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Epic is under scrutiny again as rapper 2 Milly speaks out about how his signature dance move was stolen/added to Fortnite without his consent.
In season 5 of Fortnite, they added a new emote called Swipe It. Interestingly, this dance bears a strong resemblance to a move called the Milly Rock, seen in the music video of a song with the same name. The song and dance were created by rapper 2 Milly. After hearing about the stolen dance move, Milly spoke to CBS news about how he’s wanting to get proper recognition.
“Everybody was just like, ‘Yo, your dance is in the game. They actually sell that particular move. It’s for purchase. That’s when I really was like … oh nah, this can’t go on too long.
. . .
I don’t even want to bash them for all the millions. Know what I am saying? It’s not really like that. I just feel like I have to protect what’s mine.”
Milly has been trying to contact Epic about the issue. If not for compensation, then he wants to at least “put the actual rap songs behind the dances that make so much money as Emotes.”
This has brought into question how one protects a dance move as an intellectual property. the US Copyright Office considered dance moves a form of creative expression, and won’t accept copyright patents for them. So you can’t protect choreographic works the same way as music or lyrics.
Epic has a history with dance emote drama. One was regarding a dance-off contest they held. A more recent event was regarding the implementation of “jiggle physics” to the boobs of female characters with certain dances.
Epic has not commented on the situation at this time.
Doing silly dances and thanking the bus driver isn’t enough. We need an even better way to emulate the world’s biggest battle royale game. Fortunately, Nerf has announced an upcoming line of Fortnite Nerf blasters.
The announcement was made on the official Nerf Instagram account. All they posted was an image of the words “Fortnite X Nerf” in the same style as the video game. They also stated “Who’s ready to add some gold to their loadout?” as the image caption.
It’s not clear as to which weapon the toymaker will create. Unlike their line of Overwatch Nerf Blasters, Fortnite tends to lean on the semi-realistic side with their gun designs. If they base it on flagships, it’d likely be the SMG. But I could also imagine some of the wackier weapons like the rocket launcher or grappling hook.
No word on when the line will hit store shelves.
This isn’t the first time Nerf has partnered with a major video game franchise. They also released a line of Overwatch Nerf blasters based on Reaper and D.Va’s weapons.
Welcome to the Friday! I’m your host, Branden! Here’s the news.
- Fallout 76 BETA Date
- Sony All Stars Closing
- Fortnite Jiggle Physics
Fallout 76 BETA Details
So last we heard, the Break it Early Test Application for the upcoming Fallout 76 would be taking place in October. This led to some discussion regarding its timing. Since the game launches mid-November, having a beta a month prior seems too soon to actually help.
Well, now we know exactly when the BETA begins. It will start on October 23 on Xbox One, with the remaining consoles getting access on October 30. Being a stress test, it will happen on select days for 4 to 8 hour spans of time. This will happen until “a few days before” the games formal launch.
Let’s be real, this is absolutely a play-it-early preorder bonus more than it’s a bug fixing event. At least they’re actually treating it like a stress test with the designated play times. More information on the beta can be found on the Bethesda FAQ. Fallout 76 releases on consoles and PC on November 14.
PlayStation All Stars
According to a notice listed on the game’s store page, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale will be shutting down their online services on October 25.
As you might expect, this means no online multiplayer. Offline solo and couch co-op play will still function as normal.
I don’t blame you for this one, Sony.
Fortnite Boobs
In the most recent update for Fortnite, users noticed a new physics feature on their character models. The new Calamity Cowgirl skin had jiggle physics on their breasts. When paired with one of the bouncier emotes, Jubilation to be precise, the character’s chest went from the usual stiffness to a noticeable shake. Epic Games has since issued a statement, calling the feature embarrassing and an accident.
Current speculation is that this was added in by the devs as a joke, and it wasn’t removed before launch. This has happened in games before. Fortnite also has a history of accidentally leaving features in that it shouldn’t have. Funny enough, the biggest example was cross-play support on PlayStation.
That’s all for today folks, thanks for tuning in. Check back Monday for a new week of game news. Otherwise, have a great night!
