The History of Fortnite Battle Royale - Did You Know Gaming? Feat. Remix
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Thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this video. The first 500 people to sign up at this link in the will get their first 2 months for free ► http://skl.sh/DYKSUBSCRIBE for more Fortnite Easter Eggs ► http://bit.ly/DYKG_SubscribeIn this episode, Did You Know Gaming takes a look at some facts, secrets, Easter eggs and the history of Fortnite Battle Royale. Fortnite is developed and published by Epic Games, and is available as a PC game, as well as appearing on the PlayStation 4 (PS4), Xbox One and mobile platforms such as iOS and Android. This video covers the game's origins as a tower defense game, how it entered the battle royale genre, and its relationship with pop culture such as the stream with Drake and Ninja, and the collaboration with Marvel to introduce Thanos.Follow DYKG on:Twitter: http://bit.ly/2oOavs2Instagram: http://bit.ly/2oO4jjAFacebook: http://bit.ly/2nIrFp9Website: http://bit.ly/NpYDbDVideo editing by Luis Illingworth @HeyRaguioResearch/Writing by Forrest LeeSources/Further Reading:https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-12-12-epic-reveals-minecraft-inspiration-for-fortnitehttps://www.wired.com/2012/07/fortnite-unreal-engine-4/https://www.forbes.com/sites/johngaudiosi/2011/12/10/epic-games-new-franchise-fortnite-blends-survival-horror-with-tower-defense-strategy/#3ea711d6393f https://www.pcgamesn.com/fortnite/why-has-fortnite-taken-so-long https://www.polygon.com/2014/3/26/5542822/the-future-of-games-epic-games-tim-sweeney-fortnite-unreal-tournamenthttps://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/features/the-story-behind-fortnites-less-popular-mode-w518226 https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gears-of-war-dev-s-pc-exclusive-fortnite-has-diablo-like-looting/1100-6418846/https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-battle-royale-is-a-100-player-last-man-standing-mode-coming-this-month/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/315485/QA_How_Epic_pared_down_Fortnite_Battle_Royale_to_be_fast_and_approachable.phphttps://www.gamespot.com/articles/fortnites-huge-success-means-its-studios-other-gam/1100-6456179/https://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/features/the-evolution-of-the-worlds-largest-battle-royale-game-w515421https://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/09/the-evolution-of-fortnite-to-something-less-creepy/https://www.engadget.com/2011/12/11/cliff-b-talks-fortnite-theres-no-dudebros-in-it/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-08-11-the-big-cliff-bleszinski-interviewhttps://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/09/fortnite-devs-inadvertently-prove-cross-console-play-is-possible/https://kotaku.com/teens-and-teachers-say-fortnite-mobile-is-destroying-so-1823997450https://www.vg247.com/2018/04/02/fortnite-mobile-now-warning-kids-stop-playing-class/https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/59j9pk/teachers-and-parents-share-stories-from-inside-the-fortnite-phenomenonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkx3HzGF9uEhttps://kotaku.com/drake-says-hell-rap-about-fortnite-if-epic-makes-a-hotl-1825172527https://kotaku.com/fortnite-seems-to-be-overtaking-pubg-1823649466http://www.nme.com/news/music/drake-breaks-twitch-streaming-record-playing-fortnite-2265699https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2018/04/21/you-can-now-officially-earn-a-fortnite-battle-royale-college-scholarship/#17a44d249fbehttps://www.gamespot.com/articles/fortnite-update-adds-thanos-gameplay-mode-patch-no/1100-6458795/http://pixelkin.org/2017/09/13/fortnite-adds-pubg-like-battle-royale-pvp-mode/