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In total, Fortnite raked in a whopping $2.4 billion over the course of 2018, according to SuperData.
What's more, Fortnite's status as a pop culture phenomenon is catching the attention of the likes of Netflix, who said in an earnings report released Thursday that it considers the game to be bigger competition than media giants HBO and Disney, as well as Amazon.
Fortnite's user base has skyrocketed alongside its revenues.
In November, it was reported that Fortnite had amassed 200 million users, which is a 60 percent jump from the 125 million users it had in June.
Much of its revenue comes from in-app purchases like including new skins, dance moves and accessories for in-game avatars. The most expensive in-app item is £99.99 ($130).
However, SuperData said that 34 percent of all US players purchased a 'battle pass,' which rewards players for playing during a 'season,' with prizes like exclusive challenges, among other things.
Fortnite eclipsed other free games in terms of revenue throughout 2018.
'The games and interactive media industry grew 13% in 2018 as Fortnite disrupted the status quo,' SuperData explained.
Fortnite's closest competitor, 'Dungeon Fighter Online,' earned $1.5 billion vs. Fornite's $2.4 billion, while League of Legends brought in $1.4 billion.
By comparison, Pokémon Go, also a global sensation, brought in a meager $1.3 billion.
Fortnite has captured the attention of adults and children alike since it was first released in 2017.
Enough that Netflix is now considering Fortnite a major competitor, according to its latest earnings release.
'We earn consumer screen time, both mobile and television, away from a very broad set of competitors,' Netflix wrote in a letter to shareholders.
'We compete with (and lose to) Fortnite more than HBO.
'Our focus is not on Disney+, Amazon or others, but on how we can improve our experience for others,' the company added.
Aside from Fortnite, Netflix also called out Google's YouTube as a competitor it's keeping an eye on.
Users compete in teams of up to three to complete a variety of missions.
Playground is the latest addition to the game and is a consequence free mode with more loot and unlimited respawning to allow players to get creative.
It involved groups of up to four people working as a team and the players can hone their skills as the practise in advance of entering Battle Royale where they will face better players.
See where the next generation got its start.
While you pound away on your newest Xbox or PlayStation entertainment system, did you ever wonder how these systems came about? Click ahead to check out the long history of video game consoles in America.
2004: XaviX Interactive System or XaviXPORT from SSD Company Ltd.
2015: Steam Machine by Valve Corp.
A small earthquake was detected near McCormick around 6:30 a.m. Thursday, according to a report by the U.S. Geological Survey.
McCormick, SC (WLTX) - Hurricane Florence has dominated headlines the past week, but another type of natural diaster made itself known Thursday morning.
Registered at a 2.6 magnitude, the earthquake hit around the McCormick County Airport, which lies close to the Georgia-South Carolina border.
Although earthquakes are less frequent in the area, USGS says a broader region usually feels the effects.
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This low-budget passion project from "Eagle Eye" director D.J. Caruso offers a practical solution to the issue of adolescent bullying.
With: Chandler Canterbury, Annalise Basso, Kate Maberly, Charles Carroll, Alexus Lapri Geier, Justin Tinucci, Radha Mitchell, Val Kilmer.
Quietly screening in the market the same day Wes Anderson’s “Moonrise Kingdom” kicked off the Cannes fest proper, “Goat Island” offers an alternate, more realistic tale of two summer-camp runaways roughing it in the woods alone. Based on Brock Cole’s controversial young-adult novel “The Goats,” this low-budget passion project from “Eagle Eye” director D.J. Caruso offers a practical solution to the issue of adolescent bullying, as its two young protags respond to a case of vicious hazing not with despair or retaliation, but through teamwork and character-building. Marketing challenges aside, this quality coming-of-ager deserves a proper release.
A throwback to the no-nonsense kidpics common circa 1985, when the adventure is set, “Goat Island” begins with the opposite of a meet-cute, as traumatized 13-year-olds Howie (Chandler Canterbury) and Grace (Annalise Basso) are both tricked by their fellow campers. But the humiliation, handled as tastefully as possible onscreen, goes well beyond abandonment. Every year, the cool kids pick two unlucky “goats,” whom they strip and strand for the night in the middle of Camp Tall Pine’s intimidating lake.
The script chillingly depicts a certain institutional acceptance of the tradition, suggesting that counselors and returning campers indulge the bullying as a sort of trial by fire for those least suited to cope with being teased and ostracized. No matter how long the practice has been going on, however, no goats have ever responded the way Howie and Grace do.
