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Fortnite breaks another record, generating $296 million in April across all platforms

SuperData Arcade has shared its monthly report, claiming that Fortnite has broken another record by generating $296 million in April across all platforms.

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Kribwalker2159d ago

Wow, it’s so crazy how a Free to play MP game done right can generate so much revenue in a single month and it’s been ongoing, it was well over $200 million in march too. It’ll only get bigger when they release on android and if the rumoured switch version is true.

combatcash2158d ago

I'm still surprised there isn't any outrage about the Micro Transactions. Skins are about $20 each shit is ridiculous.

xX-oldboy-Xx2158d ago

But it's a choice, not necessary.

jairusmonillas2158d ago

Those skins are optional. And some people buy them not just for the skins but also they love playing the game so they want to support it.

People love the game that's why you'll never hear complains. People complain when they feel they are being ripped off. Playing Fortnite doesn't make you feel ripped off.

Kribwalker2158d ago

@oldboy

That’s why i don’t have a problem with cosmetic MTs, as long as its not pay to win, if they keep supporting the games with free DLC and optional MTs that’s fine by me. I don’t have to spend money and get free content

combatcash2158d ago

MOST of the shit you buy in multiplayer games including EA games is optional, but people pick and choose what to lose their shit about.

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Zabatsu2158d ago

Yeah wish I could return the favor to you. Ergo, the kicking ass one.

Gazondaily2158d ago

Lol you're welcome to try. It involves letting go of your keyboard first.

xX-oldboy-Xx2158d ago

Septic - You can't help yourself, you're a joke lol.

OT:It's great news for epic and all the people involved, some fairly big performance bonuses going around I reckon.

Personally I'm having a break from it, back R6 spattered with H1Z1 and just got DETROIT which going to get a run shortly.

Gazondaily2158d ago

"Septic - You can't help yourself, you're a joke lol."

Look in the mirror

xX-oldboy-Xx2158d ago

Always a snide, veiled dig - you must be spineless in real life. Show some class every now and then.

Gazondaily2158d ago (Edited 2158d ago )

You have no issue with a myriad of comments celebrating SP games but when I praise MP games you hurl personal insults?

And you call me spineless? You're the coward behind your PC. Don't talk about class when you're throwing insults from the safety of your PC when someone simply says "MP games kicking ass". If you have a backbone say it to my face.

Wasteman.

xX-oldboy-Xx2158d ago

When was the last article you read that said MP games were dying? That's why when an SP game comes along and is actually good - it gets celebrated.

We know which companies put out the best SP games, or is that lost on you? You're a troll and not a very good one at that.

Just calling you out - you know 90% of your comments are written in a snide manner.

Grow a pair and just write what you want to say.

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badz1492158d ago

@Septic

*Fortnite kicking ass. There, fixed it for you. And it's F2P and maybe it will show MS how to make a proper MP game people wanna play.

It's like you're trying to include recent MS's craps like SoT and SoD2 with Fortnite by saying MP like they are at the same level or something. They are not LOL. nice try.

gangsta_red2159d ago

Now we see why so many devs are trying their hand at making a successful MP game.

The money it generates lasts months even years.

MP/GaaS is definitely here to stay.

PowerOfTheCloud2158d ago

Why gamers are willing to pump hundreds or thousands for cosmetics into one game is beyond me. But congrats to epic who managed to make a great game and take use of those who don't mind spending a fortune for mt.

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P_Bomb2158d ago

My kids just split the cost of the PvE starter pack. $20 each, coupled with the 20% off from live.playstation.com and a whopping buck fitty from me.

The kid friendly gameplay, graphics, polish and free entry point made a good case. Something to party up with their friends down the street. Free and PG was key.

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All Campfire Locations in Fortnite: Chapter 5 Season 2 Guide

ESTNN writes: "The easiest campfire can be found in the middle of the lake close to Restored Reels. Landing in the middle of the island immediately puts you near the campfire, which is surrounded by a tent, a barrel and a single lawn chair."

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Players claim Fortnite ruined Call of Duty by letting in more corporate greed

Do you remember what gaming was like before Fortnite entered the gaming space? One of the biggest arguments was about loot boxes. Now we have conversations about crossovers, battle passes, and community outreach.

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GoodGuy096d ago (Edited 6d ago )

Idk. Loot boxes did disappear and battle passes and in game purchases are all cosmetic. We get free weapons and maps post launch, any gameplay affecting content. I could care less about all the cosmetics.
I absolutely hated the days where weapons were locked behind a less than 1% chance lootbox pull where it'd take 5+ hours to have enough tokens to do a single pull and lazy remastered/remake maps cost you $15 each wave or $50 for the season pass that you didn't know what you'd get and these maps were only available to those that bought it so you get a smaller pool of players match with.

Tacoboto4d ago

The "good ole days" are actually what drove me away from COD and Halo 3/Reach. Halo 4 becoming a COD-like drove me away from that only a week or so after it launched and I beat its campaign.

It sucked way back then, going a month or two without playing online-shooter-of-the-moment, and then needing to buy a $15 map pack to play with the majority of the population or your favorite playlist. The "community" rejecting Spartan Points in MCC killed that game's support, too. No revenue = no support, plain and simple.

Cacabunga4d ago

That headline could easily be something Spencer could have said 😅 I had to check if it was really an opinion piece

KyRo4d ago

As times gone on, the COD battle pass has got ALOT worse so they can push people to buy the more premium battle pass which itself is a huge rip off and nearly half the price of the base game.

The cosmetics can be fine but they've taken it to far to the point of no return. Why make a military themed game then have rabbits, dinosaurs, cats, rats & z list rappers as skins? You wouldn't add a Lamborghini to a fantasy RPG to replace a horse and you would never see Mario have limb dismemberment because they know what they are. COD is having identity crisis but kids and streamer but then all

franwex4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Call of duty can simply not copy the bad aspects of Fortnite? Or is that too out of this world? Like COD, a realistic shooter-just HAD to have Nicki Minaj running around? Or super heroes?

Inverno4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Exactly! Trends don't all need to be followed. Plus where Fortnite got somewhat better with it's monetization, Acti got worse. Or at least Fortnite has lended itself more to the wacky stuff, and has put more effort and quality into that stuff.

jjb19814d ago

I prefer the battle passes with free maps than the $50 season pass that divided the community. I definitely feel that Fortnite had some influence on CoD having loot boxes with Blackout being introduced in 2018 with Black Ops 4.

PRIMORDUS4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Actually Fortnite bullshit ruined Unreal Tournament. Epic are sellouts and I will never have that shitty store on my PC, fuck them and that shit bag Tim Sweeney. At least the community keeps the games alive, I still play UT2004.

StoneTitan4d ago

I mean cant really blame them for supporting the game that made them the most money and the most people player...ever?

Psychonaut854d ago

Call of Duty ruined Call of Duty. They needed no outside assistance.

Ra30303d ago

100% correct! The makers of Call of Duty ran out of ideas long, long ago so they take ideas from other games like Ghost Recon, Fortnite and any other FPS game hat had success hell CoD remasters maps that they've remastered several times already then charge you again for it. Call of Duty is simply a cut, copy and paste and then put the $70 price on it every year. Activision and now Microsoft has been essentially remastering Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare every year since it was released in 2007 its to the point it's worse than the sports game like the Madden, NBA and others yearly sports franchises.
@Psychonaut85 is spot on "Call of Duty ruined Call of Duty. They needed no outside assistance"!

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How to Find an Underworld Chest at Grim Gate in Fortnite

If you are looking to find an Underworld Chest at the Grim Gate to complete a quest in Fortnite, this article explains everything you need.