Episode 11 - Battle Royale and Fortnite Fever

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Peter and Mark are talking about the recent hotness that is the Battle Royale genre to close out this installment of their genre spotlights.  This week looks specifically at the origins of the genre as well as looking at the "big three" franchises that are out right now by discussing Fortnite, PUBG and Apex Legends.

Peter and Mark are talking about the recent hotness that is the Battle Royale genre to close out this installment of their genre spotlights.  This week looks specifically at the origins of the genre as well as looking at the "big three" franchises that are out right now by discussing Fortnite, PUBG and Apex Legends.

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Episode 11 - Battle Royale and Fortnite Fever

Intro 

  • Mark introduces with eConnXn mission statement

  • Introduce topics at hand

    • Battle Royale

      • Genre Origins

      • Current Franchises

        • PUBG

        • Fortnite

        • APEX Legends

Talking Point 1 - Genre Origins

  • Originate in early 2010s from media like Battle Royale and Hunger Games being infused into games like DayZ and Minecraft

  • Last man standing

  • Resource scramble

  • Changing map zone

Talking Point 2 - Popular Franchises

  • PUBG

    • The Real OG (ish)

    • Hasn’t aged well

  • Fortnite

    • Exceptional marketing

    • Vibrant illustration

    • Cross promotion with other franchises

    • Major personalities (Ninja anyone?)

    • Vibrant character design

  • APEX Legends

    • Class-based Systems

    • Vibrant character design

Outro

  • Recap Headers

    • Genre Origins

    • Current Franchises

  • Mark delivers an encouraging and uplifting speech about loving your fellow gamer

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