For the past year,battle-royale style games enjoy become some of the most celebrated titles amongst hardcore gamers and casuals alike. Beginning primarily with the big push by PlayerUnknown Battlegrounds – affectionately known in the shorthand as PUBG — to capture the majority of the market, the wild success enjoyed by Epic’s subsequent effort, and Fortnite Battle Royale,has shattered any illusion of dominance. The crown for the burgeoning battle royale genre was held by PUBG up until this past month, when Fortnite surpassed the older game both in the PC marketplace, and according to PCGamesN,as well as on console.
With that success in hand, and an insatiable (not capable of being fully satisfied) fanbase of 14- to 45-year-old-fashioned gamers looking to hand over their cash for battle passes and cosmetic costumes and skins, and parent company Epic Games has decided to stoke the fire by offering a enormous amount of cash awards for players serious enough to enter the competitive scene. The Verge shared a blog post from the developers website.
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Source: inquisitr.com