"I am now the guy from Fortnite!": MrBeast hosting $1,000,000 tournament in Fortnite to commemorate his in-game skin
The MrBeast skin has finally been unveiled by Fortnite after the teaser for the Chapter 4 Season 1 trailer over a week ago. The popular YouTuber will also be hosting a big tournament with custom maps and a huge prize pool, with the winner getting the chance to take home a million dollars.
The tournament is called MrBeast's Extreme Survival Challenge and will begin on December 17. Quests styled around the creator of the year will also be released on the same date, allowing casual players to bag unique spray emotes and a loading screen for free.
Taking to Twitter, the YouTuber quipped that he is now the Fortnite guy and made an announcement to his 16.4 million followers that the $1,000,000 tournament starts this Saturday:
The popular YouTuber, businessman, and philanthropist joins the in-game Icon Series and players can begin using skins inspired by him starting December 14.
Jimmy Donaldson has become one of the most recognizable content creators in the last couple of years thanks to a number of viral videos. The American recently beat PewDiePie to become the first individual channel with the most YouTube subscribers at over 118 million.
It is no surprise, therefore, that MrBeast will join Fornite as part of their Icon Series skins with the likes of popular celebrities, artists, and sports stars such as LeBron James, Travis Scott, Ariana Grande, and Neymar Jr.
While his addition to the successful battle royale by Epic Games was expected with the launch of the new update, the tournament announcement has also caused quite a stir among players. Fans and fellow streamers such as SypherPK and JoeWo were quite ecstatic with the collaboration. Here are some of the Twitter reactions:
Eye-catching, over-the-top titles are MrBeast's forte,
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