Fortnite’s newest weapon, the compact SMG, has only been in the game since Tuesday, but the fan and streamer reaction has been loud and clear: no one likes it. The new gun is simply too strong ...

Here’s how it works. People aren't happy about the new Fortnite compact SMG: it's too powerful, too accurate, and probably too attractive, too. So Epic Games has issued a hotfix which rather ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. It has been months at this point where fans have been ...

Both the standard and Compact SMG were subject to changes in a hotfix that went out last night. If you've been playing Fortnite in the past week or so, you'll know how much of a threat the new ...

But with the arrival of the epic/legendary Compact SMG this week, things have quickly spiraled out of control. Epic, moving quickly as ever, has actually hotfixed the game with a series of big ...

For SMGs, it's become obvious the Compact SMG and Drum Gun are way too powerful. Even after being nerfed at the end of July, there were still issues with the Compact that had to be addressed.

The latest Fortnite patch, 5.1, has changed the game in exciting new ways all over again. Last week we enjoyed the new MP5-like submachine gun, but now we have yet another new SMG. Now that ...

Now, it looks as if the studio is set to bring in yet another sub-machine gun, by teasing the forthcoming addition of what's being called the Compact SMG. As seen in the image below from the ...

It's admittedly nothing special in terms of its effect, maxing out a Rare tier, but the gun should serve as a solid replacement for the Suppressed SMG and Compact SMG that have now both made their ...