Fortnite is celebrating its first birthday by rewarding its players with in-game events that begins on July 24 and ends on August 7. Those playing Fortnite Battle Royale will be able to partake in challenges that unlock the birthday cosmetic set including Fortnite back bling. And if you're playing Fortnite Save the World, there's the Fortnite Birthday questline. Completing it gets you the Birthday Brigade Ramirez Hero while earning tickets gets you Birthday Llamas which can contain heroes and weapons from every event this year. As for Fortnite Battle Royale challenges, each challenge you complete will unlock a slice of the birthday cosmetic set. Fortnite Birthday challenges and rewards Deal 1,000 damage to opponents to unlock the Fortnite Birthday - Emoticon Dance at different birthday cakes - Happy Birthday Spray Play 14 matches - 5000XP. Complete all three challenges - Birthday Cake Back Bling Epic Games' efforts with the title have seen it rake in $1 billion in micro-transactions alone. According to research firm SuperData (via GamesIndustry.biz) this is what the game has earned from October 2017 to May 2018. Previously, SuperData stated that Fortnite revenue passed PUBG by $23 million (approximately Rs. 149 crore) with a total of $126 million (roughly Rs. 818 crore) in March. Till then PUBG had earned $103 million (around Rs. 669 crore). This isn’t all. Even in terms of viewership Fortnite has taken the lead. The colourful, cartoony shooter hit a total of 14 million unique viewers on Twitch versus the 8.7 million PUBG had in February. In terms of Twitch viewers, Fortnite saw 6.1 million in January versus PUBG’s 8.5 million. According to SuperData PUBG revenue peaked in December. This was the month it left Steam Early Access on PC and launched on Xbox One. Comparatively, Fortnite’s trajectory steadily continued upwards. No surprise since Fortnite is immensely more accessible and its battle royale mode is free versus the $30 (Rs. 999 in India) price tag PUBG has. If you're a fan of video games, check out Transition, Gadgets 360's gaming podcast. You can listen to it via Apple Podcasts or RSS, or just listen to this week's episode by hitting the play button below.<doc-sep>Get email updates with the day's biggest stories Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice It’s one of the most popular games in the world, but amazingly Fortnite has only been around for a year. To celebrate Fortnite’s first birthday, Epic Games is hosting a limited time in-game event, starting today and lasting until August 7. In a blog about the event, a spokesperson for Fortnite said: “You can earn special birthday cosmetics by completing birthday challenges and quests in-game. “From the birthday Battle Bus to the sploder husks carrying a tasty surprise, we can’t wait to party with you! The in-game celebration lasts until August 7!” (Image: Epic Games) The birthday event is made up of three challenges - each of which will unlock a slice of birthday cake. The first challenge is to unlock the Fortnite Birthday! Emoticon, which can be achieved by dealing 1,000 damages to opponents. Next, players must dance at different birthday cakes to unlock the Happy Birthday! Spray. So far, these are the locations where users have found the birthday cakes: - On the golf course South East of Lazy Links - On one of the small hilltops West of Wailing Woods - Behind the gas station at Pleasant Park - In the centre of Fatal Fields - On the grassy hill south of Risky Reels Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Play now And finally, players must play 14 matches to unlock 5,000 XP. The blog added: “Complete the Fortnite Birthday questline in Save the World and earn the Birthday Brigade Ramirez Hero! Earn tickets to spend on Birthday Llamas which can contain Heroes and weapons from every event this year (not including quest rewards).” Happy 1st birthday, Fortnite!