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If the talking heads hate it, it must be good...right?

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  See the guy on the left? He's actually one of the most  important characters in the game...or is he? Unless you've been living under a rock you've probably heard of Fortnite. If you watch CBS , Fox News , or Channel 9 (imagine Fox News but with even less credibility and an Australian accent) you know all about how it was deliberately designed to addict our kids, get them desensitized to violence and all the other mean, nasty, ugly, horrible things that video games have been accused of for the last half-century or so. If you're like the type of person I hope reads this sort of review, you're thinking “well, if all those type of people hate it, it's gotta be pretty good, right?” Well, after playing it fairly regularly for a few weeks, I can say “Yeah, it kinda is.” Fortnite is the undisputed king of the Battle Royale games, and offers a unique spin on the BR genre. For those unfamiliar, here's how it works: Armed with nothing more than your trusty pickaxe...