Epic Games showed a glimpse of what Fortnite Season 10 has in store for the playerbase during the 2019 Fortnite World Cup, and again, in a tweet from the official Fortnite twitter account the next morning.
On the final day of the World Cup, Epic Games announced the Fortnite Championship Series would be debuting next season.
Kyle "Bugha" Giersdorf has won the 2019 Fortnite World Cup Solo Finals. The Sentinels' star lifted the trophy after a landslide victory to the tune of a $3 million 1st prize.
On the first day of the 2019 Fortnite World Cup, Karim "Airwaks" Benghalia and RL Grime were crowned as the Fortnite World Cup Celebrity Pro-Am champions. The duo also won the Celebrity Pro-Am at the Fortnite Summer Block Party in Los Angeles, CA, earlier this summer, making them the first two-time Celebrity Pro-Am champions in history of Fortnite.
Fortnite streamer, competitor, and content creator "Ewok" has signed to FaZe Clan. The 13-year old phenom is the first female professional player to be signed by FaZe, as well as the first female professional Fortnite player.
The pro players were asked by both Epic Games and a multitude of media outlets, including Inven Global and ESPN Esports, about playing Fortnite competitively as a career and the significance of the 2019 Fortnite World Cup.
Starting on Friday, Epic Games will launch one of the largest video game tournaments in history, the Fortnite World Cup, held in New York City. With $30 million in prizes up for grabs across numerous formats, money is expected to change hands inside the area and out of it. Bovada, one of the largest online gambling websites in the world, has added an entire section to their site dedicated to the World Cup itself. On it, users can place bets on who will win certain events such as the Pro-Am or Solo and Duo portions of the tournament. Additionally, there are more niche "prop bets" such as "Will a player from an organization win?" or "Region of the Winner."
Epic Games has cultivated a gaming experience that where competition is secondary to the enthralling opportunity to be a part of a thriving, ever-evolving community. Let's take a look at what makes Fortnite's community its best asset.
In addition to being FaZe's Fortnite captain, Cloakzy is also the duo partner of Turner "Tfue" Tenney, who sued the organization over his contract last month.
This morning, ReKTGlobal continued their expansion into the music industry by announcing their newest investor, Dutch DJ Nicky Romero. One of the most popular music producers in the world, Romero joins Steve Aoki, Tainy and Imagine Dragons as recent parties who have decided to make the crossover into the world of gaming. ReKTGlobal is the parent company of professional esports organization Rogue which has numerous teams in popular titles such as League of Legends, Fortnite, Rocket League and more.
In addition to taking the home the Golden Pickaxe, Airwaks and R.L. Grime will have the choice of where they will be donating 1 million dollars.
Smeltz sat down with Inven Global's Nick Geracie to discuss his past positions in LoL esports, his responsibilites as director of HU Storm, and the future of collegiate esports.
It's been a tumultuous couple of weeks for esports organization Faze Clan. Just two weeks ago one of their biggest streamers, Turner "Tfue" Tenney, filed a lawsuit against the company over unfair cont
Evolved Talent Agency CEO Ryan Morrison, better known as the Video Game Attorney, spoke to Inven Global's Tim Rizzo to provide professional insight on the lawsuit and surrounding situation.
Epic Games was back at it again Saturday afternoon with Fortnite's most recent in-game event taking place that destroyed numerous iconic locations across the map and brought back a gun from the vault. Thirty minutes before the event was set to kick off at 3 p.m. EST, players could only play in a select game mode titled "The Unvaulting" and when the countdown timer in Loot Lake hit zero, the madness began.
In the wee hours of Thursday morning, Fortnite revealed the contents of their v.8.51 patch which went live before most were awake in North America. Upon waking up and checking Twitter and the Fortnite Battle Royale subReddit, players were met with a combination of excitement and frustration with the newest addition to the game: Smoke Bombs.
American game development company Psyonix is joining the Epic Games family. Psyonix, known primarily for its soccer-driving competitive title Rocket League, was acquired by Epic Games on May 1, 2019.
Epic Games' Fortnite is making another big splash in the world of gaming, teasing a collaboration with Marvel's Avengers set to release this Friday.
In recent days, more and more players have been stating that the v8.30 patch should revert the previous changes to provide an overall playing experience. When news broke that Epic was not backtracking, popular community figures took to Twitter to express their frustration.
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