Fortnite

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Fortnite is an online video game and game platform developed by Epic Games and released in 2017.

Overview[]

It is available in six 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; Fortnite Creative, in which players are given complete freedom to create worlds and battle arenas; Lego Fortnite, an open world survival game; Rocket Racing, a racing game; and Fortnite Festival, a rhythm game.

Relationship with the Unreal series[]

Main article: References to the Unreal series in other games

Malcolm is one of the recruitable survivors in the Save The World mode. His profile picture even reflects his portrait in the Playstation 2 version of Unreal Tournament.
Posters containing the Capture the Flag loading screen of the Playstation 2 version of UT as well as a capture of the UT version of Facing Worlds can be seen in several houses in the Battle Royale mode.
A Player banner of the Unreal Engine logo was released in 2017.
Garog and Samael, two characters from the Unreal Tournament video game series developed by Epic Games, were released on December 11th 2024 as the first Gaming Legends Series collaborations of Chapter 6, despite being internal media, with their designs being based on their appearances in Unreal Tournament 4. Their cosmetics were released to coincide with the release date of Secret Level, an animated television series with episodes based on different video game series, which included an Unreal Tournament episode.