<s>
Fortnite	B-Application
creative	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sandbox	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Epic	O
Games	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Fortnite	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Fortnite	B-Application
meta-game	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
create	O
structures	O
on	O
a	O
private	O
island	O
and	O
share	O
them	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
100	O
players	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
owner	O
)	O
for	O
various	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
modes	O
with	O
customizable	O
rules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortnite	B-Application
Creative	I-Application
loads	O
into	O
a	O
hub	O
island	O
from	O
which	O
other	O
islands	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
(	O
used	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
but	O
not	O
anymore	O
in	O
the	O
recent	O
most	O
update	O
now	O
)	O
,	O
most	O
prominently	O
those	O
deemed	O
popular	O
by	O
Epic	O
Games	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
islands	O
could	O
previously	O
be	O
nominated	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
The	O
Block	O
,	O
a	O
25×	O
25	O
tile	O
area	O
in	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
,	O
which	O
replaced	O
Risky	O
Reels	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
right	O
corner	O
of	O
the	O
map	O
in	O
Chapter	O
1	O
Season	O
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
4	O
years	O
,	O
Fortnite	B-Application
has	O
announced	O
The	O
Block	O
2.0	O
during	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Chapter	O
3	O
Season	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	O
Games	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
launch	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Creative	I-Application
earlier	O
than	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Epic	O
has	O
used	O
Fortnite	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
to	O
perform	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
promotional	O
events	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
virtual	O
concerts	O
,	O
Epic	O
partnered	O
with	O
Time	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
special	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Creative	I-Application
area	O
dedicated	O
to	O
celebrating	O
the	O
58th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
Martin	O
Luther	O
King	O
Jr.	O
'	O
s	O
"	O
I	O
Have	O
a	O
Dream	O
"	O
speech	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
revamped	O
system	O
of	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Creative	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
Unreal	O
Editor	O
for	O
Fortnite	B-Application
(	O
UEFN	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
colloquially	O
as	O
Creative	O
2.0	O
,	O
was	O
initially	O
found	O
in	O
a	O
presentation	O
at	O
Christmas	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	B-Application
miners	I-Application
found	O
hints	O
of	O
code	O
mentioning	O
the	O
system	O
in	O
early	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
"	O
combines	O
the	O
creation	O
tools	O
from	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Creative	I-Application
with	O
the	O
Unreal	O
Editor	O
"	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
custom	O
props	O
and	O
models	O
,	O
animations	O
,	O
sounds	O
,	O
and	O
terrain	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
season	O
7	O
battle	O
pass	O
owners	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
starting	O
December	O
6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortnite	B-Application
Creative	I-Application
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
2011	O
sandbox	O
game	O
Minecraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Henry	O
St	O
Leger	O
of	O
TechRadar	O
wrote	O
that	O
this	O
Fortnite	B-Application
installment	O
shies	O
away	O
from	O
taking	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
battle	O
royale	O
game	O
PlayerUnknown	B-Application
's	I-Application
Battlegrounds	I-Application
towards	O
taking	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Minecraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
called	O
the	O
meta-game	O
"	O
basically	O
a	O
blueprint	O
"	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
become	O
a	O
"	O
serious	O
rival	O
"	O
to	O
Minecraft	B-Application
due	O
to	O
Fortnite	B-Application
infrastructure	O
and	O
player	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
meta-game	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
keep	O
a	O
healthy	O
player	O
base	O
for	O
Fortnite	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
Ben	O
Kuchera	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
powerful	O
new	O
tool	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
"[sharing]	O
your	O
own	O
maps	O
and	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
or	O
just	O
using	O
the	O
tools	O
to	O
create	O
wild	O
videos	O
,	O
is	O
going	O
to	O
go	O
a	O
long	O
way	O
toward	O
keeping	O
Fortnite	B-Application
fresh	O
for	O
the	O
foreseeable	O
future.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
have	O
recreated	O
various	O
structures	O
in	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Creative	I-Application
;	O
these	O
include	O
the	O
Star	O
Wars	O
starship	O
Millennium	O
Falcon	O
and	O
Castle	O
Black	O
from	O
Game	O
of	O
Thrones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maps	O
from	O
other	O
video	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Counter-Strike	B-Application
and	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
have	O
also	O
been	O
recreated	O
in	O
the	O
meta-game	O
by	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
