Fortnite 5 Years Later Becoming A Worldwide Phenomenon
Epic Games never expected Fortnite’s Battle Royale mode to be as unfathomably popular as it now is. Originally, Fortnite Battle Royale was just a side expansion for the base Fortnite Save the World mode, in which players survived against hordes of cartoony enemies, using building mechanics to gain the upper hand. But when Fortnite’s Battle Royale mode launched in September 2017, and gained 10 million players in just two weeks, Epic quickly shifted focus, and doubled down on the game that would soon take over the world....