Emerging esports organization Team 33 made its first signing announcement on the afternoon of December 3, 2020. Joseph "33 Gosu" Deen, an eight-year-old Fortnite player, has signed a contract with Team 33 that includes a $5,000 gaming PC setup and a $33,000 signing bonus.
Epic Games is known for their nearly unmatched pacing of updates for Fortnite, and for Christmas this year, the company's flagship game rolled out holiday cheer in a variety of forms.
As a result of a massive increase in Arena Duos matchmaking, Fortnite is adding over 20,000 new placements to allow more players an opportunity to win big in the 2019 Winter Royale. Due to the increased number of competitors, the prize pool for the event will also be increased.
Professional Fortnite player and streamer Turner "Tfue" Tenney's legal battle with his former organization, FaZe Clan, will extend into a second year.
Trios from Europe, NA West, NA East, Oceania, Asia, Brazil, and the Middle East concluded their competitions throughout the weekend as players fought for the top spots in their respective regions.
Earlier this week, Epic Games introduced an update to Fortnite that limited the level of speed that players could build using gathered materials. After community outcry at all levels, the change was reverted after only 24 hours.
Bugha spoke with Inven Global's Nick Geracie about winning Fortnite World Cup Solos, adjusting to fame, and recent changes to Fortnite since the start of Season 10.
Epic Games showed a glimpse of what Fortnite Season 10 has in store for the playerbase during the 2019 Fortnite World Cup, and again, in a tweet from the official Fortnite twitter account the next morning.
On the final day of the World Cup, Epic Games announced the Fortnite Championship Series would be debuting next season.
Kyle "Bugha" Giersdorf has won the 2019 Fortnite World Cup Solo Finals. The Sentinels' star lifted the trophy after a landslide victory to the tune of a $3 million 1st prize.
On the first day of the 2019 Fortnite World Cup, Karim "Airwaks" Benghalia and RL Grime were crowned as the Fortnite World Cup Celebrity Pro-Am champions. The duo also won the Celebrity Pro-Am at the Fortnite Summer Block Party in Los Angeles, CA, earlier this summer, making them the first two-time Celebrity Pro-Am champions in history of Fortnite.
Fortnite streamer, competitor, and content creator "Ewok" has signed to FaZe Clan. The 13-year old phenom is the first female professional player to be signed by FaZe, as well as the first female professional Fortnite player.
The pro players were asked by both Epic Games and a multitude of media outlets, including Inven Global and ESPN Esports, about playing Fortnite competitively as a career and the significance of the 2019 Fortnite World Cup.
