Fortnite: Battle Royale is immensely popular, and it's growing bigger still. The game has truly broken out, becoming popular beyond gaming circles alone. The latest example of this comes in the form of celebrations from National Rugby League (NRL) players in Australia.
The first weekend of NRL just wrapped up, and, amazingly, three players--on three separate teams--each celebrated tries by imitating a popular animation from Fortnite. Check out the clips below to see players like Josh Dugan of the Queensland Cowboys and Blake Ferguson of the Sydney Roosters pretending to bandage themselves up as one does in Fortnite. New Zealand Warriors player Bunty Afoa did this as well.
Whatever the case, Fortnite has become something of a phenomenon. Seemingly more of the talk and buzz surrounding the battle royale genre lately is about Fortnite rather than PUBG, the game that inspired it. We've even begun to wonder if PUBG could be in trouble as a result.
In other Fortnite news, Xbox boss Phil Spencer and developer Epic want to see cross-play support between PS4 and Xbox One added to the game. Unfortunately, Sony apparently will not allow it. Additionally, Fortnite is coming to mobile devices with 100-player battles and cross-play support with consoles.
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The first weekend of NRL just wrapped up, and, amazingly, three players--on three separate teams--each celebrated tries by imitating a popular animation from Fortnite. Check out the clips below to see players like Josh Dugan of the Queensland Cowboys and Blake Ferguson of the Sydney Roosters pretending to bandage themselves up as one does in Fortnite. New Zealand Warriors player Bunty Afoa did this as well.
Try time to @Josh_Dugan!
Deft grubber and Dugan gets his account started at the @Cronulla_Sharks.
Fortnite celebration and all.#NRLCowboysSharks#NRL pic.twitter.com/6IFf5M38a4
NRL (@NRL) March 9, 2018
Deft grubber and Dugan gets his account started at the @Cronulla_Sharks.
Fortnite celebration and all.#NRLCowboysSharks#NRL pic.twitter.com/6IFf5M38a4
NRL (@NRL) March 9, 2018
"Blink and you'll miss that!"
The Warriors have hit back and we're level.#NRLSouthsWarriors 6-6 after 15 minutes.#TelstraPremiership #NRL pic.twitter.com/wwAhNZ8X17
NRL (@NRL) March 10, 2018
The Warriors have hit back and we're level.#NRLSouthsWarriors 6-6 after 15 minutes.#TelstraPremiership #NRL pic.twitter.com/wwAhNZ8X17
NRL (@NRL) March 10, 2018
#Fortnite ... its really a thing ?@NZWarriors @FortniteGame #NRL pic.twitter.com/qTARbz7mrJ
NRL (@NRL) March 10, 2018
Kotaku AU, which spotted the celebrations, wonders if the three players are squadmates and coordinated their celebrations this weekend. That does seem possible. NRL (@NRL) March 10, 2018
Whatever the case, Fortnite has become something of a phenomenon. Seemingly more of the talk and buzz surrounding the battle royale genre lately is about Fortnite rather than PUBG, the game that inspired it. We've even begun to wonder if PUBG could be in trouble as a result.
In other Fortnite news, Xbox boss Phil Spencer and developer Epic want to see cross-play support between PS4 and Xbox One added to the game. Unfortunately, Sony apparently will not allow it. Additionally, Fortnite is coming to mobile devices with 100-player battles and cross-play support with consoles.
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