When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Sign up forfor the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks Fortnite fans have discovered a wealth of leaked skins, items, loading screens and challenges in the Avengers Endgame update. Fortnite developer Epic Games released update 8.50 during a period of downtime earlier today (April 25). And it didn't take long for fans like Lucas7Yoshi and Hypex have posted the leaks online. According to the 8.50 leaks, Fortnite fans will be able to earn a host of Avengers-themed rewards and items by completing challenges or visiting the in-game shop. As you can see from the leaked images below, this includes a Black Widow pack. Fans will soon be able to pick up the Black Widow skin, the Widow's Pack backpack, the Widow's Bite harvesting tool and more. Fortnite Battle Royale players will also be able to unlock Marvel rewards by completing Avengers Endgame challenges. "Complete the Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame Challenges to earn free rewards including Sprays, Banners, and the Avengers Quinjet Glider!" reads a Fortnite leak. *Fortnite 8.50 PATCH NOTES for Avengers Endgame update: Captain America, Iron Man and more*<doc-sep>Fortnite players have been enjoying an exciting crossover with Avengers: Endgame where they get the use the weapons of a few superheroes to take on the Mad Titan Thanos’ army of aliens. Courtesy of a leak, it looks like one of the Avengers-adjacent characters is coming into the game via a character skin. Star-Lord, the leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy, is coming to the Fortnite item shop and joins the already-revealed Black Widow set. Epic Games’ initial tease for a new Marvel skin set didn’t reveal the specific character it would be for, but Fortnite Insider reports that the discovery was unearthed via data mining. The full collection will feature the Dance Off emote, Guardian Axe, and the Star-Lord Back Bling in addition to the Star-Lord outfit. Star-Lord joins the previous Marvel Skin Set, which includes the Black Widow skin, Widow’s Bite pickaxe, and the Pirouette emote. Both of these are supplementary celebrations of Disney and Marvel’s massive Avengers: Endgame, which is a three-hour culmination of Marvel Cinematic Universe events spread across 11 years and 22 films. That celebration is led by the Fortnite Endgame limited-time mode (LTM), where players can get ahold of Hawkeye’s bow, Captain America’s shield, Thor’s ax Stormbreaker, and Iron Man’s repulsor gloves. The previous LTM crossover with Marvel’s superheroes allowed Fortnite players to pick up the Infinity Gauntlet so they could transform into Thanos and sew chaos across the battle royale map. The collaboration between Epic Games and Marvel is a meeting of superpowers as well, with Fortnite being the most popular video game on the market and Avengers: Endgame speeding toward multiple box office records. The movie has already broken the opening night record set by Star Wars: The Force Awakens and has Avatar, the highest-grossing movie of all time, in its sights. The image above is the only piece of the Fortnite‘s Marvel Skin Set 2 revealed thus far and it was taken from a promotion in China. Star-Lord has gone on a couple of adventures in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, planet-hopping with his ragtag group of Guardians. He also most recently had a controversial moment in Avengers: Infinity War. Editors' Recommendations<doc-sep>Fortnite reveals Avengers: Endgame update with new weapons FREE for the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign up forfor the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Fortnite developer Epic Games has released patch notes for update 8.50. With the game offline on PS4, Xbox One, PC, iOS, Nintendo Switch and Android, Epic Games has launched Fortnite's latest update. *Fortnite update 8.50 LEAKED SKINS: Marvel hero costumes, items, challenges DISCOVERED* As you can see from the 8.50 patch notes below, the headline new feature is the Avengers Endgame event, which sees Thanos and his army invade the Battle Royale island in search of the six Infinity Stones. "Endgame features a team of heroes fighting to stop Thanos and his Chitauri from claiming all six Infinity Stones," read the Epic post. Heroes start with a treasure map leading to a Mythic Avengers item. The aim is to equip these items and destroy Thanos and his army. Chitauri Invaders, on the other hand, start with a powerful laser rifle, an anti-structure grenade attack, and a jetpack that lets them briefly leap high into the air. The first Chitauri to recover an Infinity stone will be transformed into Thanos. Finding additional stones increases Thanos' power. The Thanos team wins by claiming all of the Infinity Stones and eliminating all enemies. You can see for yourself by checking out the 8.50 patch notes below... Do you have whatever it takes? Find Thor’s Hammer, Hawkeye’s Bow, Captain America’s Shield or Iron Man’s Repulsors to defeat Thanos and the Chitauri in the Endgame LTM. #FortniteXAvengers Check out what’s new in our patch notes: https://t.co/PDOP4pZn3j pic.twitter.com/OWTbCU0wGG — Fortnite (@FortniteGame) April 25, 2019 LIMITED TIME MODE: ENDGAME Summary • Thanos and his Chitauri invade the Battle Royale island, in search of the six Infinity Stones. Mode Details • Endgame features a team of heroes fighting to stop Thanos and his Chitauri from claiming all six Infinity Stones. • Both teams respawn when eliminated until the other side completes their objective. • On one side is the Hero team. Heroes respawn when eliminated until the enemy team has found all six Infinity Stones. • Heroes start with a treasure map that leads directly to a Mythic Avengers item. • Other Avengers items can be found in Chests throughout the map. • The goal for the Hero team is to destroy the Chitauri army and defeat Thanos. • Team Thanos is comprised of Chitauri Invaders and Thanos himself. • Chitauri Invaders start with a powerful laser rifle, an anti-structure grenade attack, and a jetpack that lets them briefly leap high into the air. • The first Chitauri to recover an Infinity stone will be transformed into Thanos. • Thanos has a powerful punch, a destructive beam attack, and the ability to jump high into the air and then smash anything in his way when he comes back down. • Each time an Infinity Stone is claimed, Thanos’ abilities grow more powerful and the Chitauri