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  • Produced by Epic Games
  • Fortnite is a free-to-play battleground games available on a number of platforms and devices
  • It was launched July 2017
  • The franchise includes Fortnite: Battle Royale, Fortnite: Save The World, and Fortnite Creative
  • Fortnite: Battle Royale is the most successful free-to-play videogame ever, making $1.2 billion in the first 10 months of release. Initially, players had to buy 'battle passes' to play, but in September 2018 the Battle Royale version was offered for free
  • The Fortnite franchise has a revenue of £2.4 billion in 2018
  • The franchise has helped make Epic Games a hugely successful company. In 2012 they were worth $825 million; in 2018 they were worth $5.8 billion
  • Fortnite: Battle Royale won 'Best Ongoing Game' in the PC Gamer and IGN awards in 2018
  • In terms of genre, Fortnite could be considered a fusion of battle games and construction games