Epic Games revealed pre-order details for their newest early access game Fortnite, which will be presented at E3 ahead of its release on July 25. Fans can purchase four different editions of Fortnite — The Standard Edition, Deluxe Edition, Super Deluxe Edition and Limited Edition.
In the Standard Edition of the game, along with game access four days before it goes into early access, players will receive an Exclusive Founders Loot Pinata Pack, six Daily Loot Pinata Packs, and four Exclusive In-Game Banner Icons. This edition is available for $39.99. If players order an edition at least four days before, they will also receive a Storm Master Weapon Pack that includes a shotgun, machine gun, rocket launcher and a box full of dynamite (this pack will come with every edition).
The Deluxe Edition of the game will include four Exclusive Founders Loot Pinata Packs, 24 Daily Loot Pinata Packs, five Immediate Loot Pinata Packs, 10 Exclusive In-Game Banner Icons, 10 XP Boosts, 10 Giftable XP Boosts For Friends, and 50 Extra Account Inventory Slots. This edition’s special rewards are the Rare Starter Hero Pack that includes eight heroes (male and female version of an Outlander, a male and female version of a Soldier, a male and female version of a Ninja, and a male and female version of a Constructer), the Rare Starter Weapon Pack that includes a Breacher, Ninja Sword, Scoped Bullseye, Crusader and Retractable Floor Spikes, and the Exclusive Founders Pistol. This edition is available for $59.99, in comparison to its $100 value.
The Super Deluxe Edition of the game will include six Exclusive Founders Loot Pinata Packs, 36 Daily Loot Pinata Packs, five Immediate Loot Pinata Packs, 15 Exclusive In-Game Banner Icons, 20 XP Boosts, 20 Giftable XP Boosts For Friends, and 100 Extra Account Inventory Slots. This edition’s special rewards includes everything that the Deluxe Edition offers plus two Exclusive In-Game Defenders (characters a player can summon to aid them in combat), a Digital Standard Edition of the game (to convince a friend to play with you), and access to the Exclusive Founder’s Chat Channel. This edition is available for $89.99, in comparison to its $180 value.
The final edition, the Limited Edition, will include 12 Exclusive Founders Loot Pinata Packs, 72 Daily Loot Pinata Packs, 15 Immediate Loot Pinata Packs, 20 Exclusive In-Game Banner Icons, 40 XP Boosts, 40 Giftable XP Boosts For Friends, and 200 Extra Account Inventory Slots. This edition’s special rewards includes everything that the Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition offers plus two Exclusive Legendary Heroes, an accompanying Exclusive Epic Weapon and 10 Extra Backpack Inventory Slots. This edition is available for $149.99, in comparison to its $350 value.
More information on how to pre-order these editions of Fortnite is available on the Fortnite official website.
Fortnite was first announced back in 2011 at the Video Game Awards, according to GameSpot. There was no release date set at the time, which is why fans are only seeing the first glimpses of the game over five years later.
Along with their presentation at E3, Epic Games released a Fortnite E3 2017 gameplay trailer that can be found on the Fortnite official YouTube channel. After an event called “the Storm” hits and monsters begin to spawn, players must take it upon themselves to save the world — and themselves from this invasion. While using powerful weapons and traps to deter and destroy monsters, players will also have the opportunity to build incredible forts using the plethora of materials found in-game.
An Edit Mode option allows players to build forts to satisfy their needs and also build during an attack. An expansive weapon building system and skill trees (by earning cards with characters who all have different skills from one another) are also displayed in the trailer.
Fortnite will start off as early access than later become free-to-play when the full game is released sometime in 2018, according to this Fortnite official news update.
Featured image via Epic Games’ Fortnite official blog.
