<s>
Fortnite	B-Application
is	O
an	O
online	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Epic	O
Games	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
three	O
distinct	O
game	O
mode	O
versions	O
that	O
otherwise	O
share	O
the	O
same	O
general	O
gameplay	O
and	O
game	O
engine	O
:	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
,	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
battle	O
royale	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
up	O
to	O
100	O
players	O
fight	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
person	O
standing	O
;	O
Fortnite	B-Application
:	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
a	O
cooperative	O
hybrid	O
tower	O
defense-shooter	O
and	O
survival	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
fight	O
off	O
zombie-like	O
creatures	O
and	O
defend	O
objects	O
with	O
traps	O
and	O
fortifications	O
they	O
can	O
build	O
;	O
and	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Creative	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
are	O
given	O
complete	O
freedom	O
to	O
create	O
worlds	O
and	O
battle	O
arenas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Save	O
the	O
World	O
and	O
Creative	O
versions	O
have	O
been	O
successful	O
for	O
Epic	O
Games	O
,	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
in	O
particular	O
became	O
an	O
overwhelming	O
success	O
and	O
a	O
cultural	O
phenomenon	O
,	O
drawing	O
more	O
than	O
125	O
million	O
players	O
in	O
less	O
than	O
a	O
year	O
,	O
earning	O
hundreds	O
of	O
millions	O
of	O
dollars	O
per	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortnite	B-Application
as	O
a	O
whole	O
generated	O
in	O
gross	O
revenue	O
up	O
until	O
December	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Save	O
the	O
World	O
is	O
available	O
only	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
while	O
Battle	O
Royale	O
and	O
Creative	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
all	O
those	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
launched	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
ninth-generation	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortnite	B-Application
is	O
distributed	O
as	O
three	O
different	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
;	O
each	O
has	O
similar	O
graphics	O
,	O
art	O
assets	O
,	O
and	O
game	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortnite	B-Application
:	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
a	O
player-versus-environment	O
cooperative	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
four	O
players	O
collaborating	O
towards	O
a	O
common	O
objective	O
on	O
various	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
after	O
a	O
fluke	O
storm	O
appears	O
across	O
Earth	O
,	O
causing	O
98%	O
of	O
the	O
population	O
to	O
disappear	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
survivors	O
to	O
be	O
attacked	O
by	O
zombie-like	O
"	O
husks	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
is	O
a	O
player-versus-player	O
game	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
100	O
players	O
,	O
allowing	O
one	O
to	O
play	O
alone	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
duo	O
,	O
or	O
in	O
a	O
squad	O
(	O
usually	O
consisting	O
of	O
three	O
or	O
four	O
players	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortnite	B-Application
Creative	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sandbox	O
game	O
mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
are	O
given	O
complete	O
freedom	O
to	O
spawn	O
any	O
item	O
from	O
the	O
Battle	O
Royale	O
gamemode	O
on	O
a	O
personal	O
island	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
create	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
battle	O
arenas	O
,	O
race	O
courses	O
,	O
platforming	O
challenges	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortnite	B-Application
began	O
from	O
an	O
internal	O
game	O
jam	O
at	O
Epic	O
Games	O
following	O
the	O
publishing	O
of	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	I-Application
around	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
initially	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
developed	O
titles	O
during	O
the	O
jam	O
,	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
merging	O
the	O
construction	O
game	O
genre	O
,	O
representing	O
games	O
like	O
Minecraft	B-Application
and	O
Terraria	B-Application
,	O
and	O
shooter	O
games	O
arose	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
foundation	O
of	O
Fortnite	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Fortnite	B-Application
slowed	O
due	O
to	O
several	O
issues	O
,	O
including	O
switching	O
from	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
3	O
to	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	O
,	O
a	O
deeper	O
role-playing	O
game	O
approach	O
to	O
extend	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
switch	O
of	O
art	O
style	O
from	O
a	O
dark	O
theme	O
to	O
a	O
more	O
cartoonish	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
Epic	O
was	O
looking	O
to	O
get	O
into	O
the	O
games	O
as	O
a	O
service	O
model	O
,	O
and	O
brought	O
in	O
Chinese	O
publisher	O
Tencent	O
to	O
help	O
;	O
Tencent	O
took	O
a	O
large	O
stake	O
in	O
Epic	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
departure	O
of	O
several	O
executives	O
,	O
including	O
Cliff	O
Bleszinski	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
key	O
part	O
of	O
Fortnites	B-Application
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortnites	B-Application
approach	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
be	O
Epic	O
's	O
testbed	O
for	O
games	O
as	O
a	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
further	O
slowed	O
the	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
prepare	O
to	O
release	O
Fortnite	B-Application
as	O
a	O
paid	O
early	O
access	O
title	O
in	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
with	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
it	O
as	O
free-to-play	O
sometime	O
in	O
2019	O
while	O
gaining	O
feedback	O
from	O
players	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player-versus-environment	O
mode	O
was	O
distinguished	O
as	O
"	O
Save	O
the	O
World	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Near	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
that	O
Epic	O
released	O
Fortnite	B-Application
into	O
early	O
access	O
,	O
PlayerUnknown	B-Application
's	I-Application
Battlegrounds	I-Application
had	O
become	O
a	O
worldwide	O
phenomenon	O
,	O
having	O
sold	O
over	O
5	O
million	O
copies	O
three	O
months	O
from	O
its	O
March	O
2017	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
drawing	O
strong	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
