![]() ![]() The map update was internally dubbed "Map 2.0", although don't expect to hear that term used now publicly - this is the same map, not a second.Īll-new areas include a fresh city area with high-rise, multi-story buildings as well as mines to bunker down in. This week sees a big update to Fortnite's Battle Royale map - before and after pictures are below. "Some people are saying we could be the biggest and best-played game in the western world." "To put it in context," lead systems designer Eric Williamson told Eurogamer, "some of the folk around the office are saying hey, we could be the biggest Battle Royale game in the western world, which is crazy. It's an incredible achievement - even if Fortnite's Battle Royale mode is free to download and play - and one likely fuelled by the fact it is also available for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One (unlike PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, which has yet to launch on PS4). Just one month later, Fortnite Battle Royale has now passed the 40 million players milestone, and last weekend recorded its highest ever peak of more than two million people playing concurrently. ORIGINAL STORY 15/1/18: Fortnite Battle Royale is getting a big map update this week and some important technical changes under the hood as it celebrates yet more record player numbers.īack in December, Epic's sandbox take on the Battle Royale genre passed the 30 million players milestone, with 1.3 million people playing concurrently. ![]() Here's a look at some of the new map areas in action: ![]() Friendly fire is also being disabled - an "exploratory" move which is "subject to change", developer Epic explained. UPDATE 17/1/18: Fortnite Battle Royale's big map update will go live tomorrow, 18th January.Īmong the changes are a new city area, underground mines and varying biomes. ![]()
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