$100 Million To Be Given Away By Epic Games In Fortnite ESports Push

Fortnite Battle Royale is now the biggest game in the world and Epic Games is trying to capitalize on that amazing fact by pushing to bring about an eSports renaissance with its title at the forefront. To achieve this goal, the publisher will be providing $100 million worth of prizes throughout the year to be awarded to competitors.

The prize total was announced by Epic via blog post, with the company noting that for the season between 2018 and 2019, it will be awarding players with lots of money to compete for. Epic also makes it clear that it’s diving into the competitive side of the video game industry in a huge way and players will now have a lot to look forward to.

“Grab your gear, drop in and start training. Since the launch of Fortnite Battle Royale we’ve watched the passion for community competition grow and can’t wait to empower you to battle with the best,” the post reads.

“In the 2018 - 2019 season, Epic Games will provide $100,000,000 to fund prize pools for Fortnite competitions. We’re getting behind competitive play in a big way, but our approach will be different - we plan to be more inclusive, and focused on the joy of playing and watching the game.”

As The Verge notes, it’s not clear how this total amount is going to be given away, specifically. It could be done via one huge tournament circuit, for example, or it could be through a number of smaller competitions all over the world.

Considering just how big the prize pool is, however, it wouldn’t really matter all that much. It’s going to draw in a huge number of players simply by virtue of the fact that $100 million immediately puts Fortnite Battle Royale matches among the most lucrative in the business.