How can the Fortnite Fall Tournament make it the next giant of the sport?

And for many teams, this increased focus on content and skills has made Fortnite's esports scene grow to provide a more holistic experience than other existing life-saving ecosystems.

Newer teams such as Ghost Gaming, whose players include some of Fortnite's best players, have flourished on the scene. Fortnite analyst Jacob Arce emphasized that the epic "pushes the boundaries" and improves the scene of the Royal Battle at a crucial time for the genre.

"It's one thing that separates this game from, say, PUBG (Unknown Player Battlegrounds), you have your content creators playing [the game]but they are not competitors, "said Arce. Fortnite allows players to "create incredible content in competition".

According to Arce, Epic's success rests in part on Epic's dedication to experimentation based on community feedback. This is an approach that, according to the best players, including Team Liquid's Jake "Poach" Brumleve, will create a sustainable path for Fortnite sports.

Brumleve participated in the previous summer skirmish and was ranked third overall in the Grand Finals – a ranking that earned more than $ 276,000 in prizes in just 90 days. He expects the $ 10 million Fall Skirmish to be "the most refined format" and, like the previous season, Epic Games uses the competition as a testing ground for the announced world finals. next year.

Brumleve also expects more publishers to become interested in the genre of the royal battle and seek to emulate the video game giant. For example, Activision's new "Call of Duty: Black Ops 4" opus will feature a royal style combat mode called "Blackout", which has already generated a very positive reception among those who played the version. beta.

And Brumleve thought that it would not be far from assuming that other publishers would also seek to build their own Royal-based competition scenes.

"Fortnite is one of the most unique games in recent years and I think it's a stepping stone," he said. "You see almost all the great games unfold in some way and have a royal battle counterpart, so they see [more growth opportunities for the genre]. "

Last May, Epic Games announced that it would spend $ 100 million in endowments for the first year of Fortnite. The current autumn fall race is part of this giant kitty, but it remains to be seen what will be the prize pool for the announced Fortnite World Cup, which will take place next year at a date still undetermined.

Currently, the record for the biggest prize pool of esports is held by The International, the flagship tournament of Valve Defense of Ancients 2 (DotA 2). This year's tournament had a prize pool of more than $ 25.5 million, surpassing the record of $ 24.7 million last year.