Fortnite vows to share 40% of revenue earnings with players, here's how

A new era of Fortnite is here. Epic Games released Creative 2.0 on Wednesday, March 22, adding numerous new features to the title. The game's developers have also shared other interesting news on its latest stream.

With the release of Unreal Editor for Fortnite, Epic has also decided to implement a new revenue-sharing system for creators. This is positive news for players who are skilled at creating custom maps in the Creative mode.

In total, Epic will share 40% of the Item Shop's revenue with players. Additionally, content creators will still be able to benefit from the Support-A-Creator program.

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Fortnite players will receive 40% of Fortnite Item Shop's net revenue

Creative 2.0 has brought many improvements to the popular video game (Image via Epic Games)

A few years ago, Epic Games released a Support-A-Creator program to reward its content creators. With this, many creators have made millions, turning out to be profitable for both players and the developer.

However, the company decided to release a new program called Creator Economy 2.0, where creators are rewarded for making interesting maps that retain players.

Creator Economy 2.0 will reward players with 40% of the net revenue (Image via Epic Games)

What makes the new program interesting is that Epic Games will share 40% of the Fortnite Item Shop's revenue with creators. Due to this, talented creators will be able to make a lot of money from it.

In short, creators who publish interesting maps that become popular among players will be rewarded with money. There are several factors that impact the amount of money, including the amount of time that players spend on the map.

On March 22, the developer removed the Creator Code from the Item Shop. This came as a shock to many players since they were receiving 5% of what their supporters spent in the Item Shop.

It appears that Epic Games originally intended to completely remove the old program and replace it with Creator Economy 2.0. However, this is no longer the case as the game's developers are working on restoring the Creator Code in the Item Shop.

It's important to note that the Creator Economy 2.0 splits the net revenue, while the Support-A-Creator program divides the total revenue of the in-game shop.