Fortnite, the hit game that’s denting the stock prices of videogame makers after signing up 45 million players, didn’t really take off until it became free and a free-for-all.
The game, first introduced in July, sold for US$40 (RM154) and was a team-based title in which friends joined forces to kill monsters that acted like zombies. In September, the manufacturer, closely held Epic Games Inc, introduced a free version called Fortnite Battle Royale in which 100 players compete against each other, using their wits and weapons to be the last person standing in a Hunger Games-like version of Earth.
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