Fortnite Battle Royale shocks gaming world

New game brings endless fun to gamers everywhere.

New game brings endless fun to gamers everywhere.

Andrew Manney, Reporter

The holiday season tends to be big months for console game players (XBOX and PS4). 2017 came with a lot of unannounced surprises and perhaps the biggest was amongst the gaming world. Epic Games released its new game “Fortnite” late in September of 2017 and as expected it took off quickly.

The game comes with two different modes for players, one is called “ Save the World” this game mode allows players to play with their friends and help save the world from monsters and zombies while building forts and defenses to help them win, this mode is $39.00; however, sources say this mode will be released for free on Valentines day which will help this mode grow in popularity.

The other game mode is what is trending on Twitter, Instagram and even had its own Snapchat story, it is called Battle Royale and in this game mode 100 people drop into the Fortnite map and collect weapons, harvest materials, and try to be the last survivor. It sounds a lot easier then it is, due to the map always being taken over by the “storm” which causes the map to shrink and forcing players towards each other. Players can play as solo players, duos, or a full squad of 4, leading to hours of fun for friends everywhere.

This game mode has taken over social media as famous Instagram pages post daily of people winning the game. Barstool sports just recently came out with t-shirts that say “Fortnite Battle Royale” and taking the popular fad “ Saturdays are for the boys” and turning it into “ Saturdays are for the Squad”. EA Sports has released that they will be hosting Battle Royale tournaments which will give the opportunity for the world’s best players to showcase their talents on a larger scale on social media.

The fact that this game blew up so quickly can be pinned on a couple of things. First of all the game is free which gives everyone with a console or PC the opportunity to play “the game just brings me so much happiness ” Parker Sullivan 12 said.

The second thing the creators of Epic Games have done well are the updates they have released, there are constantly updates being released to the game that bring more fun and new experiences to the players.

The game has had some server issues due to the fact the game is so popular but Epic Games is adapting and conducting weakly patch updates to solve the problem and provide players with the best overall gameplay they can.