History of Fornite and why it is so famous – Video Games – Technology

The name of Fortnite: Battle Royale has become a must-see, not only in the circles of players, but also in the media, social networks and everyday conversations. The video game developed by Epic Games and People Can Fly has grown in popularity – and profits -.

In less than a year, it has more than 125 million users, according to Epic, and is positioning itself as the leader in Twitch visualizations (a platform for viewing live video games). According to SuperData Research data, we are faced with the largest free-to-play game (free to play) of any history. That did not stop him from breaking the monthly income record in a game, surpbading the $ 318 million in May . A LendEDU study suggests that 7 out of 10 players spent more than $ 80 on cosmetic improvements for their warriors.

But what is Fortnite? How did you manage to dislodge the legendary League of Legends from the streaming podium?

In the beginning, Fortnite was a mere survival (survival-based genre), in a future where 98% of the human population disappeared. The player, in cooperation, must protect a base of humanoids similar to zombies (called hulls). This game mode is called Save the World – save the world, in Spanish.

However, the success of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, known as PUBG, a royal fighting shooter, caused Epic Games to consider similar gameplay for Fortnite

It is based on mbadive battles, by teams or alone, in which a hundred players are parachuted on an island and must spill until it remains more than one. The name of this game mode comes from the homonymous movie of the year 2000 and has been used in other sagas as in The Hunger Games

Thus was born Fortnite: Battle Royale, which, in the end, was not a game mode of the original title, but an independent game that had an additional element that ended up marking his identity: the construction.

Each player has the ability to build and destroy structures on the stage to access certain parts of the field or to use them in combat. For this, you must accumulate materials (wood, metal and rock) when you browse the map.

The new game mode was released in September 2017 for Xbox One, Play Station 4 and Windows and Windows computers. macOS. It came to iOS in April and Nintendo Switch in June of this year. Epic Games has already announced that it will be available for Android in the coming months.

A month after its launch, Epic Games announced that it had reached 10 million players. The figure doubled in November 2017 and a month later, it reached 30 million. By June 2018, there were already 125 million users

A crack in the sky

Fortnite not only outperformed its predecessor or the PUBG itself (whose sales, according to SuperData, continue to decline in PC) One) and has reached a popularity that few titles can boast. The video game has given rise to a new type of storytelling within the industry: although the characters have no names nor stories and no one knows how the island unfolds, during the five seasons – which takes the game, millions of people shared live events that transform the game map.

For example, on June 29, a rocket was fired from a mountain in the west of the island. The event was announced in advance, so millions of people gathered to witness live, such as whether it was a football match or a football match. from a new chapter of the Game of Thrones series.

But despite the ephemeral nature of the fact, its effects are much more durable. The rocket took off and, shortly after, a large crack appeared in the sky. Gradually, as Season 5 approached, objects appeared on the island and in the real world, with the creators of the game finding recognizable elements of their story in real places, for the greater part of the world. happiness of the fans.

The Famous "Gamers"

Fortnite is not only resounding by its overwhelming growth in the number of players or its record of economic figures, but having transcended the restricted gamers sector.

The game has reached full "pop culture", having among its players several celebrities. At the time, Canadian rapper Aubrey Drake Graham (known as Drake) helped Ninja beat an audience record by broadcasting a game to Twitch that drew 600,000 spectators. The French footballer of Atlético de Madrid, Antoine Griezmann, celebrated his goals more than once by performing a dance of the game "Take the L". The Rubius, famous Spanish youtuber, has participated in several tournaments of the game with his friends, like the one that took place during the last Gamergy 2018, the most important eSport event of Spain.

Then, at E3 2018, the most important annual convention of the video game industry, a two-person team competition was held between 'Ninja' & '; and other important players in eSports, such as Ali & # 39; Myth & # 39; Kabbanim and even singers like Madilyn Bailey or Prince Royce. The event was attended by a million and a half viewers on Twitch.

With less than a year behind them, the success of Fortnite: Battle Royale does not just seem to begin

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