Gearbox Software, the studio behind Borderlands, and Koch Media are partnering to publish Epic`s sandbox survival game Fortnite on disc. The game will be available at retail in Europe from July 21 for Xbox One, PC, and PlayStation 4.`Buyers of the retail version will receive the Founder`s Pack of loot, weapons, and heroes as well as a four-day head start in playing Epic Games` Action Building game ahead of its July 25, 2017 digital release,` reads a press release.Those who want to play it digitally can download it from July 25. Those who pre-ordered or purchase the Deluxe, Super Deluxe, or Limited Editions, however, can access the game starting July 21. Epic previously confirmed that Fortnite will go free-to-play in 2018.Fortnite was first announced at the Video Game Awards in December 2011, with Cliff Bleszinski (who has since left Epic) introducing a trailer for the game. Epic CEO Tim Sweeny previously summed up Fortnite as `sort of Minecraft meets Left 4 Dead.` When GameSpot`s Peter Brown played Fortnite he found himself won over by the game.`Epic seems to have done the impossible: it`s managed to make a game about gathering and crafting appealing to me, someone who typically avoids games built on similar foundations,` he said in his Fortnite preview.`Giving players agency over their environment and fortifications makes the tower defense side of the game immensely intriguing, and I actually enjoy looking for resources because the world is both good looking and varied. There`s a mysterious quality to Fortnite`s abandoned locations, and I like the idea of repurposing humanity`s leftovers to build giant forts and craft weapons for battle. Were Fortnite just about building or combat, it wouldn`t be anything special. As it turns out, it`s more exciting than I ever imagined it would be.`
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