Epic Games has chosen an unusual method of promoting Fortnite. A large-scale event in the “royal battle” completely interrupted the gameplay. The game’s social media accounts have also been disabled. All this attracted a lot of attention to her.
How it looks like
According to Polygon, a collapse began at Fortnite over the weekend without warning. After the launch of rockets and the fall of a meteorite, the entire game world was sucked into a black hole in front of users. Not only the map and avatars of the players have disappeared, but even the interface: now only the “
Currently, Fortnite is a black screen with a black hole flickering on it. The game’s profiles on social networks (Instagram, Twitter, etc.) have the appropriate design.
How did they react to this
Epic Games‘ spectacular move has led to millions of users watching the black screen live.
As it was repeatedly reported earlier, since the beginning of 2019, the interest of players in Fortnite has decreased somewhat. This was evidenced by a drop in both the game’s revenue in the United States and its views on Twitch.
Nevertheless, the new event is watched live by more than 7 million viewers at various venues. On Twitch, their number exceeded 1.7 million (from such an influx, the service briefly failed, according to PCGamesN). Last year’s Fortnite Celebrity Pro-Am tournament — the most popular esports event on Twitch — had a total of 1.5 million viewers.
How will this affect the game
Epic Games does not disclose any details about the future of the game. It is assumed that the appearance of a black hole leads to a large-scale restart. Rumors are spreading in social networks about the upcoming new version of the title with the subtitle “
As the dataminers suggest, a new era in Fortnite will begin tomorrow, October 15, at 13:00 Moscow time. The corresponding line was found in the game code.
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