Author: Henry Aldridge

Microsoft is continuing on with its mission to provide us with as many different Xbox controller variants it can.
Today, the company debuted the Ghost Cipher Special Edition Xbox Wireless Controller, which features grey and bronze accents with a clear top case so you can see the controller’s inner workings (see header image above)
The Ghost Cipher Special Edition Xbox Wireless Controller will be available from next month, on 8th October, retailing at £64.99. If you are interested in purchasing one for yourself, you can pre-order the controller now.

Introducing the new Cipher Series translucent Elite Controllers – Xbox Design Lab

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Fortnite fans still in the European Union can now play Epic Games’ battle royale on iPad.

The Epic Games Store – and through it both Fortnite and Fall Guys – are now available on Apple’s tablet, following their relaunch on iPhone in the EU and on Android phones worldwide last month.

In a briefing to press attended by Eurogamer last month, Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney said he had “no regrets” over Fortnite’s lengthy absence from mobile platforms as the company has waged legal battles to change app store policies.

Four years of courtroom wrangling and an estimated $1bn in lost revenue later, Epic Games has now been able to launch its own mobile app store on Apple and Google devices – including now on iPad in mainland Europe.

Downloading the Epic Game Store requires you to load up Epic Games’ website and download the storefront from there, navigating through a number of warnings by Apple – which would really rather you did not.

Epic Games previously said it would continue to push for iPhone and iPad launches of the Epic Game Store in more countries – including the UK and Japan – over the next year.

“We’ve probably lost a billion dollars not havi…