In May of 2014, Game Informer reported that the game would be free to play. A functioning prototype was completed that year, but Epic estimated it would take about three more years to work out the game's various kinks.
The game was previewed in Alpha in late 2017, and in Beta in mid-2015. In July of 2017, Epic announced the game would be set for a 2018 release on macOS, Windows, Xbox, and Playstation 4. On July 25th, 2017, they released an early-access version of the game. On September 26th, following the success of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, a Battle Royale version of Fortnite was released in early access.
On March 8th, 2018, the official Fortnite blog announced the mobile version of the game.įortnite Battle Royale was given a standalone release one could play without having the base game.
