Team Dignitas CEO Michael Prindiville Discusses Competitive Fortnite

With the recent announcement of Epic Games stating it will be pledging $100,000,000 to fund prize pools for competitive Fortnite events, the interest in competitive Fortnite has skyrocketed, as the esports scene for the popular battle royale game looks to potentially be the next big thing in the industry. 

The massive rise in popularity that the battle royale game has seen in recent months has led to many well known esports organizations to sign competitive teams and players to represent them officially in Fortnite esports, as FaZe Clan, Team SoloMid, Red Reserve, Lighting Pandaz and compLexity Gaming have all entered the competitive Fortnite scene.

Each of these teams have been major players in the past three KEEMSTAR Friday Fortnite Tournaments. The competitive tournament ran by YouTuber Daniel "Keemstar" Keem and UMG has become a hit with millions of viewers tuning in every week to see their favorite pro players and content creators compete for thousands of dollars and has clearly showed that there is an already very large established audience interested in competitive Fortnite. 

#FridayFortnite week 3 pulled in at least 8.5 million unique viewers.@Ninja himself pulled 2.6 million on @Twitch.

& @NickEh30 pulled 1.5 million alone on @YouTubeGaming

(Keep in mind viewers can be counted twice if they watch multiple streams.) pic.twitter.com/SZaJQ0Uwv1

— KEEM (@KEEMSTAR) May 26, 2018

One esports industry leader that has taken notice of the potential for the esports scene of the popular title is Team Dignitas CEO Michael Prindiville. The Team Dignitas CEO recently spoke to Twin Galaxies about the potential for the organization to enter the competitive scene for Epic Games' hit title.

"You’d be hard-pressed to find an esport that our organization is not exploring. However, of games that we’re not yet in as esports, Fortnite is the obvious choice of intrigue for forward-minded teams," said Prindiville.

While there was no confirmation from Prindiville regarding an official Team Dignitas Fortnite team as of yet, it is clear that Team Dignitas is actively looking into the scene and believes that the battle royale game is the top choice for teams looking to get ahead of the curve in the ever growing industry.  

Fans and aspiring competitive players will have to wait to find out more official details regarding how the professional scene will operate in regards to the massive $100,000,000 prize pool from Epic Games. However, with the likes of Team Dignitas having great interest in exploring the scene, there will no doubt be plenty of opportunities available for players to find a home in the world of Fortnite esports. 

(cover photo courtesy of Team Dignitas and Epic Games)