Fortnite: Free PS4 Avatars Available Now On PSN
Fortnite continues to keep the Battle Royale train rolling. With the seemingly unstoppable momentum that Epic Games has generated, the title finds its way into new areas of gaming any chance it gets. The latest place for the mega popular game to pop up is the PlayStation Store, where some of players’ favorite characters have been transformed into avatars.
Eight characters have been pulled out of Fortnite and placed into PSN avatar form. Included are some of the original Save the World heroes, as well as a few of the absurd characters that have arrived in recent months. Check them out for yourself below:
In order, there is Cuddle Team Leader, Ken, Llama, Penny, Ramirez, Raven, Tomatohead, and A.C.. Each of these PSN avatars is completely free on the PlayStation Store as we speak, which means Fortnite fans need to get over there and get them while the getting is hot.
In other Fortnite new, it is being reported by several sources that the massively popular title will be finding a home on the Nintendo Switch soon, which you can read about right here. The latest update has arrived, bringing shopping carts and a whole lot of fun with it. Check out this page for the full notes, and we’ve included some highlights below:
General:
- Turbo Build: Structures now build faster after the first building piece is placed.
- Your first structure is built 0.15 seconds after holding the button (unchanged), any additional structures built while Turbo Building are placed after 0.05 seconds.
- This fixes the issue that was occasionally causing a structure not to place when quickly building.
- The reason there’s a difference in timing between the first structure placed (0.15s) and Turbo Built structures (0.05s) is to allow additional time for players to switch structure type or rotate pieces.
- Added a toggle for ‘Edit Mode Aim Assist’ ingame options.
- This has always been enabled for controller users. You now have the option to enable or disable this feature.
- Edit Mode Aim Assist attracts your aim towards the closest building square and partially confines your crosshair to the building piece your editing.
- Save the World and Battle Royale now have their own unique loading screens following mode select.
Battle Royale:
Weapons + Items
- Added new foraged item: Mushrooms
- Mushrooms will grant 5 shield (up to 100).
- Can be found around shady wooded or swampy areas.
Gameplay
Added rideable Shopping Carts.
- Room for two – push it around or ride as a passenger!
- Can shoot from passenger seat.
- Found scattered around the world in various locations.
- Fall damage enabled.
Limited Time Mode: Blitz V2
- Summary
- Faster storms, more loot, exciting finishes!
- What’s New?
- Updated with all of the new weapons & items that have come out since Blitz was last released: Port-a-fort, Clinger, LMG & more.
- Bus flight height has been lowered to allow players to get into the fight more quickly.
- Mode Details
- The storm is already closing in at the beginning of the match, choose your landing spot carefully!
- Wait time between storms is significantly shorter than usual; maximum match length is 15 minutes.
- Increased chances of treasure chests spawning from 50-70% to 80-90%.
- Increased chances of ammo boxes spawning from 65-80% to 85-95%.
- Resource harvesting amounts increased by 50%.
- Increased materials found on ground from 30 to 75 per instance.
- Increased the number, spawn rate & descent speed of Supply Drops.
Limited Time Mode: Teams of 20
- Summary
- Five teams of twenty players fight to the finish!
- What’s New?
- Each team now has their own bus, to make it easier to drop together.
- Chests & Supply Drops now spawn extra ammo and consumables.
- Mode Details
- Each team is composed of five squads of four players.
- Increased chances of treasure chests spawning from 50-70% to 60-80%.
- Increased chances of ammo boxes spawning from 65-80% to 75-90%.
- Supply Drops always come in batches of 5 instead of random amounts per Storm Circle. Supply Drop rate increased from 180 (+/- 30s) to 210 (+/- 30s).
- Teams of 20 has six Storm Circles instead of nine. Most matches will end within 20 minutes.
- All stats except for wins are counted in this mode.
Save the World:
Missions + Systems
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- Added 64 additional Skill Points throughout Commander Level rewards.
- These new Skill Points will be granted to players according to their current Commander Level.
- The last two Defender Skill Tree nodes in every Skill Tree tier are now unlockable.
- Some players who were very near to out-leveling the ‘yellow’ missions on their map may see that those missions now appear ‘green.’
- On the last day of each month, two free Upgrade Llamas will be available in the Loot store.
- They’re only available that day so make sure to grab them!
- Increased the amount of Gold awarded when using BluGlo to boost the difficulty of a mission.
- New Daily Quests are available:
- Husk Extermination (Melee)
- Husk Extermination (Assault Rifle)
- Husk Extermination (Shotgun)
- Husk Extermination (Sniper Rifle)
- Husk Extermination (Pistol)
- Husk Extermination (Trap)
- Build the Radar Tower
- Lowered Objective Counts required for specific Destroy, Discovery, and Extermination Daily Quests.
- Added Legendary Flux to the Event Store.
- Available Wednesday, May 30 at 8pm Eastern Time.
- Reduced the preparation timer for the “Scan the Comet” mission from 10 minutes to 5 minutes.
Fortnite is currently available on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and iOS devices. Keep it tuned to Don’t Feed the Gamers as this title continues its ascent through the stratosphere of success, and for other gaming news going on right now, check out the following:
- Anthem Getting New Trailer, Gameplay, And More At Next Week’s EA Play
- Soulcalibur VI Sees The Return Of Nunchaku Master Maxi In New Trailer (VIDEO)
- ‘Team Sonic Racing’ Officially Announced By Sega With New Trailer (VIDEO)
What say you, gamers? Will any of you PlayStation players be grabbing these Fortnite avatars to show off your fandom? Are you hoping to see other characters find the same fate on the PS Store? Sound off in the comments section below, and be sure to follow DFTG on Twitter for live gaming and entertainment news 24/7!
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Eric is an editor and writer for Don't Feed the Gamers. When he is not staring at a computer screen filled with text, he is usually staring at a computer screen filled with controllable animations. Today's youth call this gaming. He also likes to shoot things. With a camera, of course.
