Your kids can play 'Fortnite' with their friends, but they will also be playing with strangers.

If they want to dress up and express themselves in the game, they will pay for it. In 'Fortnite,' when you win or lose, you won or lost fairly and not beacause you bought a bunch of stuff.'īottom line: If your child can settle for generic attire, they can play 'Fortnite' for free. 'In some games, there is never an end to what you spend money on. 'I like that my kids aren’t asking me to spend money to get weapons or to get ahead in the game all the time,' said Pannoni. However, unlike other games in the genre, the elements for sale are for appearance only players do not have to spend money in order to buy special weapons or competitive advantages in the game. Epic Games makes money by selling players customized attire for their avatars to wear in the game as well as custom dance moves - 'sort of like touchdown celebrations,' Pannoni explained. 'Fortnite' is popular in part because it is available on several platforms and free to play, which means kids don't necessarily need to ask parents to purchase it.

The game is free, but there are elements to it that cost money. Pannoni noted that although it is a 'shooter' game, 'Fortnite's' violence is not 'hyper-realistic.' 'It's cartoonish,' he said. 'Winning and losing really mean something in 'Fortnite.' Every round has an ultimate winner, as opposed to most games, where if you die, you just respawn or come back to life,' he said.

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