Thursday, July 26, 2018

What is Fortnite, the game that is breaking records all over the world?

The genre of video games "Battle Royale" is the success of the decade. This is the side of the multiplayer shooting games where the clashes are all against all; a kind of survival where you start with nothing and you build an inventory, while finishing the other hundred until there is only one.

First it was PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds: since the second half of 2017 it began to gather millions of adult players in this title of vast dimensions and realistic aesthetics.

Then appeared Fortnite: Battle Royale, a game that was initially based on construction but evolved with a game mode direct to what was being a trend. This work of the company Epic Games had only 7 million users in October, but now it has more than 45 million.



There is no doubt that one of the explanations of its success is that it is free. Unlike other video games that take away the sleep of the youngest - those who do not have the money to spend freely but depend on their parents - this work is free-to-play.

This means that starting to play does not cost money and, therefore, spending hours and hours with friends using voice chat only requires the console and Internet connection.

And despite everything, Epic Games has come out the round with more than 126 million dollars in revenue through cosmetic elements with this modality created in just two months.

It is also a title that enters through the eyes. Unlike other alternatives within the multiplayer shooters, Fortnite: Battle Royale has a graphic engine created by the company itself: Unreal Engine.

They are absolute connoisseurs of this tool, facilitating that both the animation of the characters and the recreation of the world are attractive for the youngest of the house and those who already have more than thirty.

A fundamental difference with other rivals is that you can build things, a mechanics that increases the player's intervention in the manipulation of the world; and unique games are created where, depending on what the future is constructed, it will take on an unexpected aspect.

The daily attention deposited to the project confirm the commitment of the study in the game: constant updates; new content each month that invites you to return to know how these developments affect the games; Few drops of servers online.

The arrival of Fortnite: Battle Royale to mobile devices has been the straw that has filled the glass, eliminating any remaining barrier.

The ElRubius Sunday event, with a streaming of 100 youtubers with more than 10 million viewers, highlights this video game.