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Facing near-term contest from Fortnite

  • May 20, 2018 11:52 PM PDT

    "Videogame publishers are definitely facing near-term contest from Fortnite," BTIG's Brandon Ross wrote in late April. " But, Fortnite's victory reminds us of, and even epitomizes the huge opportunities for publishers brought by connectivity, particularly as they continue to transition into the matches as a service (GaaS) model. And, the learnings from Fortnite's success may really help the significant publishers in the GaaS transition and to unlock new growth opportunities."

    There was a surprise drop into Fortnite: Battle Royale this afternoon: the limited time 50 vs 50 V2 style is back, and playable today. 50 vs 50 has always been one of my favourite sport modes, and Epic's second iteration made some significant modifications: each group has their very own Battle Bus, as well as the last circle is visible on the map to the start. It makes for a single mad rush to a large-scale melee in the middle, and while the games finish in blowouts a bit more frequently than I'd like, they are always a welcome break from the familiar rhythms of regular play. If you would like to play with 50 vs. 50, simply pick it in the modes menu.

    Longtime Fortnite players -- or actually just anyone who has been using the game a couple of weeks now -- will see a big change for the game as a whole with this addition. I suspected it might happen when Epic altered the "manners" menu into what it seems like now, but this marks the first time that we have two restricted time modes running simultaneously. Thanos is from the mix, and in this point, it's somewhat unclear how long he will stick around.

    It's the right move, in my opinion: limited time manners are among the greatest things Forntite has going for it, and as additions like Thanos show, they're just getting better. And because there are obviously enough millions of gamers to encourage matchmaking for five manners across four platforms, Epic doesn't actually eliminate anything by giving us a little more flexibility about how we'd like to play with.

    I suspect that running 50 vs. 50 alongside Thanos is giving us a small preview of how this is going to work going forward. Epic is going to keep iterating with new, more outlandish notions along the lines of the Infinity Gauntlet mode whilst simultaneously giving us a few of those tried and true modes it's used in the past: things like Sniper Shootout, Blitz and Heavy Explosives which, whilst fun, really only represent little tweaks to how the Fortnite Items game functions. Running more than one simultaneously allows the team to push the boundaries a little bit more.

    We'll see how things grow, but at this point, I wouldn't be surprised to see something else come out of left field next Tuesday. Meanwhile, I'll be attempting to score volatile skills by firing aimlessly to the enemy horde.

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