MANAMA: Fortnite players in the region are now able to select a Bahrain-based server to play from, a first in the region, at higher speeds than ever before.
Previously, players in the Arab world were accessing content via India, resulting in higher ‘ping time’ and considerable lag, in which graphics slowed down and which resulted in a competitive disadvantage.
Now they will be able to access the smash hit Fortnite, an arena-style battle royale survival concept where 100 gamers are dropped onto an island to fight each other to the death.
The games are free to download and play but users pay for upgrades, like the ‘skins’ displayed on characters.
Fortnite raked in $2.4 billion in revenue in 2018, more than any other single title, according to Nielsen data.
Epic Games, the first behind Fortnite, delivers the game to over 250 million registered players around the globe using Amazon Web Services (AWS), which launched a data region in Bahrain earlier this year.
The facility expands the firm’s global footprint, giving customers faster access to technology and increased workloads in their home region.
Among AWS’s customers in the Middle East are Careem, Dubizzle, Emirates NBD and Flydubai.
Six weeks from now, Bahrain will host the BLAST Pro Series Global Final 2019, where four teams vying for a $500,000 prize pool will compete in the game Counter Strike.
The event will be held on December 13 and 14, with the venue yet to be officially announced.
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