Epic Games will award $8 million in prizes over the next eight weeks of Fortnite <\/em>competition in the new Summer Skirmish series announced today<\/a>.<\/p>
This is the first official event by Epic Games, who announced in May a pledge of $100 million in prizing<\/a> for the first year of Fortnite<\/em> esports. The game’s explosive popularity has generated a ton of interest in the game from both mainstream media and the esports community.<\/p>
A similar event<\/a> has been held weekly over the past few months, run by YouTuber Daniel “Keemstar” Keem and UMG Online. Since this is an official Epic Games event, however, it will most likely have a different and more traditional format. It’s clear now that Fortnite<\/em> esports may be just about ready to step into the big time.<\/p>
