'Fortnite', the Battle Royale game by Epic Games is not only popular, but is apparently raking in massive amounts of money as well. 

The game is set to rake in $3 billion in profit this year, according to a report by TechCrunch. The report cited a person close to the company's finances and the game was recently valued at more than $15 billion following a recent funding round. 

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Battle Royale games have been taking over the world and with PUBG's sudden success in India, the genre isn't going to slow down anytime soon. 

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'Fortnite' is a free-to-play battle Royale game across all platforms that include PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS and Android. The game has a cartoonish feel and encourages players to hunt for supplies, weapons and make makeshift defence shelters. 

The game has already been popular, thanks to streamers like Ninja and pop superstars like singer Drake. Even though the game is free-to-play, players buy skins for their characters, celebratory moves and dances known as “emotes.”

According to Epic, Fortnite attracts 200 million active players to the game which is up by 60% from the 125 million players it achieved in June. 

Source: TechCrunch