Fortnite is an expansive original world that invites players to be creative, resourceful and collaborative, combining building skills and destructible environments with intense PvP combat.In Fortnite, players and their friends lead a group of Heroes to reclaim and rebuild a homeland that has been left empty by a mysterious darkness only known as “the Storm.”
Players will band together online to explore the world for resources, build extravagant forts, find or build insane weapons and traps as they protect their towns from the strange monsters that emerge during the Storm.
At the Game Awards in Los Angeles, Epic Games announced the availability of a new, limited time "50 versus 50" game mode for Fortnite Battle Royale. This limited time mode pits two teams of 50 against one another in a massive, last-team standing battle.
Fortnite continues to see quick growth, with more than 30 million players since the game’s July launch. This past weekend, the game also hit a new milestone, peaking at 1.3 million concurrent users.
Fortnite Battle Royale is available now for free on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Mac. The limited time 50 versus 50 mode will be available through Sunday, December 17, with additional unique game modes and content planned for the future.
Fortnite’s “Save the World” PvE mode is now available in paid Early Access, and will go free in 2018.
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