Friday, July 13, 2018

I hope the Fortnite World Cup looks a lot like the real World Cup

In just two days, France and Croatia will clash in the long-awaited final of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. And as excited as I am to watch Mbappé and Modrić battle for global supremacy, I also can’t stop thinking about a video game.

Last month at E3, Epic Games announced plans for something called the Fortnite World Cup, an event that would take place some time next year. What the developer didn’t provide was much in the way of details. We know that the cup will consist of “organized events, online events, and major organized competitions all over the world,” but that’s about it. So far, competitive Fortnite has skewed heavily toward celebrity-led events, with everyone from NBA stars to the world’s biggest streamers participating largely...

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