Out of nowhere, Epic Games introduced a Battle Royale game mode for its cooperative survival title Fornite earlier this month. Fast forward two weeks and now the mode is already available as a completely free-to-play standalone game for anyone to jump in and play.

The game follows the traditional Battle Royale ruleset, with up to 100 players being dropped from a 'Battle Bus' onto an ever-shrinking map with scattered weapons and loot. The last remaining player or group will emerge victorious. Meanwhile, players can also destroy structures and even build their own in Fortnite, adding another gameplay layer to the Battle Royale experience.

Speaking of groups, the new 1.6.3 update for the game has added squad-based matches in addition to the usual solo match type, allowing up to four players to group up together when playing. Other new additions from the update include new weapons, balance updates, Supply Drops that randomly spawn and descend from the sky, containing powerful weapons and items, and more.

Hey Xbox players … the free version of Fortnite Battle Royale is now LIVE on the Xbox Marketplace! https://t.co/xXLwP3IZ69

— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) September 26, 2017

Posted: Sep 27, 2017 7:18 am
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Source: https://www.neowin.net/news/fortnites-free-to-play-battle-royale-mode-is-now-available-standalone