Fortnite is an online video game developed by Epic Games and released in 2017. It is available in three distinct game mode versions that otherwise share the same general gameplay and game engine: Fortnite Battle Royale, a free-to-play battle royale game in which up to 100 players fight to be the last person standing; Fortnite: Save the World, a cooperative hybrid tower defense-shooter and survival game in which up to four players fight off zombie-like creatures and defend objects with traps and fortifications they can build; and Fortnite Creative, in which players are given complete freedom to create worlds and battle arenas.
Save the World and Battle Royale were released in 2017 as early access titles, while Creative was released on December 6, 2018. While the Save the World and Creative versions have been successful for Epic Games, Fortnite Battle Royale in particular became an overwhelming success and a cultural phenomenon, drawing more than 125 million players in less than a year, earning hundreds of millions of dollars per month. Fortnite as a whole generated $9 billion in gross revenue up until December 2019.
Save the World is available for macOS, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One, while Battle Royale and Creative were released for all those platforms, and also for Android and iOS devices and Nintendo Switch. The game also launched with the release of the ninth-generation PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles.
Collaboration items[]
Michael Myers[]
Michael Myers is an Epic Outfit in Fortnite: Battle Royale, that is currently unreleased. Michael Myers is part of The Shape Set.
Stab-O-Lantern[]
Stab-O-Lantern is an Epic Back Bling in Fortnite: Battle Royale, that is currently unreleased. Stab-O-Lantern is part of The Shape Set.
Slasher[]
Slasher is an Epic Pickaxe in Fortnite: Battle Royale that is currently unreleased. Slasher is part of The Shape Set.
Live From Haddonfield[]
Live From Haddonfield is an Epic Emote in Fortnite: Battle Royale. Live from Haddonfield is part of The Shape Set.
Notes and trivia[]
- Stab-O-Lantern is the same jack-o'-lantern seen in the opening credits to Halloween (1978). It also has Michael Myers' signature kitchen knife piercing it.
- Live From Haddonfield's description references the tagline used for Halloween (1978), "The night he came home!".