{"id":2279,"date":"2020-01-11T18:29:50","date_gmt":"2020-01-11T18:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/fortnite-the-year-ahead-2020"},"modified":"2024-07-19T21:06:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T21:06:39","slug":"fortnite-the-year-ahead-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/fortnite\/fortnite-the-year-ahead-2020","title":{"rendered":"Fortnite – The Year Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fortnite<\/a> has become the kind of game your relatives ask you to explain at Christmas, reaching beyond our beloved cradle of video game culture and becoming its own entertainment entity.<\/p>\n

It’s so big now it transcends the platforms we play it on, and even people that don’t play it find themselves drawn to its constant updates out of sheer curiosity if nothing else.<\/p>\n

The year that was<\/b><\/h2>\n

There has been plenty to admire in 2019. Fortnite got a hefty dose of Marvel in another Avengers crossover for the long-awaited Endgame, while still finding time in December to tie-in with Star Wars: Rise Of Skywalker via an exclusive scene introduced by director JJ Abrams.<\/p>\n

The inaugural Champion Series competition, hosted by Epic themselves during Season X, helped carry things along, but the clear “gaming moment”<\/a> of 2019 belongs to Chapter 2. After a black hole swallowed the game and had millions tuning in waiting for signs of life, Fortnite emerged with a fresh map, new gameplay tweaks (like fishing, of all things), which have all been well received.<\/p>\n

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\nFortnite reinvented itself in 2019 (Picture: Epic)<\/p>\n

All of these events no doubt added to the 250 million players Epic reported in March of 2019 – albeit with some inactive accounts. That’s already about four times the population of the UK.<\/p>\n

But, that’s all for nought if Epic doesn’t maintain that trajectory – with the game’s revenue showing signs of slipping in 2019<\/a> (a sizeable 25% drop from the previous year, although it’s still above every other game). And with no Star Wars or Avengers movie this year, they might have to get creative to be able to make 2020 a success.<\/p>\n

Cinematic aspirations<\/b><\/h2>\n

That’s not to say there’s not plenty of scope for cinematic tie-ins. Could we see one for the likes of Black Widow or Wonder Woman? Maybe Venom 2? We’d be very surprised if there isn’t something cooking for one of them, but we would be surprised if it was a James Bond tie-in; count us in for driving around the Chapter 2 map with a tricked out Aston Martin.<\/p>\n

Speaking of Chapter 2, the first season of the “reborn” Fortnite is due to end in February – and we don’t know what comes next. A “Chapter 3” that shakes up the map and meta again seems unlikely, but will we see fresh additions to gameplay? Or will subsequent seasons focus on fresh cosmetics to chase and challenges to complete?<\/p>\n

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