battle	O
royale	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	O
recognized	O
that	O
with	O
the	O
Fortnite	B-Application
base	O
game	O
,	O
they	O
could	O
also	O
do	O
a	O
battle	O
royale	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
rapidly	O
developed	O
their	O
own	O
version	O
atop	O
Fortnite	B-Application
in	O
about	O
two	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
Epic	O
was	O
ready	O
to	O
release	O
this	O
as	O
a	O
second	O
mode	O
from	O
"	O
Save	O
the	O
World	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
paid-for	O
earlier	O
access	O
,	O
but	O
then	O
later	O
decided	O
to	O
release	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
game	O
,	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
,	O
supported	O
with	O
microtransactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
quickly	O
gained	O
players	O
,	O
with	O
over	O
10	O
million	O
players	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
two	O
weeks	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
leading	O
Epic	O
to	O
create	O
separate	O
teams	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
development	O
apart	O
from	O
the	O
Save	O
the	O
World	O
version	O
,	O
outside	O
of	O
common	O
engine	O
elements	O
and	O
art	O
assets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allowed	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
to	O
expand	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
otherwise	O
not	O
supported	O
by	O
Save	O
the	O
World	O
,	O
including	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
devices	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
creative	O
sandbox	O
mode	O
launched	O
on	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
synchronized	O
with	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
season	O
7	O
of	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
became	O
a	O
significant	O
financial	O
success	O
for	O
Epic	O
Games	O
,	O
leading	O
them	O
to	O
separate	O
the	O
teams	O
between	O
Save	O
the	O
World	O
and	O
Battle	O
Royale	O
to	O
provide	O
better	O
support	O
for	O
both	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
two	O
weeks	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
over	O
10	O
million	O
players	O
had	O
played	O
the	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
just	O
after	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
release	O
,	O
had	O
reached	O
125	O
million	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revenue	O
from	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
during	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
2018	O
had	O
been	O
estimated	O
in	O
the	O
hundreds	O
of	O
millions	O
of	O
dollars	O
per	O
month	O
,	O
with	O
total	O
2018	O
revenue	O
estimated	O
at	O
by	O
analysis	O
firm	O
SuperData	O
Research	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Total	O
revenue	O
for	O
Fortnite	B-Application
reached	O
more	O
than	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
has	O
also	O
become	O
a	O
cultural	O
phenomenon	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
celebrities	O
reporting	O
they	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
athletes	O
using	O
Fortnite	B-Application
emotes	B-Protocol
as	O
victory	O
celebrations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
notable	O
streaming	O
event	O
in	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
streamer	O
Ninja	O
playing	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
alongside	O
Drake	O
,	O
Travis	O
Scott	O
,	O
Kim	O
DotCom	O
,	O
and	O
Pittsburgh	O
Steelers	O
wide	O
receiver	O
JuJu	O
Smith-Schuster	O
,	O
broke	O
viewership	O
records	O
for	O
Twitch	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
and	O
led	O
to	O
Epic	O
arranging	O
a	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
pro	O
–	O
am	O
with	O
50	O
pairs	O
of	O
streamers	O
and	O
professional	O
players	O
matched	O
with	O
celebrities	O
at	O
E3	O
2018	O
in	O
June	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	O
Games	O
has	O
developed	O
organized	O
esports	O
competitions	O
around	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
inaugural	O
Fortnite	B-Application
World	O
Cup	O
tournament	O
that	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
July	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
growing	O
concern	O
over	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
draw	O
toward	O
young	O
children	O
,	O
emphasized	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
mobile	O
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parents	O
and	O
teachers	O
had	O
expressed	O
concern	O
that	O
students	O
are	O
being	O
distracted	O
and	O
drawn	O
away	O
from	O
school	O
work	O
due	O
to	O
playing	O
Fortnite	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
Ongoing	O
Game	O
by	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
and	O
IGN	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
nominated	O
it	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Game	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Mobile	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awards	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Online	O
Gameplay	O
SXSW	O
Gaming	O
Awards	O
2018	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Multiplayer	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Gameplay	O
14th	O
British	O
Academy	O
Games	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Evolving	O
Game	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
2018	O
Webby	O
Awards	O
People	O
's	O
Voice	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Multiplayer/Competitive	O
Game	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
2018	O
Best	O
Ongoing	O
Game	O
Develop	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Animation	O
Teen	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
Choice	O
Videogame	O
BBC	O
Radio	O
1	O
's	O
Teen	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Game	O
(	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
)	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
2018	O
Best	O
Competitive	O
Game	O
Mobile	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Ultimate	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2018	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
Best	O
Mobile	O
Game	O
Best	O
Ongoing	O
Game	O
Best	O
Esports	O
Game	O
Gamers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
Fan	O
Favorite	O
Game	O
Fan	O
Favorite	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
Fan	O
Favorite	O
eSports	O
Game	O
Fan	O
Favorite	O
Battle	O
Royale	O
Game	O
Fan	O
Favorite	O
eSports	O
League	O
Format	O
(	O
Community	O
Skirmishes	O
)	O
2019	O
22nd	O
Annual	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
