Njengoba kuvamile esitolo se-Epic Games, imidlalo yaleli sonto yamahhala yokufuna imenyezelwe - okungukuthi uvikelekile. Lo mdlalo wokusinda uyangena esikhundleni ngesonto eledlule I-Yoku's Island Express – isihloko se-indie esituswa kakhulu.
Umdlalo uzoba mahhala kusukela ngoSepthemba 9 kuya kuSepthemba 16. uvikelekile ekhishwe ngo-2016, futhi ayikatholakali ukuthi ithengwe ku-Epic Games Store okwamanje.
I-Epic Games ibisebenzisa imali eningi ukuze zithole imidlalo eminingi mahhala endawenikazi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Epic Games yehle ngomzila wezihloko ezikhethekile zenkundla, ngokuhambisana nokubikwa ukuthi enikeza u-Sony izigidi zamaRandi ngokuhambisa okukhethekile ukuya ku-PC ngaphambili kwesitolo. Vele, lokho kwathela izithelo - njengoba i-Epic Games ibike ukuthi ikwenzile abasebenzisi abasebenzayo abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-160 endaweni yesikhulumi ngonyaka odlule. Ihithi yokuqala yonjiniyela - Fortnite ibe ngumthombo oqinile wemali engenayo futhi isuke ku-battle royale yaya kusithonjana se-pop-culture.
