Fortnite Announced As New Epic Game

Fortnite has been announced as Cliffy B’s newest Epic Games title! The makers of Gears of War and Infinity Blade wanted to take things into an all-new direction, and the debut trailer from the Spike Video Game Awards 2011 reveals just that.

This new title mixes elements of strategy/tactical building and shooting-elements. Taking inspiration from a game like Minecraft, players will built their forts during the day, and then have to defend them at night from an onslaught of the undead.

Unlike most Epic Games, this title will clearly have a cartoony look and style to it, even though the teaser shown was only a CG trailer. Cliffy announced that the game will be all about building and surviving, with gameplay elements changing depending on the time of day. Players will even share resources during the stratigic building portions, before switching to a third-person shooter once your enemies come out at night; you’ll then have to hope you put the right pieces together to strategically keep them at bay.

Here is the debut trailer for Fortnite.

“We’ve had amazing success with games like Gears of War and Infinity Blade this year, but we decided it was time to switch things up a little bit and do something different and fun,” said Cliff Bleszinski during the VGA 2011 reveal . “Imagine a world where you explore, you scavenge, you build and ultimately you survive.”

Platforms weren’t announced, but it’s expected to be out for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.