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You’ve probably noticed the slough of middle school-aged kids doing strange dances from “Fortnite” this past year, but the game’s cultural impact stretches beyond just flossing and weird Halloween costumes based on customizable player skins.
Although released in fall 2017, “Fortnite Battle Royale” has remained the most popular game of 2018. The game’s initial appeal came from the fact that it’s free to play, making it accessible to simply download and at least give the game a try without the risk of paying a pretty penny for a game you might not like.
But as it turns out, “Fortnite” was a big hit right off the bat. Fast forward one year later, and “Fortnite” is on virtually all video game platforms imaginable, from PC to PS4 and even your smartphone. Considering its cross-platform capability and the free-to-play business model, “Fortnite” really is one of the most accessible games in the world and, consequently, the most popular.
As a result, “Fortnite” has been in the forefront of internet culture. It has dominated on platforms like Twitch and YouTube, thanks to Ninja — who is currently the most well-known gamer on the web — and the game has also been subject of a countless number of memes and news articles. So, among the controversial, the record breaking and the flossing, here are a few of the most significant ways “Fortnite” has influenced popular culture in 2018.
1. Transforming the Video Game Industry
“Fortnite” is undoubtedly the most popular video game in the world, and part of its popularity is due to its perfection of the battle royale genre. Other games with this format had existed before “Fortnite” — from lesser known titles like “The Culling” to more prestigious ones like “Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds” (PUBG) — but what makes “Fortnite” more successful, on top of its free access, is its jesting gameplay.
It doesn’t focus on overly realistic physics like “PUBG,” and its cartoonish features are more visually appealing to a wider audience. This broader appeal could be why Epic Games made a $3 billion profit from the game in 2018, and why the battle royale genre is currently so popular. Even the newest edition to the “Call of Duty” franchise includes a battle royale game mode.
Epic Games, the creators of…
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