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New Fortnite Update Out Now With Minigun; Resolution Issue Affecting PS4 And Xbox One

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Following a period of server downtime, Epic Games has brought
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back online (though you might face a queue to get in). With it, the
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is now available on
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. Players of both the Battle Royale and Save the World modes have some things to look forward to, but the most exciting of the bunch is likely the new minigun weapon for Battle Royale. [Update: Epic Games has
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that "some" console players are experiencing an issue with resolution. "Fixing this is a priority for us and we will let you know when we are ready to deploy a fix," it said on Twitter. We'll report back with more details as we receive them.]

The minigun can be found in both supply drops and chests in Battle Royale, and it uses Light ammo. Epic says it fires at "almost" the same speed as the SMG, but you can presumably fire it for much longer before needing to reload. It should offer a nice change in pace if you've been spending a lot of time with sniper rifles recently as part of the
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that has now
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.

Other Battle Royale changes in this update include an option to toggle off the recently added auto-run feature, and a reduction in how often the high-rarity suppressed pistols show up. Save the World's additions include the release of the Cozy Campfire item and the addition of new Expedition types. You can see everything in our breakdown of the
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, or check out the full list of changes on Epic's
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Epic recently promised
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are on the way to make up for the
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that accompanied the
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. We still don't know when those are coming, but they're now one step closer, as Epic said they wouldn't be released until after 2.4.0 rolled out.

As for what's next, Epic has revised its schedule for upcoming updates. The Valentine's Day and Spring It On events have been pushed back a week and now have target launch dates of February 14 (update 2.5.0) and February 21 (update 3.0.0), respectively. The current Save the World event will be extended in the meantime. "We want you to be able to play the game and feel this is the best bet for getting a stable patch out to you," Epic said in a post on
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. We'll report back as further details are shared.

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