Instead of remaining victims, the two kids swim back to shore, where they ditch the camp and set off on a journey of their own around upstate New York (made lovelier courtesy of a picturesque Georgia shoot). At first, the duo seem weak and unlikable, which gives auds a taste of why they might have been chosen for the prank, but as their confidence in themselves grows, they begin to evince qualities no one else has seen in them, effectively conveyed by the young actors. For Howie, the transition comes when stealing two fresh sets of clothes from a rude concession-stand operator; for Grace, conning her way into a free hotel room reveals her fully out of her shell.
Essentially, what the experience teaches them is self-reliance — the skill that, when coupled with empathy, marks the passage into maturity. Watching Howie handle a confrontation with a bully at a neighboring camp in an unexpectedly sensitive way proves how far they’ve come in a short amount of time. Episodic by nature, the teens’ three-day excursion forces them to bend all sorts of rules, including lying to Grace’s mother (Radha Mitchell) and escaping a sleazy deputy sheriff (Val Kilmer, looking even more desperate than he did in Caruso’s “The Salton Sea”).
If “Goat Island” sounds harsh or potentially even unsuitable for kids (the novel ranked No. 30 on the American Library Assn.’s most frequently challenged books of the past decade), a constructive way to think of Cole’s touchy allegory is as a reversal on “The Lord of the Flies.” Possibly retitled to avoid confusion with Brad Land’s better-known frat-hazing memoir, “Goat Island” pays the thugs little mind, focusing instead on how such a challenging situation can actually bring out the best in those who are being tested most.
Reportedly shot in 18 days on a fraction of Caruso’s usual budget, the film nimbly works around its limitations, apart from another derivative-sounding score from composer Brian Tyler and the occasionally clunky child-actor moment. Though unconvincing early on, Basso blossoms as the story unfolds, while the more consistent Canterbury enhances his role with small touches. In both cases, oversized and intentionally dorky eyeglasses make the kids appear more awkward than they are, while pro-quality sound work makes the pic seem less awkward than it is.
Production: A Geyer Kosinski/Alexander Rodnyansky/Seven Star Pictures production. (International sales: Aldamisa, Encino, Calif.) Produced by Rodnyansky, Kosinski. Executive producers, John McAdams, Sergei Bespalov, James D. Brubaker, Ken Aguado, Boris Teterev. Co-producers, Emily Berger, Janet Wattles, Chester James Semel, Brij Desai. Directed, written by D.J. Caruso, based on the novel "The Goats" by Brock Cole.
Crew: Camera (color, Panavision widescreen), Alex Nepomniaschy; editor, Josh Bodnar; music, Brian Tyler; production designer, Thomas Valentine; art directors, Rebecca Brown, E. Cedar McClure; costume designer, Carolyn Berger; sound (Dolby Digital/SDDS/Datasat), Matthew Nicolay; sound designers, Hector Gika, Ezra Dweck, Dan Hegeman; supervising sound editor, Karen Baker Landers; re-recording mixers, Mike Prestwood Smith, Michael Keller; special effects coordinator, David Fletcher; visual effects supervisor, Jasen Jaz Nannini; visual effects, Somnyo Films; stunt coordinator, Anderson Martin; associate producer, Regina Warendorp; assistant director, James M. Freitag; casting, Tricia Wood, Deborah Aquila, Jennifer Smith. Reviewed at Cannes Film Festival (market), May 16, 2012. Running time: 93 MIN.
With: With: Chandler Canterbury, Annalise Basso, Kate Maberly, Charles Carroll, Alexus Lapri Geier, Justin Tinucci, Radha Mitchell, Val Kilmer.
The repercussions of bullying recently hit home for a Florida legislator. A family friend committed suicide, and classmates say it followed repeated harassment.
Lennon Baldwin was a high school freshman. Investigators are trying to determine whether bullying led to his suicide. The prosecutor in Morris County, NJ is asking anyone with information about why Baldwin killed himself to contact law enforcement.
The federal government recently unveiled its new and improved website, www.stopbullying.gov. It covers a range of topics, from cyber bullying to anti-bullying laws around the country. For those who want more information, countless websites are devoted to the topic, like this one from education.com and this list from the Florida Department of Education.
In his letter, Rep. Legg told Commissioner Robinson he wants to help create a safe environment for students and establish a mechanism so that students who feel threatened can get assistance and treatment, if needed. “No child should feel this threatened anywhere,” he wrote.
The partnership will enable the company to alert customers when their e-mail addresses are tied to security breaches.
In a blog post today, password manager LastPass announced the introduction of LastPass Sentry, a new feature launched in partnership with PwnedList to help LastPass users "be proactive about their online security."
