The CEO behind 'Fortnite' says it's 'evolving beyond being a game' and explains the company's ambitious vision

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The CEO behind 'Fortnite' says it's 'evolving beyond being a game' and explains the ambitious vision

He says that the game's recently added Creative mode has 100 million players.

Way back in 1998, developer Epic Games took the technology behind its hit PC first-person shooter"Unreal" and released it as the first version of the Unreal Engine. Now, Epic Games is putting the pieces in place to bring these two worlds closer together, CEO Tim Sweeney told Business Insider in a conversation at the Game Developers Conference earlier in March. Ultimately, he says, this plan stands to take"Fortnite" beyond its roots, and make it a true online world.We see that as 'Fortnite' evolves, it's evolving beyond being a game," said Sweeney.

 

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