<doc-sep>FORTNITE is celebrating its first anniversary after its meteoric rise in becoming the biggest video game on the planet. Battle Royale players have three birthday challenges to complete to earn the birthday cosmetic set, and here is all you need to know about how to complete them... 4 The challenges kick off on Tuesday and will only run for a limited time Credit: Epic Games Fortnite Birthday Challenges 2018 - how to complete them Fortnite officially turned one-year-old on July 24, 2018, from which time players have been able to start completing the challenges. Players have two weeks from Tuesday, July 24, until August 7 to unlock the rewards. The challenges are: Deal 1,000 damage to opponents which will unlock the Fortnite Birthday! Emoticon Dance at different birthday cakes which will unlock the Happy Birthday! Spray Play 14 matches to gain 5,000 XP If all challenges are completed, players will then earn an additional Birthday Cake Back Bling. In Save The World, completing the Fortnite Birthday questline will reward you with the Birthday Brigade Ramirez hero. 4 The Battle Bus has been given a birthday cake-over Credit: Epic Games 4 Challenges include playing matches, dealing damage to opponents and even dancing in front of birthday cakes in the game. What skins can you unlock? Fortnite Season 5 was officially released on July 12, 2018, and a new Battle Pass brought new skins, emotes and locations to change the look of the map As always a new Battle Pass brings with it plenty of new skins, emotes and pickaxes and the main customisable upgradeable skins this time are called Drift and Ragnarok. The other skins so far this season have focused around historically-themed skins including Vikings and Army soldiers. However, new patch notes have unveiled the summer themed skins on their way to the store. They include: The Lifeguard Set (Sun Tan Specialist - Epic/ Rescue Ring Back Bling - Epic / Rescue Paddle Harvest Tool - Rare) The Scuba Set (Reef Ranger - Epic / Air Tank - Epic / Harpoon Axe - Rare) The Street Racer Set (Maverick - Epic / Bat Attitude - Epic / Clutch Axe - Rare) The Modern Military Set (Archetype - Epic/ Paradigm - Epic/ Caliper - Rare) Wreck Raider Epic skin Shade Epic skin Laser Chomp Legendary glider 4 Patch leaks show the new skins and cosmetics on their way to the shop Credit: Epic Games More Fortnite ROCK ALL NITE Fortnite update leaks with NEW skins that look like The Rock and Lebron James SEE YOU IN COURT Apple has to face Epic Games in court over Fortnite ban KICKING OFF Neymar in Fortnite TOMORROW – how to unlock footie star's new skins and rewards NITE TIME Fortnite DOWN for update 16.20 – patch notes and when is game back? OVER NITE Fortnite DOWN – game goes offline for users in mystery outage EGGSELLENT Where to forage Fortnite Bouncy Eggs in Spring Breakout to unlock free pickaxe When was Fortnite season 5 released and what were the changes? Fortnite Season 5 was officially released on July 12, 2018, and a new Battle Pass brought new skins, emotes and locations to change the look of the map. Moisty Mire has been wiped from memory in place of a new desert biome called Paradise Palms, a tropical-themed location in the south east area of the map. Original location Anarchy Aches has also paved way for the introduction of beachside holiday site Lazy Links. As always a new Battle Pass brings with it plenty of new skins, emotes and pickaxes and the main customisable upgradeable skins this time are called Drift and Ragnarok.<doc-sep>
Epic Games’ hugely popular battle royale title “Fortnite” turns one year old on Jul. 25. To celebrate, Epic is holding a limited time in-game event, it announced on Friday. Starting Jul. 24, players can complete birthday challenges in Battle Royale mode after jumping from the Battle Bus. Each one will unlock a slice of the birthday cosmetic set. Dealing 1,000 damage to opponents will unlock the Fortnite Birthday! Emoticon. Dancing at different birthday cakes unlocks the Happy Birthday! Spray, while playing 14 matches will reward 5,000 XP. Finally, people who finish all three challenges will unlock the Birthday Cake back bling. “Fortnite’s” Save the World story campaign is getting in on the festivities as well. Players who complete the Fortnite Birthday questline in that mode can earn the Birthday Brigade Ramirez Hero. They can also earn tickets to spend on Birthday Llamas potentially containing heroes and weapons from every event held in the last year (not including quest rewards). “Fortnite” had one hell of a first year. It currently has over 125 million players and it’s now the biggest free-to-play console game of all time. It reportedly made over $1 billion in the last year just from in-game purchases, according to market research firm SuperData. An estimated $296 million of that money came in April alone, up from $223 million in March and $126 million in February. In a recent LendEDU poll, nearly 70% of people surveyed said they spent money on the game, paying an average of $84.67 for emotes, cosmetics, and more. Nearly 37% were buying in-game items for the first time.