1. Fortnite: Battle Royale
| Release | 26. September 2017 |
| Developer | Epic Games |
| Genre | Battle Royale / Shooter |
| Platform | Windows, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, MacOS, Android, iOS |
How does it play? In Fortnite: Battle Royale, you jump at the start of a game from a bus filled with up to 100 players. You land at any place you choose on the map and quickly begin gathering weapons and items.
As the match progresses, the play area shrinks due to a storm. The last player or team standing wins.
To defend against other players, there are weapons in various forms such as shotguns, assault rifles, or grenades. Part of the strategy includes gathering materials like stone, steel, or wood. These can be used to construct buildings that are also useful for defense.
How does the title make money? Fortnite offers V-Bucks in the in-game shop. With this currency, players can purchase cosmetic items like skins, emotes, or paint jobs. None of the contents affect gameplay; it’s purely cosmetic.
Regularly, new seasons start in Fortnite: Battle Royale. Epic Games offers a Battle Pass, which costs approximately €9.50 and lures players with additional cosmetic items as unlockable rewards.
Fortnite: Battle Royale is free to play.
What interesting developments have occurred in Fortnite? The current season 9 altered the map by destroying one of the most famous locations.
Now the qualification for the 2019 Fortnite World Championship has been completed. Some Twitch stars are not participating.
Who evaluates the top games?
The results of these most successful games in May 2019 come from SuperData. This is a US-based market research company. According to their own statements, they analyze all possible sources to determine how much revenue each game has generated digitally.
Can the numbers be trusted completely? Since SuperData protects its sources, it is hard to say. The website states that they obtain information through protected data partnerships with publishers, developers, and payment service providers.
SuperData claims to be the only provider offering insights into these businesses through comprehensive transaction data.
Superdata’s numbers are used worldwide by gaming magazines and are considered a reliable measure of the success of games, alongside other market research data.
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