Fortnite announces $8,000,000 Summer Skirmish!

Earlier today, the Fortnite team announced on the official news site that they will be hosting a “Summer Skirmish” this summer.

The event will be an 8-week series where there will be $8,000,000 in prize money. The Summer Skirmish will start this weekend with a $250,000 Duo competition. Participants of the event will be made up of community creators and Fortnite players.
The Fortnite team also tells us that the format and competitors may change every week.

How do we enter the Summer Skirmish?

If you’re eyeballing the prize money and wondering how you can cash in on some of that, Epic says;

PLEASE NOTE: IN ORDER TO JUMPSTART THE COMPETITION, INVITATIONS FOR THE INAUGURAL SUMMER SKIRMISH MATCHES HAVE ALREADY BEEN SENT.  STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW YOU CAN QUALIFY FOR AN EVENT.

So all we can do is just wait and see what happens. If you are a community creator, check your emails
If you would like to read the official post put out by Epic, check it out here; https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/fortnite-summer-skirmish

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