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Fortnite raked in $9.1 1000000000 over deuce years

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As once-confidential court documents continue to egress from Epic's ongoing collection battle with Apple, it's instantly been revealed that Fortnite earned a staggering $9.1 billion between 2018 and 2019.

In a financial presentation unstylish January 2020 (via The Verge), Verse form reports that the battle royale raked $5.8 billion in 2018 and $3.7 billion in 2019. That grossly outshines any separate game owned by Epic (including Rocket League and Battle Breakers), which account for $108 million over those 2 years. The Unreal Locomotive engine achieved a more impressive $220 million—over double what non-Fortnite games earned, but still vastly to a lesser degree Fortnite itself.

Epic's overall profits for those two years came to $5.5bn. That includes entirely sides of its stage business, including the Epic Games Store—which, American Samoa we establish out this twelvemonth, has been pouring at a loss in trying to brute force a blank space as a viable Steamer competitor. What's staggering is the extent to which Fortnite dominates Epic's income streams.

A presentation from later in 2020 (via Eurogamer) further breaks land Fortnite's successes. Wonder has been away removed the most successful brand coaction, and Big plans to move Fortnite even off further on the far side battle royale A an "open world simulation sandbox". Epic had also prearranged to give Fortnite's tax revenue a shot in the branch by partnering with Apple on mobile optimisations, Party Royale promotions, and a larger Wonder push.

Something tells me that's not just in the cards right now.

Epic's three-week court case with Apple began in earnest now, and has already been spilling secrets such equally Sony's cross-chopine charges, and the add up Epic pays for those stash awa exclusives. That is, when the case hasn't been halted by an open phone line leading to hundreds of kids shouting "give up Fortnite".

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