Epic Games has partnered with the National Football League (NFL) in a historic first-of-its kind partnership that will involve bring team outfits to the hugely popular video game Fortnite.
Come November 9, players will be able to get hold of outfits from all 32 teams in the NFL. This will also come on other American Football-themed items from the game’s Battle Royale Item Shop.
The importance of all this is due to the growing popularity of Fortnite, a game which keeps growing every day and that NFL players are very passionate about. The Fortnite partnership is a great opportunity for millions of NFL fans who are also Fortnite players to make known their passionate interest inside the game, while at the same time exposing the NFL brand to many other people.
Fortnite, which was launched in 2024 has become one of world’s most popular games. In view of this, the game has attracted more than 78 million players every month. Epic Games has attested to it.
Fortnite is having the largest fans in the US and also, American Football is the most important or most popular sport in the US. It makes sense then, that this partnership will be very successful.
Epic is a great game for video game enthusiasts. Most of these Epic Games lovers love football too. Therefore, allowing Fortnite players to represent their favorite teams in the game is a very good opportunity that must not be missed by Epic.
To purchase the NFL outfits, fans can go to the item shop using Fortnite’s in-game currency V-Bucks. Problem is, this has recently been used by cyber criminals to target Fortnite players with scams in recent times.
The temptation or prospect of the in-game currency has made about 78,000 Fortnite players to download a virus in the name of Fortnite. In about two months past, there have been over 53,000 different instances of online scams relating to Fortnite. The scams ask that people trying to get free or cheap V-Bucks leave information such as their login details or other personal information. It seems that no matter what Fortnite does, its players are sure to be ripped off.
