6 months
literally the same map twice as the "Best of UEFN". nice 😭
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7 months
Hot take maybe? this season kinda sucked it was fun for the first few days but then there was just... no related content? Like wow the 5th star wars collab and a nothing fortnitemares yippee
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4 months
Late Game 💙
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4 months
New Late Game update today 🧡💛
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Jakus
4 months
Today I made a discovery that will change your perception of Fortnite forever.... there's a FOURTH Dino prop
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6 months
it's my birthday :D
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10 months
i think you just don't like fortnite
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4 months
MADE IT INTO DISCOVER!! I'm giddy rn!! Fixing all the issues I've seen ASAP :)
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7 months
Interesting
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4 months
A wintry town full of sweats and sweet treats. MISTY MEADOWS returns in Apollo Late Game! Drop back in April 5.
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4 months
<3
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3 months
big missed opportunity for me was not having chunks of POI fall out of the Mothership after Sky Fire. imagine running through a field near holly and suddenly there's a huge smashed up pirate ship on the ground. would be cool
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7 months
While I'm dishing out my hot takes, this season isn't NEARLY as bad as fn twitter makes out Most (if not all) of its criticisms can be applied to many other seasons
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3 months
I like fortnite primal 🗣️
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5 months
in Hazy Hillside there's this photo, looks like the Oathbound Biome from CH4S1 with CH2 graphics
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4 months
Late Game Performance fix coming TONIGHT ‼
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4 months
Deck the streets with hedges and holly. HOLLY HEDGES returns in Apollo Late Game! Drop back in April 5.
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4 months
Kick back, crack open an ice cold Chug Splash, and take the day off. SWEATY SANDS returns in Apollo Late Game! Drop back in April 5.
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3 months
an ArtStation post from last year gives us a little look at The Spire earlier in development.. 👀 Source:
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Jakus
7 months
Epic Games bravely introducing the worst UI you've ever seen when the current one is completely fine
@ShiinaBR
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7 months
CONFIRMED CREATIVES UPDATES IN Q1 2024: - New Menu UI - 'Square Thumbnails' in Discovery - Analytics Device - Verse Persistence - Custom NPCs (Thanks to @joannevebby for the heads up!)
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Looks like the Creative/S14 TODM has finally been fixed, the clouds are back
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4 months
DANGEROUS: Highly toxic. Do not ingest. Served best cold. SLURPY SWAMP returns in Apollo Late Game! Drop back in April 5.
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5 months
chat is this real
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4 months
Hot droppin' straight into the city that never sweats. LAZY LAKE returns in Apollo Late Game! Drop back in April 5.
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4 months
Kevolution Energy: exploiting dark energy for profit since 2019. STEAMY STACKS returns in Apollo Late Game! Drop back in April 5.
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4 months
From Athena to Apollo, the most serene suburb is back. PLEASANT PARK returns in Apollo Late Game! Drop back in April 5.
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The Island's hub for totally legal Slurp Fish exports. DIRTY DOCKS returns in Apollo Late Game! Drop back in April 5.
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4 months
Drive in, grab your popcorn, and prepare for the show. RISKY REELS returns in Apollo Late Game! Drop back in April 5.
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Jakus
5 months
this feels illegal
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5 months
aw nah we about to have Earth Season X
@IGN
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In one of the coolest sentences we've ever written, astronomers have found a metallic scar marking the surface of an ancient cannibal star.
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6 months
spicy!
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5 months
Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 6 PRIMAL released 3 years ago today? What's your opinion on this season? Personally I think it's overhated 🤔
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6 months
Get ready to drop back in. What POI do you want to re-visit in #ApolloLateGame , launching in Fortnite later this year?
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6 months
honestly I would LOVE if the next Fortnite Battle Royale map had the same nature/landscape aesthetic as LEGO FN
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4 months
chat is the island cooked?
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3 months
Project Era lives on!!
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7 months
"Dazzle Set" has never been a thing, right? Am I going crazy? Found on a Behance page from Epic UX designer:
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7 months
squad roll out
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3 months
A year ago I covered the downfall of “The Future of Fortnite”. So, where do Atlas OG BR and Reboot Royale stand today, and how is the Chapter 1 Remake Community still thriving? Part 2 of my Retrospective:
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Welcome. You've come highly recommended. THE AGENCY returns in Apollo Late Game! Drop back in April 5.
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Jakus
3 months
I brought Fortnite Chapter 2 back. Here's how I did it. 👉
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8 months
spot the difference challenge (impossible) 🙀🙀🙀
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@NickzMustang You said it yourself. A changed version. Not original. A move around. Cranky cliffs? The name already sounds nearly the same, meaning the same thing. It's situated in the same area as craggy cliffs, and considering how "inspired" the map is from ch2, it doesn't surprise me
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my bad
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english isn't my mother language
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New project today? 👀
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3 months
the Project Era.. era, begins. 😎
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6 months
@scoutzfortnite Totally agree and I hate it
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5 months
Epic's UEFN is damn near identical to UE5. This means very little will change. Stop treating UEFN like the boogieman PLEASE
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FORTNITE BATTLE ROYALE SEASONS WILL BE MADE IN UEFN STARTING IN 2025 👀
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3 months
Project Era is shutting down tomorrow. Come join us for our final ever games:
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5 months
fortnite's been down all day and has 2x the viewers than the game that was supposed to "kill" it
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this ArtStation image from an Epic artist suggests ATKs were planned for Chapter 2 - Season 1 source:
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7 months
why do old FNBR weapon graphics look like they were rendered in 2005
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1 year
Who's ready to drop back into an iconic Fortnite POI? #CreatedInFortnite
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4 years
The Doctor goes into self isolation! #DoctorWho
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6 months
I mean... we all saw this one coming, right? First up – return to RISKY REELS in #ApolloLateGame !
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1 year
Just installed the new Fortnite update, the Island I once knew better not be flipped
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3 months
Project Era rules. can't wait to start releasing 100 Drops on this!
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8 months
@CallmeNearly The comments are so sad to read. Imagine being this heartless that you'd wish [game-end] on an employee for working hard to create amazing animations just because the movement speed is slower - which was very likely not their decision. Disgusting behaviour.
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4 months
Been experimenting with using Splines to create farm fields and other terrain planes (like Epic does) #UEFN
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6 months
me when I'm in a "worst program ever created" competition and my opponent is:
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Society if Epic added Runtime Virtual Texturing to UEFN
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3 months
Announcing the Fortnite GAME JAM 2024, hosted by Jakus! Between May 17-19, 2024, create and submit a UEFN Game that follows the theme for a shot at winning $1500, video showcase, partnership opportunities, and more! Learn more + T&Cs @
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1 year
Mini UEFN Discovery: Due to 2.0 using a colour wheel, the number of colour options is MASSIVELY increased so there are much more possibilities :)
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8 months
they made the haunted hills castle into a pirate fort and honestly i think that's pretty cool
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