Fortnite, Zero-Build, and The Power Of Crossplay

The Co-Operatives

Aaron and Liz discovered an ideal cooperative game called (checks notes) huh, Fortnite! Jump aboard the Battle Bus to learn about how Cross-Play is changing the industry, and what accessibility features make one of the world's biggest games one of the easiest to play.

TIMESTAMPS:

• 0;00 - Aaron's pitch for a brand new pizza app
• 3:00 - Riot Fest hurts
• 7:30 - The intro, and the second intro
• 8:45 - Fortnite's history with Battle Royale
• 9:44 - "CHARCH"
• 11:46 - What IS a Battle Royale?
• 16:40 - Expressing yourself through Fortnite's avatars and emotes
• 18:40 - Why are we discussing Fortnite on the show *NOW?*
• 23:01 - The promise of Cross-Play
• 27:45 - Liz is a secret Fortnite ninja
• 32:15 - Fortnite isn't JUST a Battle Royale, it's more like Second Life.
• 36:20 - THE LISTENER'S CHOICE POLL IS ENDING! VOTE NOW!
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• 39:03 - How does Fortnite perform on the Co-Fi test?
• 44:01 - The WAYS you can play together
• 46:40 - How the aesthetic invites in many demographics
• 48:30 - The accessibility feature that *every* video game needs to implement
• 57:05 - Dreamlight Valley TEASE and an upcoming Evil Dead contest!

About Crossplay

• A list of current crossplay titles can be found here: https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/all-cross-platform-games/

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