Video games have captivated audiences for years but nothing has amounted to what Fortnite accomplished. Developed by Epic Games, Fortnite is a battle royale title and, although they weren’t the first BR title, it truly revolutionized the genre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their success in monetizing a popular free game brought other developers and games to enter the genre. Hit games like PUBG, Apex Legends, and Call of Duty Warzone would not be the same if Fortnite didn\u2019t bring mainstream success to battle royales. Knowing that they\u2019re a large part of video game success in the last decade, what happened to get them here?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney revealed in March 2019<\/a> that Fortnite held 250 million player accounts (including inactive accounts) and that number is sure to have increased since. In that same month, Apex Legends developer EA announced<\/a> 50 million players, within one month of the game\u2019s launch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, Fortnite competitor PUBG reports a peak of about 3.2 million players and a peak of 1.5 million average players in the game\u2019s lifetime according to Steam Charts<\/a>. But even after Apex\u2019s colossal game launch and PUBG\u2019s consistent player counts, Fortnite still won in terms of player retention. An important note is that one of the leading countries in terms of gaming audiences, China, still does not have complete access to Fortnite<\/a>, further proving the popularity of the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fortnite includes a player versus environment mode, Save the World, and their popular game mode, Battle Royale, launched in September 2017. Needless to say, Battle Royale is the mode that\u2019s gained the most popularity and led to the battle genre becoming popular. The idea of the last man standing game is nothing new but Fortnite\u2019s player numbers prove that this is what gamers needed. <\/p>\n\n\n\nBattle Royale<\/h3>\n\n\n\n