The Australian Open has announced that Fortnite will be coming to the games. The Australian Open will take place from the 14th of January till the 27th of the same month. 100 personalities from sports, entertainment and the gaming world will take part in a Pro-Am duos tournament. The Fortnite tournament will have total money of $500,000 in prize money and charitable donations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ0WgWNvxEs Fortnite is a global phenomenon, and we're excited to host the Grand Slam of competitive gaming events at the
The Chinese government has been trying to regulate the release of new titles in esports. The government wants to ensure that young Chinese players are not unduly influenced by western games. As a result, they set up the Online Ethics Review Committee a few months ago. The priority task of this group was to review various esports titles and check their compatibility with the nation's laws. In the first batch, the committee took up 20 titles for review. These included multiple popular games
The Creator of Fortnite, Epic Games has announced its very own Games store. The 'Epic Games Store' will be a place for developers to publish their games and an alternative to Valve's Steam. For now, the Epic Games Store takes a 12% cut, allowing developers to take an 88% cut. This is in stark contrast to Valve's 30% cut from the developers. The case of Games stores taking a huge cut of the developers' earnings is an issue in the recent months. Epic