"With LastPass Sentry, we'll use PwnedLists's comprehensive (and growing) database of 24 million publicly leaked usernames and passwords to perform daily 'checks' against LastPass account email addresses to look for positive matches," the company states.
"Currently, PwnedList has gathered credentials from 931 data leaks, totaling over 23 million email address and password combinations," notes Softpedia's Eduard Kovacs.
"When a match is found between a their users’ credentials and information on the PwnedList database, LastPass will be able to send an email alert to the user in question, prompting that person to, hopefully, reset their password or passwords," writes Threatpost's Brian Donohue.
"LastPass is offering the unique service to its free and Premium individual customers, as well as to corporate Enterprise customers," writes InfoWorld's Woody Leonhard. "For Enterprise customers, both the individual and the administrator receive notifications that a match has been found."
For example, chest pain is a common heart attack symptom in women, but it’s often not the predominant symptom or the only symptom. Women’s chest pain usually is not as severe as men’s chest pain. Often the chest pain may be accompanied by other symptoms, such as shortness of breath, fatigue and nausea. In addition, the pain may not be just in the chest, but in the back, shoulder or neck, too.
There’s no clear explanation for why heart attack symptoms appear differently in women than they do in men. A few factors may play a role. In women, heart disease tends to affect the smaller cardiac vessels more often than in men. Tight artery blockages are not as common in women as in men. Women’s vessels sometimes are smaller, and the vessel walls often are stiffer in women. But whether these factors are the underlying cause of the variation in symptoms between men and women is not well-understood.
What is known is that many of the risk factors for heart disease are the same for women and men. Diabetes, smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, being overweight, lack of regular physical activity, and an unhealthy diet all raise the risk for heart disease. It’s important to note, too, that some of these factors play a bigger role in the development of heart disease in women. A woman who smokes is at greater risk for heart disease than a man who smokes, as is a woman who has diabetes.
There also are some specific risk factors that affect only females. Women who have high blood pressure during pregnancy — a condition called preeclampsia — are at increased risk later in life for heart disease. After menopause, when estrogen levels drop, the rate of heart disease in women goes up dramatically.
Take time to talk with your health care provider about your individual risks for heart disease. Review your personal and family medical history, so you can better understand your risk overall. If you think you might be having a heart attack — even if the symptoms seem vague — don’t ignore them, and don’t wait. Get emergency help right away. Don’t drive yourself to the hospital. Call 911.
Published: November 14, 2014 11:05 am Updated: Nov. 15, 2014 9:23 a.m.
Motorists travel on I-80 in Salt Lake County Friday, Nov. 14, 2014. A new speed limit set of 70 mph is expected to take effect in December on freeways along the Wasatch Front.
SALT LAKE CITY — The freeway speeds along the Wasatch Front are changing, moving from 65 MPH to 70 mph, transportation officials announced Friday morning.
But the move does not have the support of the Utah Highway Patrol.
Highway Patrol (is) showing we handled 20 percent more fatalities this year than last year, and our feeling’s that if the fatality rates are increasing, that speed limits should not increase,” said Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Todd Royce.
Speed limit decisions lie solely with the Utah Department of Transportation, and its officials say they are adjusting limits to match existing speeds.
"The fact is, people don't necessarily drive what's posted on the speed limit signs," said Jason Davis, Utah Department of Transportation director of operations. He said drivers cruise at speeds comfortable to them.
"Data shows people are comfortable driving 70 mph, and in some cases higher. But, we're comfortable and posting (freeway speeds) at 70 mph."
This is the case for Salt Lake resident Travis Turner, who estimates his speeds on state interstates to be around "75-ish" mph.
(save) people a little money," he said.
UDOT officials are meeting with the transportation commission and local government, but are prepared to move forward with a change to the speed limits after reviewing data and crash safety analyses and using what Davis called "sound engineering judgment."
Speeds will change on I-15 from Spanish Fork to Ogden, on all of I-215, and on I-80 from about 5600 West to 1300 East in Sugar House.
Some motorists are concerned the overall speed of traffic will increase, along with crashes and pileups.
"It's fine where it's at. People just need to control the speed they're at," said Doug Gorney, a professional truck driver. "I think they need to leave it where it's at."
Royce said he was concerned because "increased speeds increase the severity and the chances of a fatality," and said faster speed limits "would be against our goal of zero fatalities," especially without a primary seat belt law in the state.
UDOT officials said they respect UHP's position and passion for safety. Department of transportation officials have met regularly with the highway patrol throughout the decision process. But UDOT does not think upping the posted speed limit will lead to faster traffic speeds overall. UDOT officials are comfortable with their data analyses and think 70 mph is an appropriate speed.
