Fortnite
"Fortnite Battle Royale" has also become a cultural online phenomenon, with several celebrities reporting they play the game, and athletes using "Fortnite" emotes as victory celebrations. A notable streaming event in March 2018, with streamer Ninja playing "Fortnite Battle Royale" alongside Drake, Travis Scott, Kim DotCom, and Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, broke viewership records for Twitch to date, and led to Epic arranging a "Fortnite Battle Royale" pro–am with 50 pairs of streamers and professional players matched with celebrities at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2018 in June 2018. Epic Games is working to develop organized eSports competitions around "Fortnite Battle Royale", including a "Fortnite" World Cup tournament in 2019.
Paragon (video game)
Upon release of Epic's "Fortnite"s "Battle Royale" mode in late 2017, Epic decided to reduce the development team supporting the game in favor of "Fortnite," as "Paragon's" limited growth did not meet expectations. Ultimately, in January 2018, Epic announced they would be closing down "Paragon" by April of that year, providing full refunds to all players.