Hello everyone! It’s been a rough start to the morning, but let’s get to that news, shall we?
- Kingdom Hearts 3 Box Art
- Fortnite’s Build-A-Fortress
Kingdom Hearts III Box Art
Square Enix released another press release for the upcoming Disney RPG. While the focus was intended on the trailer, which showed Sora with the Big Hero Six team, fans have taken a far greater interest in the box art reveal that was included. I’ve attached it in its normal size above, no cropping.
Port-A-Fortress
Not too long ago, Fortnite released a port-a-fort grenade. The deployable item instantly builds a tower for the player to take advantage of. Now they’re returning for something far more dramatic. A recent update for the battle royale game has introduced the Port-A-Fortress item, which instantly builds a large base. The update also includes a new area for Playground mode, called Spiky Stadium, as well as a few changes for Save The World mode.
That’s all for today. Thanks for tuning in. Come back tomorrow for another post, as usual. Otherwise, have a great day.
Here’s another one of those things week call the work week. And in that, is the news. Here is that news.
- Madden Tournament Shooting
- Smash Bros Best Seller of 2018
- The Weird Fortnite Cube
Mass Shooting in Florida
Over the weekend was the Madden NFL 19 tournament in Jacksonville, Florida. The event was cut short when a shooter open fired, killing two, injuring nine, and then turning the gun on themselves. As a rule for myself, I don’t report the names or identities of shooters when this happens. But in the interest of journalistic integrity, I feel it’s important to note that the shooter was a competitor for the tournament who had lost earlier on. If you want, the moment was captured on stream, and footage of the event can be viewed on Timothy Burke’s Twitter. Be wary.
My sympathies go out to the friends and family of Elijah Clayton and Taylor Robertson, AKA Trueboy and Spotme. I wish a healthy recovery for those injured as well.
Smash Bros Ultimate: 2018 Best Seller
We’ve seen a lot of amazing titles this year. God of War, Monster Hunter: World, and more have already established themselves as GOTY contender. And yet, Super Smash Bros is beating them in sales. Not releasing until December, the party fighting game’s preorders have already exceeded that of the previous titles. This doesn’t come as a great surprise. The Smash Bros series has always been one of Nintendo’s greatest properties. I may have to set a preorder, myself. There might not be any available on release day at this rate.
Fortnite and the Giant Cube
We’re starting to approach the end of the current season on Fortnite. Which means the weird, in-game events are back. It began with regular lightning strikes, gradually destroying cacti. After increasingly frequent strikes, a large purple cube formed on the map. Attacking the cube causes it to attack back, often knocking the player far away from their destination. You can actually see the cube forming on Ninja’s stream during a summer Skirmish event. The season ends late September, so expect things to keep building until then.
That’s all for today! Tune in tomorrow for more video game news! Otherwise, have a great day!
[Insert intro here]. Anyway, here’s the news.
- System Shock Remake Update
- New Fortnite Weapon
System Shock
Remember that remake that’s been in the work for ages? Progress is going well it seems according to the most recent developer update. They’re still working toward their september milestone of blocking out the entire game, but they managed to also texture many areas out at the same time. They’ve also concept’d out some in game stuff like dermal patches and how doors open. Check out the update post for plenty of images and stuff like that.
The Submachine Gun
Another Fortnite update is upon us. Nothing as major as last time, this update simply moved a gun to a different mode and added a new one to Battle Royale. The Typewriter has been removed and sent to Save the World mode, and the Tactical SMG has been removed from Battle Royale in favor of a new gun: the submachine gun. For real, y’all, this is just a nerf disguised as a new gun. You can read about it at Epic’s update post.
Dull day, sorry folks. perhaps there will be more tomorrow. Time will tell. Otherwise, have a great day!
Thursday! It doesn’t feel like a Thursday if you ask me. Regardless, here’s the news.
