
“There’s no need to design cunning monetization loops or extractive gating items. We take into account data like island popularity, engagement, retention, attracting new players,” Persson said. “Payments from the pool are based on the performance of the island.

As part of Creator Economy 2.0, Epic plans to distribute 40 percent of Fortnite’s net revenue to “eligible creators who publish games in Fortnite,” a description that includes Epic itself. But the significant downside of that model is that creators would have to promote their code and just hope that people would remember to use it when making purchases.įortnite generates “billions” of dollars of revenue per year from purchases of outfits and items from the game’s in-game shop, Saxs Persson, Epic’s EVP of the Fortnite ecosystem, said onstage at the event. In the program, creators were issued individual codes, and if somebody bought something in the Fortnite store with that code, that creator would get 5 percent of your purchase. Previously, Epic creators participated in the company’s “Support-A-Creator” program. Tl Dr - Epic is going to give creators a cut of general Fortnite net revenue (40% in total) instead of only paying them based on what's directly attributable to the creators.Įpic Games is trying to make a better economy for Fortnite creators with what its calls “Creator Economy 2.0,” which it announced at its State of Unreal keynote on Wednesday. Be kind! Don't spam, don't be rude, be welcoming to those of all backgrounds and skill levels.Ĭlick here for the full version of the rules.Do not direct message members of the Frost Giant team.


Stormgate is an upcoming free-to-play real-time strategy game developed by Frost Giant Studios.
