A beta version of Epic Games’ popular “Fortnite” battle-royale game that launched in China three years ago is shutting down. In China, the game was known as “Fortress Night&…
An Epic Games spokesperson declined to comment on the decision to wind down “Fortnite” in China. The rep pointed to a notice to players that Tencent posted Oct. 31 on its webiste.noticeOn Monday, Nov.
1, “Fortress Night” shut off new user registration for the game download portal. Then on Nov. 15, “we will turn off servers for ‘Fortnite’ and players will no longer be able to connect to the game through the WeGame client,” the notice says. “Thank you to everyone who has ridden the Battle Bus with us by participating in the Beta.”optional screen reader
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