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Epic Games Dedicates 100 Million to ‘Fortnite’ Tournament Prize Pools

As amazing as ‘Red Dead Redemption 2’ is, 2018 was without a doubt ‘Fortnite’s’ year. ‘Fortnite’ single-handedly popularized the Battle Royale sub-genre. Twitch streamer Ninja, the face of ‘Fortite,’ graced the cover of ESPN Magazine; the very first gamer to do so. ‘Fortnite’ recently achieved the milestone of having 200 million players across the world. Come December 6th. ‘Fortnite’ may go home with four awards from the Game Awards 2018: Best Ongoing Game, Best Mobile Game, Best Esports Game and Best Multiplayer Game. ‘Fortnite’ is the biggest gaming phenomenon in a long time. And it looks like Epic Games is trying to make it the next biggest thing in eSports too.

Epic Games has set aside a whopping $100 million dollars for the prize pools of future ‘Fortnite’ tournaments.

The tournament formats still need a bit of tweaking, as the scoring systems are a tad bit wonky, and of course there’s the insanely long queue times some players may experience. Pro gamers do not come to eSports tournaments to wait in lobbies for an hour. Epic Games has made strides towards permanently fixing these issues, but they are not entirely done away with.

There is also still the matter of cheaters making their way into Epic Games’ tournaments. Just a few days ago, pro ‘Fortnite’ player Tfue came across a player who eliminated him using an aimbot. And he was not pleased.

Unlike other eSports titles such as ‘League of Legends’ or ‘Pokemon,’ ‘Fortnite’ relies more heavily on the biggest streamers/players of the game to maintain a good face with the general public. The last thing Epic Games wants or needs is a pissed off pro player with millions of subscribers lambasting their game. Cheaters have been around since the beginning of ‘Fortnite,’ and Epic Games needs to do a better job in eliminating them. Especially when they are competing in tournaments with millions of dollars in prizes up for grabs.

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