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Fortnite is an online shooter video game developed by Epic Games, and released in 2017.^[1] It has become a very profitable game for its publisher.^[2] However, the game has a reputation for its players becoming addicted to it.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

The Beginning

Fortnite was first released on July 21st, 2017, also known as Fortnite Save the World as it was its only playable game mode at the time.^[7] Only available to those who bought Save The World until Fortnite became free-to-play on September 26th, 2017, a new game mode was introduced, by the name of Battle Royale. It rapidly gained popularity in the January of 2018 and quickly become one of the most popular games of all time. But as of December 2020 many old players have quit due to it not being as fun as at it was 2-3 years ago. ^[8]

Controversy

Fortnite has become scrutinized for the game causing people to become addicted and quit their jobs to play it. Some who play it become so addicted that they become violent when they are forced off of the game by their parents, leading them to even become real-life criminals.^[9] Students have also skipped school to play the video game, which could damage their education and life experience.

Video Games Cause Violence Claim

Parents have criticized Fortnite and other shooting games for causing children to become violent; this claim has been backed by insufficient evidence to prove if it is true or false.

Bullying

There have been news stories that have shown that if a child cannot buy V-Bucks to purchase skins and other items in-game, they may get bullied by their friends and peers.

Addiction

Many people have become addicted to the game, some even quit their jobs and stopped going to school simply to play Fortnite, and some kids become violent from it.

References

[1] ttps://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/

[2] ttps://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/21/fortnite-has-wiped-out-6-billion-in-market-value-from-activision-blizzard.html

[3] ttps://www.usatoday.com/story/life/allthemoms/2018/12/09/fortnite-addiction-sending-kids-gaming-rehab/2221149002/

[4] ttps://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/fortnite-addiction-is-real-and-parents-are-failing-to-take-responsibility

[5] ttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/30/well/family/parenting-the-fortnite-addict.html

[6] ttps://www.foxnews.com/tech/girl-9-sent-to-rehab-after-refusing-to-stop-playing-fortnite-wetting-herself

[7] ttps://www.shacknews.com/article/108330/when-was-fortnite-made-when-did-fortnite-come-out

[8] ttps://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/fortnite-losing-popularity-streamers-faster-ever-here

[9] ttps://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/fortnite-player-arrested-shoot-11-year-old-boy-online-abuse-xbox-a8544696.html

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 '''Fortnite''' is an online shooter [[video game]] developed by Epic Games, and released in 2017.<ref>https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/</ref> It has become a very profitable game for its publisher.<ref>https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/21/fortnite-has-wiped-out-6-billion-in-market-value-from-activision-blizzard.html</ref> However, the game has a reputation for its players becoming [[Addiction|addicted]] to it.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/allthemoms/2018/12/09/fortnite-addiction-sending-kids-gaming-rehab/2221149002/</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/fortnite-addiction-is-real-and-parents-are-failing-to-take-responsibility</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/30/well/family/parenting-the-fortnite-addict.html</ref><ref>https://www.foxnews.com/tech/girl-9-sent-to-rehab-after-refusing-to-stop-playing-fortnite-wetting-herself</ref>
-== The Start ==
+== The Beginning ==
-Fortnite was first released on July 21st 2017 (Save The World) and was only available to those who bought Save The World until Fortnite went public in September 2017, it gained popularity at the start of 2018 and quickly become one of the most popular games in the world, as of December 2020 most of the old players have quit due to the game not being as fun as at it was 2-3 years ago.
+Fortnite was first released on July 21st, 2017, also known as Fortnite Save the World as it was its only playable game mode at the time.<ref>https://www.shacknews.com/article/108330/when-was-fortnite-made-when-did-fortnite-come-out</ref> Only available to those who bought Save The World until Fortnite became [[free-to-play]] on September 26th, 2017, a new game mode was introduced, by the name of Battle Royale. It rapidly gained popularity in the January of 2018 and quickly become one of the most popular games of all time. But as of December 2020 many old players have quit due to it not being as fun as at it was 2-3 years ago. <ref>https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/fortnite-losing-popularity-streamers-faster-ever-here</ref>
 == Controversy ==
-Fortnite has become scrutinized for the game causing people to become addicted and even to quit their jobs to play Fortnite. Some kids who play it are so addicted that they have become violent when they are forced off their game by their parents, and even becoming real-life criminals.<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/fortnite-player-arrested-shoot-11-year-old-boy-online-abuse-xbox-a8544696.html</ref> Kids have also skipped school to play the game, which damages their education and life chances.
+Fortnite has become scrutinized for the game causing people to become addicted and quit their jobs to play it. Some who play it become so addicted that they become violent when they are forced off of the game by their parents, leading them to even become real-life criminals.<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/fortnite-player-arrested-shoot-11-year-old-boy-online-abuse-xbox-a8544696.html</ref> Students have also skipped school to play the video game, which could damage their education and life experience.
 == Video Games Cause Violence Claim ==
-Parents have criticized Fortnite and other shooting games for causing kids to become violent, this claim has gotten little evidence to prove this claim is true or false. However some Fortnite addicted kids have become murderers or criminals however the claim is still unproven to this day.
+Parents have criticized Fortnite and other shooting games for causing children to become violent; this claim has been backed by insufficient evidence to prove if it is true or false.
 == Bullying ==
-There have been news stories that have shown that if a kid does not or cannot buy V-Bucks to purchase skins and other items in-game, they may get bullied by their friends and peers.
+There have been news stories that have shown that if a child cannot buy V-Bucks to purchase skins and other items in-game, they may get bullied by their friends and peers.
 == Addiction ==
-A lot of people have gotten addicted to this game, some even quit their jobs and stopped going to school just to play fortnite, some kids become violent from it.
+Many people have become addicted to the game, some even quit their jobs and stopped going to school simply to play Fortnite, and some kids become violent from it.
 ==References==