Fortnite Battle Royale Research Paper

"It took my life over from there," says Drummond, from an article by Leo Sepkowitz, a report journalist. The game he is playing is called Fortnite. Epic Games released Fortnite in July on PlayStation, Xbox, PC and Mac. The developer announced it soon will be playable on cellphones and tablets, too. In February, it cleared 40 million users. The game briefly crashed over Super Bowl weekend as 3.4 million people played simultaneously. People across the world have spent more than 5,000 years watching Fortnite streams on a video game streaming service called Twitch over the past two weeks alone. Even Drake can't resist. There are two modes from which players can choose: the Fortnite base game, which consumers pay for, and Fortnite Battle Royale, …show more content…
"At first, it was a couple days when I couldn't play Fortnite because I had a plaster cast/splint thing on," Hart says. "I couldn't use my hand, really. I was trying to jam the controller and bend the plaster a little bit, but it didn't work for me. Now it's fully healed, so I don't have a brace. Now I'm good." When the Cavaliers were in town the prior weekend, Hart had a chance to reunite with his old buddy, Larry Nance Jr., who the Lakers traded to Cleveland at the deadline. "Saturday, he was over for probably 12 hours," Hart recalls. "Me, him and two other friends had four TVs in my living room, four different Xboxes, all playing as one squad." Indeed, Fortnite has helped Nance and Hart stay close despite the trade. Some evenings, when Nance finishes his (basketball) game and Hart has some free time, they'll link up online like the good old days. Hart admits Nance is probably the better player, but with Nance out of the picture, he holds the Lakers' Fortnite crown. Across the country, Orlando is Ross' turf. Sure, Mario Hezonja is solid; Jonathan Isaac is quick with his scoping; Aaron Gordon is coming