Fortnite: Battle Royale won’t make any major declarations at E3, or so Epic Games says. However, the video game publisher is utilising the greatest stage in gaming to kick off its venture into esports.
On the schedule is a major fortnite Pro Am competition, which will include 50 pairs of famous people and streamers. These teams will duke it out for a share of the $3 million prize pool, which will be donated to a charity of their choice.
Epic has been gradually revealing the names of the players and celebrities set to compete. The entire list has since been revealed, with famous faces from gaming, music and acting set to appear at the E3 Fortnite Pro Am.
In the event that you end up feeling confused by this list (honestly, who can tell the difference between a streamer and a DJ these days?), the streamers are those on the left and the celebrities are those on the right.
E3 Fortnite Pro Am pairs
Ninja/Marshmello
Legend/Paul George
Pokimane/Desiigner
Markiplier/Joel McHale
Gotaga/Demetrious Johnson
Ali-A/Pete Wentz
Willyrex/Prince Royce
XpertThief/Janina Gavankar
Nadeshot/Tyron Woodley
One_Shot_Gurl/Jack Falahee
Ruler Richard/JT Brown
StoneMountain64/Jordan Fisher
Berkcan/Ryan Cartwright
Darkness429/Marcus Scribner
Orkun/Jordyn Jones
CDNThe3rd/Xavier Woods
Lachlan/Robbie Amell
Muselk/Liam McIntyre
LOLiTO FDEZ/Ron Funches
Jeriicho/Dillon Francis
Cizzorz/Reggie Jackson
NoahJ456/Madilyn Bailey
Skyyart/Nathan Kress
SypherPK/Tarik Cohen
Izak Live/Drezo
Elrubius/PartyNextDoor
SSSniperWolf/Terrence Ross
TimtheTatMan/Mack Wilds
Valkyrae/Murda Beatz
Summit1G/Kenneth Faried
Vikkstar123/Ty Dolla $ign
NickMercs/Andre Drummond
Lirik/Rahul Kohli
GoldGlove/Witt Lowry
LoserFruit/The Backpack Kid
TBNRFrags/Lil Yachty
KittyPlays/Chandler Riggs
TryMacs/Echo Kellum
Nadanial/NickKim
DreadZTV1/ARTV
Kinstarr/Sean O’Malley
Friz/Geoffrey Arend
Ordinary Gamer/Vince Staples
HandOfBlood/Jon Heder
YT2Tap/Jawnha
Samara Redway/Cyrus Spencer
FemSteph/Franz Drameh
Nanaka/Tenchim
Bokyeom/Acau
Patriota/Kyla Drew
A Fortnite Pro Am tournament feels like the correct starting point for a game that has yet to find its place in the esports universe.
It’s a competition, there is no denying that. However, it is one that is aligned towards fun and excitement, rather than anything too competitive. For a game where the main vehicle is a shopping cart, that is surely the right move.