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You may have heard that Drake recently helped set a Twitch viewership record for playing the game Fortnite Battle Royale. This record setting broadcast exemplifies the growing phenomenon of Fortnite. If you’re unfamiliar with the Fortnite games, then we’ve got some interesting facts for you about the title that’s taking the gaming community by storm, and if you’re already a Fortnite pro, maybe you’ll learn something new

Fortnite was developed by Epic Games using their Unreal 4 game engine. Epic Games is also the company behind popular video game titles such as Unreal Tournament, Gears of War and Infinity Blade 

Fortnite was developed by Epic Games using their Unreal 4 game engine. Epic Games is also the company behind popular video game titles such as Unreal Tournament, Gears of War and Infinity Blade 

Fortnite was developed by Epic Games using their Unreal 4 game engine. Epic Games is also the company behind popular video game titles such as Unreal Tournament, Gears of War and Infinity Blade Although Fortnite amassed a large following upon release, its popularity was surpassed by that of a Steam title called PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, commonly called PUBG. PUBG uses a battle royale concept (inspired by the 2000 Japanese film Battle Royale), in which the objective is to be defeat all other competitors and be the last person standing. Epic Games decided to capitalize on the popularity of this style of gameplay, and the result was Fortnite Battle Royale, which was released as a free standalone game in late 2017 and quickly became the game’s most popular iteration. 