Given his success, Epic decided to include him in Fortnite. Not having asked for permission to do so, Horning, or rather his legal guardians - since he is still a minor - decided to denounce the study.
Sports, the same as always, go hand in hand with eSports. It is not usual, but this time Fortnite is involved, that phenomenon. As well as that the Australian Open, one of the four Grand Slam of the professional tennis circuit, organizes a Fortnite tournament ... the, moreover, the most played Switch title in Europe in 2018.
The organizers of the Australian Open have announced that the Fortnite Summer Smash will be held in parallel to the tennis tournament. The official statement explains that this is a competitive event with prizes worth around 315,000 euros (Australian $ 500,000).
There are two tournaments. The first is individual and is held on January 26 and 27. In the first round 500 will compete in two games to score points and try to be one of the 100 finalists. In the final, the 100 players will compete in five games. The one with the most points, according to their number of eliminations and position in each duel, will get first place. The winner will win more than 60,000 euros.
The second tournament will be in pairs. A hundred celebrities and celebrities from sports, entertainment and elgaming will participate. The winning team will take around 31,000 euros to subsequently donate them to the NGO or project they consider.
As we see, Fortnite is in all sauces. His success is that great. The numbers say it. The last one of the most played titles during 2018 in Europe with the Nintendo Switch. Yes, it was Fortnite. Epic Games battle royale was the first, according to data from Nintendo of Europe. And that was not available for the hybrid console until June 12, that is, mid-year.
With more than 200 million players, Fortnite has become a worldwide phenomenon. Although it is a battle royale-style shooting game, the title promotes creativity with the constructions that users must build to defend themselves from enemies, at the same time that they have to try to destroy them with traps and strategies.
Now, the characters of the video game come out of the screen to decorate the shelves of the homes in the form of Funko Pop figures! Collectibles include Drift, Ragnarok, Dark Vangaurd, Valor, Havoc, Tricera-Ops, Spark Specialist, Zoey, Burnout, and Raven, among others.
If you want your favorite character to accompany you at all times you can already buy them in different stores where these types of figures come and on Amazon, for a price of between 10 and 15 euros.