- Fortnite Season 5
- Yakuza Won’t Come to Switch
- Nintendo Shipping Out New Switch Hardware
Fortnite Season 5
So it finally dropped. But this time, there wasn’t a major event to change the world. As we know, items between real life and the game were gradually teleporting between the two dimensions. No major events marked the launch of Season 5, but we do get a new collection of items and features. This includes a new vehicle, a golf cart, as well as a new teleportation method: the rifts. Players can now use nearby rifts to warp to a different location on the map. For more details on the update, visit the official patch notes page.
Yakuza (not) for the Switch
In an interview with Gameblog.fr, Yakuza series producer Daisuke Sato spoke about the game’s future on non-PlayStation consoles. He had remarked that the 1 & 2 remakes for the Wii U were a failure (surprise, the Wii U was, as well), and that “as far as Switch is concerned, I’m convinced that it isn’t the ideal platform on which to develop Yakuza games.” As for the Xbox One, they consider it a possibility. Shame, I’m loving my Switch and would enjoy a Yakuza game on it.
Nintendo’s Improved Hardware
I previously reported on Nintendo using hackable hardware. The situation was that the CPU chip the Nintendo Switch used had an exploit that could allow for unauthorized control. This meant that Nintendo couldn’t simply issue a software patch to prevent hackers. In response to this issue, Nintendo is reportedly shipping out new Switches with a factory set hardware fix that prevents this issue. In the meantime, anyone caught hacking has their hardware and accounts banned. I’d rather not take such risks, personally.
That’s all for today, thanks for reading. Really, I appreciate the viewership I have. Tune in tomorrow for more video game news. Otherwise, have a great day!
Another day full of news and things! Hello all, here’s the news.
- Titanfall Online Cancelled in South Korea
- Niantic’s Ingress Netflix Movie
- More Fortnite in Real Life
Titanfall Offline
According to Korean news site GameFocus, the online Titanfall game developed for Asian markets has been canceled. After being in development for three years, it was decided that time and effort would be better spent on different things. Not much else to say about this one.
Ingress Movie
Niantic, best known for Pokemon Go, is getting a movie. Before Pokemon Go, they had Ingress, a similar AR game requiring players to travel to real-life locations to gain control of “portals.” Well, that game is getting an animated movie on Netflix. Created by Crafter and Fuki TV, it’ll arrive on the video streaming service this autumn. In Ingress, two factions fight over portals leaking exotic matter into the world. The player can choose which team to join and they can work together to maintain control of their local area.
More Fortnite
Yesterday we reported on the strange appearance of Durr Burger in California. Now llamas are appearing in various EU locations like London, Barcelona, and Warsaw. Season 5 of Fortnite starts on Thursday, so we’re reaching the apex of this strange story.
That’s all for today, tune in tomorrow for more. Otherwise, have a great day!
Man, oh man. This was a nice weekend. A lot of treating myself, relaxing, and still keeping productive. Felt good. Here’s the news.
- A Fortnite Burger Appears in California Desert
- Warframe’s Upcoming Fortuna Expansion
- How Nathan Drake “Doesn’t Ever Take Bullet Damage”
Durr Burger is Back
If you’re into Fortnite, you probably know about the dimensional rifts that have been popping up. As more and more would appear, they’ve been both consuming nearby landmarks and spawning new ones in random locations. This has varied from wooden anchors to carriages, to motel signs. Previously, the large mascot structure for Durr Burger, a fast food location in-game, was consumed by a rift. It has since been discovered in the real world, specifically a desert in California.
It gets weirder. Now that people know, others have been flocking to see. Now there’s a Fortnite-esque police car in the area and a man under the title of Agent #3678. He gives you a card with his title and a phone number (712-380-4091). If you call the number, you hear a dimensional rift portal opening up. Should you press the asterisks key, it’ll ask for an extension.
Well done Epic Games for crafting this weird mystery, attached below are social media postings of all of this.
https://twitter.com/selashiloni/status/1015261416024993792
https://twitter.com/selashiloni/status/1015317522751545345
https://twitter.com/A2K_Kilo/status/1015394270943985666
https://twitter.com/Dillon_RT/status/1015710426712043520
Warframe’s Fortuna Update
Are you ready for a new faction? Well, get ready, because Solaris United are making their way to Venus. This update will introduce the planet into a new world-building lore, where a clan of cyborgs are sent to work out their days in debt-internment camps. All we have to go off of is a reveal trailer for now.
