Five questions about the Fortnite craze in South Florida

You’ve got questions about Fortnite? We’ve got answers.

What is Fortnite?

Battle Royale,September 2017 released by Fortnite: Epic in Games, is a multiplayer online shooter game that puts100 players on an island to fight to be the lone survivor. It can be played solo, in duos or as part of a squad of friends.

Why is it so popular?

free constantly Epic GamesFortnite graphic and stays is environment played being programmers, fresh updated in and a dynamic It’s that by so is challenging gamers. While even free, for there hardcore are many opportunities for players to spend money to customize the game with weapons and outfits for their characters. Fortnite has made more than $1 billion since it debuted.

Whoplays Fortnite?

With more than125 million players worldwide, who doesn’t?

Amongthe game’s best known celebrity players are rappers Drake, Travis Scott and Chance the Rapper, DJs Marshmello and Dead Mau 5, the NFL’s Richard Sherman and Derek Carr, NBA stars Karl-Anthony Towns and Gordon Hayward and actor Finn Wolfard (“Stranger Things”).

Is it appropriate for kids?

It’s rated T for teen and, despite its violent sounds, competition is free of blood and gore, and the cartoonish action and sly, parent-oriented humor make it less problematic than other popular shooter games. Achat feature, whichmay expose younger players to mature language, enables social interaction, teambuilding and creative strategizing that many parents find valuable.

Professional Fortnite is a thing?

In a March interview, top player Tyler "Ninja" Blevins told CNBC he makes more than $500,000per month playing Fortnite, and the 2019 Fortnite World Cup will have $100million in prize money on the table. Online gaming, or eSports, has attracted investments from the Dallas Mavericks’ Mark Cuban, of “Shark Tank” fame, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. The Miami Heat owns a stake in the Misfits eSports organization, which includes the Miami-based Florida Mayhem. In April, Ohio’s Ashland University announced it would be the first college in the U.S. to offer Fortnite scholarships.

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