Why Battle Royale Games Like 'Fortnite' Are Everywhere (It's Not Just Money)

When Electronic Arts' gaming showcase kicked off on Saturday in Los Angeles, one of the first games up for discussion was Battlefield V. No surprise there--the forthcoming title is part of one of the longest-running and most popular first-person shooter franchises in gaming. But in the course of showing off what was innovative about the latest iteration, the two developers on stage wound up paying fealty to emulation. "Every day, we'll bring something new," Oskar Gabrielson, a general manager at Swedish game studio DICE, said with a grin. "And as part of that journey, after launch you'll get something I know a lot of you have been asking for!"