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.
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
Development of "PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale" began in 2009 under the working title of "Title Fight". The game's existence was leaked prior to its official announcement in April 2012, along with a significant number of its playable characters. "PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale" was one of the first games to be included in Sony's "Cross-Buy" program, allowing those who purchased the game for PlayStation 3 to receive a free copy of the PlayStation Vita port.