We have an early word on the 3.3.1 update to Fortnite (Free), and it will bring in the Heavy Shotgun. This Epic and Legendary weapon, the highest rarities in Battle Royale, adds more distance to the weapon than most shotguns, especially the Tactical Shotgun. So, if you find this weapon, you’re in a better state to deal with assault rifles if they engage with you, or you can get closer and deal the lethal blow with this weapon. One player found the weapon early in Blitz, and shared just how deadly this can be:
Expect full patch notes for 3.3.1 on Thursday, March 21st.
In other news, Superdata Research revealed its estimates for how much revenue Fortnite: Battle Royale makes, and it’s a lot: $121 million in February alone. That’s all off of cosmetic item purchases, too. That number is set to go up with Fortnite on iOS once it rolls out worldwide. Even with a limited audience, the game made $1.5 million in its first four days on the App Store.
Compare this to PUBG on PC, where the game made $103 million across Steam and Xbox. The lack of a PS4 release hurts, clearly. Fortnite now has more viewers on Twitch, and clearly dented PUBG‘s viewership. This is before Fortnite‘s March, which saw the game reach new heights of mainstream exposure.
However, Fortnite hasn’t left PUBG completely in the dust. And the mobile competition between Fortnite and PUBG Mobile (Free) will be interesting: between Fortnite‘s limited availability on iOS only, and PUBG Mobile rolling out worldwide on iOS and Android, and PUBG Mobile‘s more advanced state of development, the Fortnite versus PUBG story is just beginning.
Hopeful they make some adjustments with Fortnite. PUBG definitely plays better but the matches are too long. I like the 15-18 minute Fortnite matches. I also enjoy Fortnites presentation a bit more. I really love the slide to sprint in PUBG and the ability to customize your controls. I wish they’d both utilize the 3D Touch to fire option. Either way it’s absolutely amazing to be able to play these games on my iPad Pro, on break at work.
In the 0.4 update for PUBG Mobile which is already out in China, they added 3d touch to fire and a quicker battle royale mode where zones come in twice as fast. The update should be coming to other countries soon.
I prefer the gritty feel of PUBG over the Fornite experience. The controls for Fortnite leave me feeling 'meh' about it . I am sure they get better once Epic figures out how to program a mobile UI. The experience in PUBG is more 'Hardcore' IMO though and thus truer to what one might go through if put in the circumstances the game places you in. Sure, people bush kemp or just lay in tall grass but I will take that over building forts around yourself. There is something silly about building forts in the end stages of the Fortnite experience and it certainly takes away the stress of wondering where the other guy is staking out waiting to ambush you. PUBG is the winner for the players that prefer their games to induce stress and moments of 'holy crap' I just pooped my pants.
Haven't played pubg, how does it compare to rules of survival, a game I have a lot of hours in..?
Rules of Survival is initially a PUBG rip-off.
Honestly, I feel PUBG Mobile is better than Rules of Survival in every way possible, I suggest you give it a shot, its free. After about 10 games of PUBG Mobile and 20 games of Fortnite I deleted Rules of Survival from my device, I wont be going back and im sure im not the only one.
Yeah I'm pretty much only playing pubg these days. Haven't deleted Rules of Survival yet. But pubg is clearly the more polished game. I mean for example the amount of different building assets is much greater in pubg.. rules of survival is a good copy but the same three house types are literally everywhere .
They are both quite different but overall I prefer PUBG in its current state. Pros of PUBG: better gunplay, better controls, great voice chat, slower pace which fits mobile better (some could disagree to this), vehicles. Pros of Fortnite: better graphics, smaller map that fits mobile better, building mechanics (this could be a con to some), easier gun ranks, helpful onscreen indicators of noise. Overall I really don't like the controls in Fortnite but wish I could play on a smaller map in PUBG. Voice chat is a must when playing with friends.
thousands of people marching against guns and you have one of the most disgusting games pubg or fortnite as GAME OF THE WEEK: people get killed: only one survives: especially in those intense times: i can cope with wolfenstein: it‘s so weird and cartoonish: but those battle royal games where you get killed: just insane: AND you support it
Truly a gourmet hot take.
There’s merit to this comment. Also I know you well enough of your (free to play/play to win/ premium prices) comments to know or be confused by this response. Can you elaborate?
LOL. Can you believe the pacifist bullshit?
These are VIDEO GAMES, people. If others are easily influenced by the concept of these games and make it into a lifestyle, then the games themselves are the least of humanity's problems.
You know, Dude, I myself dabbled in pacifism once. Not in 'Nam of course.
Meeeeeeeeehhhhhh..... Violence ! XD
Calmer than you’re
All right then, I hope you dont support movies.... or novels.... or board games..... or.... anything fun really, everything fiction is about people getting killed.... get real.
Take your political rhetoric to Facebook please. We talk about games here. Bye bye
Agreed. I'm new in regards to "chatting" on here, but I've been browsing TouchArcade for years and I always shake my head when people bring up anything related to politics on here.
I don't know many gamers who don't support PUBG. Theres a fundamental difference between atrocious acts committed by psychopathic individuals and playing a video game.
Definitely man, that times 1000.
There is Evidence to support that games have effects on people wanting to kill others.
Shit example but cars kill people every day yet you still see adverts for those. What’s the difference ?
I prefer the gritty feel of PUBG over the Fornite experience. The controls for Fortnite leave me feeling 'meh' about it . I am sure they get better once Epic figures out how to program a mobile UI. The experience in PUBG is more 'Hardcore' IMO though and thus truer to what one might go through if put in the circumstances the game places you in
Truly a gourmet hot take.
PUBG is a hardcore, survival, go by your instincts, awesome game!
Hopeful they make some adjustments with Fortnite. PUBG definitely plays better but the matches are too long. I like the 15-18 minute Fortnite matches. I also enjoy Fortnites presentation a bit more. I really love the slide to sprint in PUBG and the ability to customize your controls. I wish they’d both utilize the 3D Touch to fire option