Fortnite: the video games industry — Eduqas GCSE Media Studies C680
Eduqas GCSE Media Studies · C680
Fortnite: the video games industry
Video games: Fortnite
What you need to know
Fortnite, launched in 2017 by Epic Games: its free-to-play Battle Royale mode, Save the World and Creative.
Funding: free to play, with income from in-game purchases such as the V-Bucks currency, outfits and the Battle Pass.
Convergence and partnerships: crossover events with films, music and sport, in-game concerts, and play across consoles, computers and phones; Epic's Unreal Engine.
Regulation: the PEGI rating and the debates about online play, in-game spending and young players.
The 2026 questions: who produces Fortnite, who regulates video games, two ways Fortnite is regulated, and how video games use websites to promote themselves.
