Suit up… the High Stakes event has begun! Play the new Getaway LTM, complete challenges to unlock free cosmetic rewards and bling out your squad with new store offerings. 

Here’s the plan. Four safes have been loaded into supply drops scattered around the island, each carrying a large jewel. You and your crew must locate a safe, pick up the prize inside and getaway with the goods while battling enemies. The first four teams to make their way to a van with a jewel and getaway win! Are you up for the job?

Escape with the goods and you can unlock even more rewards. Earn free cosmetics items in-game by completing the special High Stakes Challenges.

• Play 10 matches of The Getaway - Get 5,000 XP
• Do 500 damage to Jewel ca...

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INTRO

On August 9th we launched the Android Beta of Fortnite on select devices from our partners at Samsung. A few days later, we began issuing invitations to a subset of Android device owners across a variety of handset manufacturers. We’ve learned a lot from the beta with regards to performance, security, device compatibility and providing Fortnite on Android through the Fortnite Installer. Let’s dive into the technical details behind the launch, what we’re working on and where we see Android in the near future.  

STATS

In the first 21 days since the Fortnite’s launch on Android, interest has been extremely high, with over 23 million players entering our Android beta and over 15 million players installing our APK.  While we are in an invite-only phase for A... Read more

WEEK 8 FORMAT

SUMMER SKIRMISH at PAX WEST

The final Summer Skirmish competition will be a 3-Stage Solo event held Friday to Monday. At each Stage, players will earn points based on the following scoring system:

VICTORY ROYALE: +3 POINTS

2ND-3RD PLACE: +2 POINTS

4TH-10TH PLACE: +1 POINT

3-4 ELIMINATIONS: +1 POINT*

5-6 ELIMINATIONS: +2 POINTS*

7+ ELIMINATIONS: +3 POINTS*

*These points can only be earned once per match. For example, 10 eliminations would only earn you +3 points and any additional eliminations will not add points to your score.

We’re kicking things off with three Stage one heats every day, running Friday to Sunday. These will be open to the first players to register on site each day. Each heat will play a mini-series of two matches to determin...

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Heya Fortnite Fans,

We’re back with the State of Development for August. We have a lot of awesome stuff coming and can’t wait to share with you. Let’s hop in!

Table of Contents

• Controls (Gamepads, Mobile, Switch)
• Weapon Balance
• Building Effectiveness
• ...

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WEEK 7 FORMAT

Big Bonus

Teams will be ranked on a Contest Leaderboard based on their current points. Victory Royales and eliminations in this competition will be scored to determine score and placement during each game. The top teams at the end of the each game will be rewarded based on score at the end of each game. The top teams at the conclusion of the entire 5 game series will also be rewarded for cumulative score.
 

Teams will be awarded points and prizes after each game based on the following scoring system:

Eliminations: 1 Point Each

Victory Royale: +5 Bonus Points

8 or more Eliminations: +5 Bonus Points*

*These bonus points do not stack. For example, a 16 elimination game would only grant +5 bonus points, not +10 bonus points.
 

• Group 1 play will begin at approximately 9am PST (5 total matches) on Frida...

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Howdy PAX West Summer Skirmishers!

Here are the details for the $1,500,000 competition happening at PAX West very soon.

Format

The final Summer Skirmish competition will be a 3-Stage Solo event held Friday to Monday. At each Stage, players will earn points based on the following scoring system:

Victory Royale: +3 Points

2nd-3rd Place: +2 Points

4th-10th Place: +1 Point

3-4 Eliminations: +1 Point*

5-6 Eliminations: +2 Points*

7+ Eliminations: +3 Points*

*These points can only be earned once per match. For example, 10 elimination...

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Another big Fortnite event is on the horizon –  tell your friends using #FortnitePAXWest!

Where are we dropping?

Downtown Seattle! We’re landing at PAX West 2018 on Friday, August 31 through Monday, September 3 and we’re bringing plenty of fun activities for solos and squads. Find us outside at 8th and Pine and inside the Washington State convention center on the 1st floor “Yakima” or tune-in to the conclusion of the Summer Skirmish tournament series, live at PAX West!

Fortnite Summer Skirmish Tournament

The Summer Skirmish tournament will conclude at PAX West with a live $1,500,000 USD competition open to all PAX West attendees. Registration for the event will be held on site each day starting at 8:00AM at PAX Lot 73 on 8th and Pine.

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WEEK 6 FORMAT

KING PIN

Each game, teams will be ranked on a Contest Leaderboard based on the points earned in a single game. Teams will be awarded prize money at the end of each game based on the amount of points earned during that specific game. Eliminations in this competition will be scored to determine points and placement during each game. Victory Royales will provide a multiplier to the next game's points. A total of 5 games will be played for each region each day.

 

• Group 1 play will begin at approximately 9am PST (5 total matches)

• Group 2 play will begin at approximately 2pm PST (5 total matches)

 

More information can be found on the Twitch Rivals page ...

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Hello Fortnite competitors,

We’ve just finished up Summer Skirmish Week 5 and we wanted to give you folks a mid-skirmish update from some of the previous weeks. We’re talkin’ interesting stats, additional info on a few standout performers, and our learnings about formats so far. Here’s a quick breakdown of some fun stats from the past weeks:

• The longest range elimination was scored by HighDistortion, with a 267m knockout of MoNsTcR with a Scoped Assault Rifle.
• The longest range sniper elimination was scored by InTheLittleWood on Danzhizzle, with a 247m hunting rifle shot.
• In Week 3, three pairings were able to dominate the field, topping the group with 24 eliminations
  • SKT Ghoul and Ghost DMO
  • Mickalow and Robi62
  • Greyfox and mouZ Mops.
• Week 4 saw a sizable gap between the elimination leaders from each region. Day One was very tightly packed at the top.
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WEEK 5 FORMAT

KING PIN

Teams will be ranked on a Contest Leaderboard based on their current points. Victory Royales and Eliminations in this competition will be scored to determine placement, score, and multipliers during the event. The top 20 players at the end of the 8 games will be awarded. In the case of a tie, players will be scored on a tiebreaker system. You can also check the top players here.
 

Teams will be ranked on the Leaderboard based on the following scoring system:

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