gain health. • Reality Stone (Red) = Heath & Shields doubled (1000->2000) • Soul Stone (Orange) = Siphon activated (grants Thanos shields only) • Mind Stone (Yellow) = Jump height doubled • Space Stone (Blue) = Ground Pound AOE size tripled, damage x6 • Time Stone (Green) = Big knockback added to each hit, damage x3 • Power Stone (Purple) = Laser damage x6 • If Thanos is eliminated from the match, another Chitauri will become him after a short wait (unless Thanos is the last one standing). • If Thanos & the Chitauri find all six Infinity Stones, Heroes will no longer be able to respawn. • The goal for Thanos and his army is to find the stones and then eliminate the remaining heroes. Fortnite Avengers Endgame event WEAPONS + ITEMS Bug Fixes & Improvements • The Hold to Swap functionality is now confirmed upon releasing the Use button rather than when initially pressing it. • This should help with the issue of accidentally swapping. • If a player is eliminated by fall damage while inside a vehicle, the player that last damaged that vehicle will receive the credit for that elimination. • Re-enabled hit markers to be server-side authoritative instead of client-side. • This will help prevent instances where players see hit markers but no damage. • Players that were Rebooted into Rifts were teleporting into the sky but would not enter skydiving mode. • Vehicles weren’t getting impulsed away from the Reboot Van. • Collision for the Reboot Van was not affecting some vehicles, allowing them to hide inside of the Reboot Van. • The yellow “invulnerability” effect wasn’t appearing on players who were revived by the Reboot Van. • The Reboot Card was still playing its spawn sound even if the player disconnected. • Dropping inventory items while in vehicles with weapons is now blocked to prevent various camera issues. • Traps were occasionally being placed in the middle of a tile rather than against a wall when using Builder Pro. • When exiting vehicles, the equip animation will now always play before weapons can be fired. • This will prevent the issue where players would occasionally see themselves fire right after exiting a vehicle before the server had time to register the shot. • The elimination feed text will no longer display the “eliminated by ally” message if an ally interrupts a player reboot animation. • Fall damage was being taken when using a Jetpack (in supported Limited Time Modes) after being launched from the Pirate Cannon. • Players were not able to negate fall damage using a Flintlock Pistol while crouching. • Players couldn’t see the nameplates of party member’s Reboot Cards in the UI. • Players would not drop a Reboot Card if they were eliminated after confirming a Reboot but before their teammate actually spawned. Fortnite Avengers Endgame event GAMEPLAY Bug Fixes & Improvements • We’ve resolved an issue that was preventing the correct amount of Survival XP from being granted after games and have gifted XP to players as compensation. • You’ll receive this compensation via the Gifting system. PERFORMANCE Bug Fixes & Improvements • Resolved a cause of significant hitching during skydiving. and during late game combat. ART + ANIMATION We’ve added a unique animation for petting the dog and other Pets. AUDIO • Added Sound Visualizer without Spatialization (panning) of sounds in-game. • By introducing this mode, if you are a hearing-impaired player, then you will now be able to play the game with audio and the visualizer turned on simultaneously! • Drop in and give us your feedback about these changes either in-game or on our social channels to help us continue to make improvements for the future! ​​Bug Fixes & Improvements • Various gameplay sounds (gunshots, walking, reloading) will no longer retrigger at incorrect/random times. • This was causing “ghost” sounds to be heard when nothing was causing the actual sound effect. • Fixed an issue that would cause certain things to not have looping audio when they should. REPLAY Bug Fixes & Improvements • When healing with foraged Banana or Apples, the full visual effects weren’t playing when viewed in replays. Fortnite Avengers event<doc-sep>
Fortnite's 8.50 update is now live across PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch, and mobile devices, kicking off the game's highly anticipated Avengers: Endgame limited-time event. That isn't the extent of the crossover, however. Epic has also introduced an assortment of new Avengers-inspired cosmetics to the battle royale game, including a cool skin based on Black Widow. The Black Widow outfit, which you can see below, is available for purchase now from Fortnite's in-game store. It costs 1,500 V-Bucks and comes in two variants: one with red hair, and one with blonde. It also includes a matching Back Bling. On top of that, Epic is selling a Widow's Bite harvesting tool skin for 800 V-Bucks, as well as a Widow's Pirouette emote for 200. Gallery The Black Widow skin had been listed as a limited-time offer, to expire on the same day of its release at 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET. A day later, though, the skin is still available and the countdown has reset. That gives you at least a few more hours to grab it. There's no telling when or if it will cycle back again, but Epic has said another Avengers outfit will be going on sale "early next week." Meanwhile, the Fortnite Endgame LTM will run through to the end of Season 8. This special mode has players either siding with Thanos and his Chitauri Invaders or the Heroes trying to stop them. Those on Team Thanos must find the six Infinity Stones scattered around the island in order to power up the mad titan, while players on the Heroes' side will need to find the Avengers' iconic weapons and wield them against the villains. There's also a set of Fortnite Endgame challenges to complete, which will unlock more Avengers-inspired cosmetics. Epic has already issued a hotfix to the LTM, which buffs many of Thor's moves, nerfs Iron Man's gauntlet blast, and awards a little less health for gathering the infinity stones. On top of all that, Week 9's challenges are also live in Fortnite, which means we're quickly nearing the end of Season 8. That also means you only have a little more time to complete any outstanding challenges from this season and unlock the remaining Battle Pass rewards. If you need any help, we've rounded up tips for the trickier tasks in our complete Season 8 challenges guide.