Fortnite

role models

Celebrity gamers have become aspirational ___ _____ for some younger users.

collaborative

Critics have praised the ______ nature of Fortnite (players combine to work together)

celebrities

Epic Games has a good relationship with _________ such as Drake (rapper) and Ben Simmons (NBA basketball star), which promote the game beyond the traditional market

cross-platform

Fortnite can be played on a number of different devices and platforms. This is known as _____________ play

12

Fortnite has a PEGI rating of ...

frequent mild

Fortnite has a PEGI rating of 12 because it contains _____ scenes of ______ violence

brands

Fortnite has combined with other media _____ and franchises (e.g. Avengers, Godzilla)

80

Fortnite has maintained a consistent monthly active playerbase of around ______ million

350

Fortnite has more than ______ million registered players.

free

Fortnite is _____ to download and being playing

sandbox

Fortnite is a _______ game (means to creatively build within the world of the game)

battle royale

Fortnite is a ___________ game (which means multiple players fight to the death)

Minecraft

Fortnite is a mixture of battle games and construction games (e.g. ________)

Games as a Service

Fortnite is an example of the GaaS model of revenue (free to download, but then makes money from users) - what does 'GaaS' stand for?

multiplayer

Fortnite is an online ________ game (100 players can take part)

franchise

Fortnite is part of a series of multimedia products which are licensed to the owner. This is known as a _________

Epic Games

Fortnite is produced by __________

graphics

Fortnite is relatively mild compared to most computer games, due to the cartoon-like _______

2017

Fortnite was launched in which year?

Creative

Fortnite: _______ is a different format of the game which allows active users to be even more imaginative in their design

battle passes

If you have a season pass, Fortnite offers players ______ ______ and 'drip-feeds' limited edition and exclusive content over the course of a season.

concurrently

In August 2022, between 2.5 million and 4 million played Fortnite ________ (at the same time) across all platforms.

V-bucks

In Fortnite, players use _______ to purchase items such as skins and weapons

esports

Live competitive gaming events are known as ....

skins

Outfits (Informally referred to as '_______') are a type of Cosmetic Item players may equip and use for Fortnite

Pan European Game Information

PEGI stands for?

screen time

Parents are often concerned about the amount of _____ ______ computer game users are exposed to

addiction

Parents tend to be most concerned about issues surrounding ______in Fortnite (not levels of violence)

revenue

The Fortnite franchise had _______ of £2.4 billion in 2018 (the missing word means INCOME)

technological

The fact that you can play Fortnite on a PC, laptop, smartphone, console or tablet and move between devices is an example of _______ convergence.

copycat

The media often highlights incidents of _______ crime, where users imitate violence in computer games

Unreal Engine

The operating system used to develop Fortnite is _______ _______

PEGI

The regulatory body (statutory body) which is responsible for giving age ratings to computer games?

Save the World

The version of Fortnite which users pay for is called Fortnite: ____________________

platforms

The videogame industry has grown massively since the 1980s, mostly due to the variety of _______ (smartphones, tablets, consoles)

seasons

The way that Fortnite uses ________ (with gossip, teaser campaigns, cinematic trailers and rumours) make it similar to a subscription Netflix series

locations

There are 11 different _________ in Fortnite (areas on the map where players can visit)

1,398

There have been approximately ______ skins released in Fortnite as of August 2022.

23

There have now been _____ seasons of Fortnite (we are currently on Chapter 4, Season 1)

in-game purchases

There is a constant revenue stream to Fortnite due to _____________________ (e.g. buying skins or weapons)

streamers

Twitch is a platform where Fortnite ________ can play and audiences watch them live

season passes

Users can by _____ _______ (a subscription which allows you to access new content over the course of a period of gameplay)

25

What percentage of the world play video games?

convergence

When more than one brand combine to promote a product (e.g. Twitch and Fortnite) is is known as cross-media ________

Ninja

Who is the most famous Fortnite streamer / youtuber?

age ratings

_____ ______ are used to regulate computer games are suitable or not for certain groups

purchase

77% of Fortnite players have made at least one in-game __________.

micro transaction

A ______ ________ is when users play a small sum of money to buy upgrades (and items in the game) instead of earning them by grinding through the levels of the game.

cosmetic

Unusually, the upgrades in Fortnite are purely _______ (just for appearance - they don't affect the gameplay)

emote

Upgrades could be a new skin or an ______ (a victory dance) - usually these are only available for a short period of time