Also get ready for a new expansion. Titled “Codename: Railjack,” the game intends to merge surface combat of Fortuna with air combat. Players will pilot ships, shoot their turrets, etc.
Drake Doesn’t Get Shot
This one is short but sweet. According to Jonathan Cooper, animator as Naughty Dog, Nathan Drake doesn’t take bullet damage. Instead, the player sees the redness on the UI to represent when the Uncharted series protagonist’s luck is about to run out. They aren’t direct hits that cause the damage, but near misses.
It’s just an excuse to shrug off gameplay conflicting with lore, but I like it. This is a more accepting approach than the Resident Evil or Hitman games, for example. These games simply state that gameplay itself is not canon.
Thanks for sifting through this one, everyone. Good news: I got a Nintendo Switch! Super late to the bandwagon, but I’m loving it. Tune in tomorrow for more video game news. Otherwise, have a great day!
Monday is back! I’d say I missed you Monday, but I’d be lying. Also it’s July now. Here’s the news.
- Fortnite’s Dimensional Rift
- Nintendo Trademarks Old Stuff
- SGDQ Raised Over $2 Million
Fortnite is Broken, Dimensionally Speaking
The rocket launch was an overall success. Tons of people got together to peacefully watch as a rocket blasted off the map and into the sky. Aside from a booster crashing down, another thing has changed on the Fortnite world now, and it’s far stranger. A dimensional rift has opened up in front of the Lonely Lodges, and it’s getting bigger. While it started out as a simple crack in space-time, it has now grown, having “eaten” the sign for the lodge. Even worse, another crack has appeared in the area. What does this mean? I don’t know. But we now have our next Fortnite conspiracy to look forward to.
Nintendo Trademarks
First discovered by japanesenintendo.com, Nintendo has filed for a number of new trademarks, most notably is the video game usage of the Gamecube. It’s not clear what this means exactly, They might simply be protecting their property. It might also indicate that they are looking to start publishing Gamecube games on the Nintendo eShop for the Switch. Virtual Console Gamecube games have been a long requested feature by fans, and the Switch is likely powerful enough to emulate it. Time will tell.
SGDQ Results
Summer Games Done Quick has concluded, and the numbers are in. The week-long live stream charity event has raised $2,122,529.20 for Doctors Without Borders. This beats out last year’s score of $1.7m. I THINK this is also a new record, though I’ll have to double check that. Either way, I’m glad to see such wholesomeness come out of this. I love the GDQ events and wish them a prosperous future.
That’s all for today! Tune in tomorrow for more news. I also plan to get a new guest review up soon, so sit tight. Otherwise, have a great day!
It’s been a long week, and it’s only Tuesday. Here’s the news.
- PUBG Sues Fortnite
- Vampyr is Denuvo Free
- Battlefield 5 Says “No More Battlepacks”
Legal Royale
The Korean Times recently reported that PUBG Corp., a division of Korean developer Bluehole, filed an injunction, alleging copyright infringement, with the Seoul Central District Court against Epic Games Korea over the similarities between PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Fortnite: Battle Royale. PUBG has a tendency to be sue-happy, and Fortnite is one of many, many battle royale games. To me, this seems like a greater stretch than they can hope for.
Denuvo Slayer
The highly anticipated RPG by the developers of Life is Strange is growing ever closer to launch. When asked about whether the game uses Denuvo, an infamous DRM software installation, the Vampyr Twitter responded confirming that they will not be. This is good to hear.
Battlepacks
There’s been talk going around about how Battlefield 5 says it won’t have randomized loot boxes. Given the history of EA, many people, myself included, don’t trust them. When questioned, the Battlefield Twitter stated that “There are no more Battlepacks. Instead, players will be able to choose their rewards directly or through rank up events.” While I’m happy the loot box idea is being forgotten, I remain cautious just the same.
That’s all for today, thanks for reading. Tune in tomorrow for more news. Otherwise, have a great day!