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      You can now disable some of Fortnite’s most toxic emotes

      news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Tuesday, 23 April - 15:40

    • The "Laugh it Up" emote is one of four that can now be blocked using a setting in Fortnite . [credit: Epic Games ]

    For online players tired of being harassed by randos over voice chat, animated emotes have long served as a "safe" way to communicate in-game via simple, pre-approved non-verbal messages. In Fortnite , though, a few of those emotes have become so "confrontational" (as developer Epic puts it) that individual players can now choose to block them with an in-game settings toggle.

    The new "See Confrontational Emotes" setting, announced Tuesday , can be set to automatically block the appearance (and associated sound effects) of four emotes "that are sometimes used in confrontational ways," Epic wrote. Those four emotes are (links go to video examples):

    By default, the toggle will be set to only display these emotes from friends in an online party, Epic wrote. That setting can be changed to always allow or always block those emotes at any time.

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      Sur Fortnite, vous ne pouvez plus vous moquer des perdants avec vos danses

      news.movim.eu / JournalDuGeek · Tuesday, 23 April - 13:21

    Fortnite Emotes Toxiques

    La dernière mise à jour du battle royale culte souhaite mettre fin aux provocations via l'utilisation d'emotes.
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      Le mode Battle Royale de Fortnite a été inventé dans un endroit improbable

      news.movim.eu / Numerama · Tuesday, 23 April - 07:39

    Un ancien ponte d'Epic Games a partagé une anecdote croustillante sur la création du mode Battle Royale de Fortnite. Il est né lors d'une course Uber.

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      On en sait plus sur l’arrivée de l’Epic Games Store sur iPhone et Android

      news.movim.eu / Numerama · Thursday, 21 March - 09:48

    Grâce à un nouveau règlement européen, le DMA, Epic Games lancera prochainement son magasin d'applications sur iOS et Android, avec le retour de Fortnite sur iPhone. L'entreprise proposera aux développeurs une taxe de 12 %, soit un modèle semblable à celui d'Apple.

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      Fortnite se transforme en Roblox avec les ajouts LEGO et Fall Guys dans l’UEFN

      news.movim.eu / JournalDuGeek · Thursday, 21 March - 09:46

    Lego Fortnite Uefn

    Fortnite se dégote un éditeur de jeu à la Roblox, alliant fun et photoréalisme, et incluant des jeux comme Fall Guys.
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      Epic Games takes on Apple and Google in Australia over alleged misuse of market power

      news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Saturday, 16 March - 19:00

    Maker of Fortnite says in lawsuit that by controlling in-app purchases, the tech companies are restricting competition and innovation

    When Apple’s first iPhone launched in 2007, all its apps were made by Apple.

    Steve Jobs was reluctant to allow the apps of third-party developers on the iPhone, according to his biography by Walter Isaacson. He ultimately caved to pressure with the launch of the App Store in 2008. But the company wanted strict control over what was allowed on the platform, an email released in 2021 revealed .

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      Devinez quoi ? Les microtransactions de Lego Fortnite font jaser

      news.movim.eu / Numerama · Tuesday, 12 March - 15:30

    Lego Fortnite intègre désormais des microtransactions onéreuses pour obtenir plus d'options de constructions. Les joueuses et les joueurs s'en plaignent, alors que certains problèmes n'ont pas été corrigés depuis la sortie.

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      Apple lets Epic Games put Fortnite and game store back on iPhones in Europe

      news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Friday, 8 March - 21:30

    Tech giant takes a step back from years-long feud with game maker after pressure from European regulators

    Under pressure from European regulators, Apple took a step back in its feud with Epic Games on Friday, clearing the way for Epic to put Fortnite and its own game store on iPhones and iPads in Europe.

    Earlier this week, Apple had taken steps to block Epic from starting up a store and bringing back the popular game, which Apple removed from its App Store in 2020 after Epic broke the iPhone maker’s in-app payment rules in protest.

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