Players of the battle royale behemoth Fortnite will soon be able to watch another live music concert, with Epic Games revealing that Kaskade will headline this special Rocket League crossover event at the end of March. Epic Games has already hosted previous Rocket League X Fortnite events in both games, with the first limited-time crossover having arrived after Epic's purchase of Rocket League developer Psyonix in 2020. It gave players the opportunity to take part in special challenges and unlock unique cosmetic items in both games while solidifying the publisher's brand awareness.
In-game concerts have become a larger draw for live-service game players, and Fortnite is largely to thank for the trend, with Epic having organized a number of live musical performances in the game over the years. This has prompted competing games to host similar events. At the end of 2020, Roblox held a digital concert with rapper Lil Nas X that attracted 33 million viewers in total for a short 10-minute performance, and it's likely that other games will follow suit.
Epic Games has confirmed that Fortnite is set to host another music concert later this month as part of its latest Llama-Rama crossover celebrations with Rocket League It's collaborating with longtime Psyonix music partner Monstercat to bring DJ and producer Kaskade to the battle royale game's Party Royale mode. The musician will perform his new Reset EP at the Party Royale's Main Stage on March 26, which can then be streamed in a repeat on March 27. Interestingly, players will also able to watch it via a picture-in-picture option elsewhere in the game, as well. Epic Games will also allow video creators to monetize footage taken from the content on YouTube as long as they are part of the Support-A-Creator program.
This is not the first time that both Fortnite and Rocket League have made headlines this year. In February, Epic Games announced it was refunding players with 1,000 V-Bucks if they had ever purchased a loot box in either game before 2019. This was in response to a lawsuit that alleged these earlier loot boxes were illegal as they did not reveal the odds or drop rates of items in the boxes.
Just a few years ago it would have seemed almost impossible to think that major musicians would agree to perform directly in video games via digital concerts. But the huge success of battle royale and other service-based experiences means that these stars can reach tens of millions of fans with relative ease and little expense. It also means that players get a chance to see some of the biggest performers at a time when traditional concerts are simply not possible. All that means it is likely that this type of event is here to stay, and Fortnite (and possibly even Rocket League) players will likely see more concerts in the future.
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Source: Epic Games