There was a lot going on in the world of gaming today, but don’t worry because it should be real easy for you to get back up to speed. That’s why these roundups are here. Today, we heard about the well known speedrunner Distortion2 beating Elden Ring in just under 19 minutes, the popular streamer Amouranth buying up $2 million worth of Activision Blizzard stock despite the ongoing scandals at the company, and Bungie seeking to sue the people behind those fraudulent copyright takedown requests. These are just our top stories and so read on for the rest.
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The developer behind Fortnite, Epic, removed the building mechanic last week, but the game will be right back to normal tomorrow. “Building will return in core modes tomorrow,” the official statement reads. The mechanic was taken out of the game to the surprise of many fans who started lamenting its loss, but some players were happy to see building disappear from Fortnite, preferring to focus on the shooting mechanics. In any case, all of that controversy is now in the past.
The speedrunner known as Distortion2 has been making waves in the Elden Ring community for beating the game in record-breaking time. Distortion2 first managed to beat the game in less than an hour, then it was less than half an hour, and now it's less than 20 minutes. The speedrunner in fact finished Elden Ring in just under 19 minutes. “Changed a flight and did a 15 hour stream for this, almost gave up hope, but in the end I prevailed,” Distortion2 said. “Thank you everyone who was there and supported me during this insane stream.”
Somebody seems to have been impersonating the company which takes care of Bungie’s intellectual property,
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