UDOT officials looked at crash data and found most accidents occur either because a person is driving excessively over the speed limit or driving too quickly for weather conditions.
"Our analysis shows that it's not the speed limit that's affecting these crashes, it's drivers' behavior based on the conditions," Davis said.
Although a sign may say read "70 mph," ice, snow and other weather may dictate a slower speed.
"Just because it's posted at a certain speed, people need to drive for what the conditions are dictating," Davis said.
Changes to speed limits are expected to take effect before the beginning of the year, likely in December.
Utah has increased posted speed limits to 80 mph on nearly 380 miles of freeway during the past five years and noted no increase in traffic fatalities due to the increase in speed. Rep. James Dunnigan, R-Taylorsville, sponsored HB80 during the past legislative session which was signed by the governor and allows for increased speed limits in urban areas.
In the same week that President-elect Hassan Rouhani will become Iran’s leader, the U.S. House of Representative passed a bill, 400-20, to impose tighter sanctions on the country, cutting its oil exports to hinder the “flow of funds” to its nuclear program, Reuters reports. The “Nuclear Iran Protection Act” adds to previous sanctions that already cut at Iran’s oil exports, which cost Tehran billions each month.
Enforcing the stricter sanctions will ultimately come down to China, the country that exports the most oil from Iran and opposes sanctions that don’t come from the United Nations.
The bill is at odds with the Obama administration’s plans to talk with Iran in September, Foreign Policy reports. Some experts believe the sanctions could even help Rouhani.
Fourteen Democrats wanted to delay the vote because it could “embolden Iranian extremists who seek to marginalize Rohani,” JTA reports. But Rep. Eric Cantor, with much support, disagreed.
Whether looking at Apple's (AAPL) iPhone, Google (GOOG) Android, or even the RIM (RIMM) BlackBerry, smartphones have been good business -- high revenue and margins. Dell (DELL) finally released the Aero, its own Android phone, with an initial price of $99.99 with a two-year AT&T (T) contract.
That's about half of what an iPhone 4 commands with the same commitment. On the surface, the problem is that Dell waited too long and "faster and better" devices were already available. But another dynamic is the inevitable downward march of prices, no matter what companies ship. That's what the Aero really represents: the near term end of most vendors getting the high margins they've come to associate with mobile devices of all sorts.
There has actually long been pressure on mobile device prices. Apple had to drop the original iPhone tag by $200 within two months of its introduction. More importantly, the high priced smartphones depended on sizable carrier subsidies. Although consumers ultimately did pay the full price through the mandatory voice and data plan fees, they perceived a much cheaper initial price. Google tried selling its own branded phone that, aside from other difficulties in the company's retail strategy, had a price well over $500.
Clearly there has been an upward bound all along. The top down pressure has only become more obvious as companies have moved through early adopters willing to shell out significant money to get the products they craved. But mobile electronics are expanding in a horizontal direction, and expecting the original levels of pricing is unrealistic. Retailers cut the price of the new BlackBerry Torch in half a week after its introduction.
There are too many choices to keep consumers paying the same rates they have. There will be a segment of the market that will pay a premium for an iPhone or the hottest Android-running hardware, but that's down to $200. There's a reason: smartphone growth rates of 38 percent in Q1 and almost 57 percent in Q2. Most people aren't willing to put heavy money into a handset, and average prices must continue to tumble if the market is to expand.
This pattern has already traveled beyond the burgeoning smartphone market. Amazon (AMZN) has bragged about the success of its latest Kindle: "already the best selling products on Amazon." What tipped things in its favor? The company recently dropped the price to $139 in response to other relatively inexpensive devices. Guess what? E-reader prices are headed even lower -- $100 and below. That's what it's going to take as tablets that can duplicate the functions and deliver more flood the market. It's another area where Apple's initial stake in the ground, $500, won't hold for long.
It's all part of what has become the natural pricing cycle in high tech. Early products sell at a premium and bring a majority of the margin dollars a vendor will see, according to industry experts I've spoken with over the years. Those who are late to the party are out of luck. It's why vendors rush devices out the door and ship more bugs as a consequence. And all of this is part of how hardware wants to be free. Industry-wide price erosion isn't just for PCs any more.
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Official poster of SRK's most ambitious sci-fi venture is out. Shah Rukh Khan can be seen flaunting his six pack abs while carrying an unconscious Kareena Kapoor clad in hot red sari.
Shah Rukh Khan is promoting the film big time. Michael Schumacher is expected to drive a car carrying RA.One logo on it at the Formula 1 Airtel Grand Prix of India.