Fortnite also wins a World Cup in creative mode

The final of Fortnite The World Cup is fast approaching and the developer Epic today announced a new twist for the competition. While the main tournament will focus on the incredibly popular mode of the Royal Battle, the game will also feature an element involving Fortnite 's Minecraftcreative fashion, launched in December and whose stature continues to grow.

Over the next few weeks, Epic will organize a series of events during which competitors will be able to submit their creations to be judged. The winners will play in the World Cup final in New York in July. The creation-specific prize pool is $ 3 million. Although a number of details are not yet clear, here is the basic qualification process, according to Epic:

The road to Fortnite The Creative World Cup final includes five demonstration events from April 29 to June 7. Each week you will have the opportunity to try the latest creative essay and submit your best snippet using the event-specific hashtag on YouTube. Our special Fortnite Captains will select the best submissions as winners. The selected winners will travel to New York each week to participate in Fortnite Final creative world cup.

We will start things from the first try, built and judged by Cizzorz. Tune FortniteSocial networks and follow Cizzorz online for the latest news about the first creative essay. Every two weeks, a new creative essay will be revealed, with more opportunities to qualify for the final.

In some ways, it's surprising to see the creative mode featured in the World Cup – electronic sports are usually focused on more direct competition in shooting, fighting and strategy games – but that also makes a lot of sense . the Fortnite The World Cup will be a huge spectacle, which will make it a good opportunity to push the creative mode, key element of the longevity of the game.

Epic made competitive Fortnite and electronic sports are a top priority, even going as far as setting aside $ 100 million for tournaments, which will culminate in the World Cup finals this summer. The event will take place at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, with 30,000 seats, for a total of $ 30 million. The qualification for the best players of the royal battle is already under way.