Metallica has been announced as the newest headliner of the in-game “Fortnite Festival” created by Epic Games, but other popular artists have also performed in “Fortnite,” including Travis Scott, Ariana Grande and Eminem.
Metallica at the F1 Rocks India Metallica concert press conference on October 28, 2011 in Delhi, ... [+]
“Fortnite” announced Wednesday the band Metallica will play a concert called “Metallica: Fuel. Fire. Fury” in the game’s Fortnite Festival season four on June 22 and June 23.
The Fortnite Festival allows players to virtually attend concerts of artists—who are also animated—and they also have the ability to play the artists’ music using different instruments on either the Main Stage or Jam Stage.
The band will also be a part of the game’s new Battle Stage, which allows 16 players to compete against each other in a four-song set, according to the announcement.
Metallica will perform three separate times on both dates: 2 p.m. EDT, 5 p.m. EDT and 11 p.m. EDT on June 22, and 10 a.m. EDT, 2 p.m. EDT and 5 p.m. EDT on June 23.
$6 billion. That’s how much Epic Games made in revenue in 2022, according to Forbes reporting. The majority of that revenue came from “Fortnite.” Part of this revenue came from the in-game currency called v-bucks. Players can purchase v-buck bundles, which range from 1,000 v-bucks for $8.99, to 5,000 v-bucks for $36.99.
“Fortnite” is a battle royale-style game in which 100 players compete against each other until there’s only one standing. The Fortnite Festival was developed by Harmonix Music Systems, the makers of Rock Band, Guitar Hero and Dance Central. Epic Games previously tried its hand in music when it purchased the platform Bandcamp in 2022. Epic Games announced last year it was laying off 13% of its staff, and licensing company Songtradr was acquiring Bandcamp.
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