The Big Bang


Event Time: December 2nd, 2023 to December 3rd, 2023

Description: The Big Bang was our Fortnite OG end event. This was another one of our large scale narrative events that concluded a season. This event was also significant for Epic as a company, as it introduced several new IP products and partnerships to the Epic Games ecosystem. Players started out on the Fortnite island, before experiencing a break in reality and being transported all across the Fortnite metaverse. Through this event, we unveiled several new ways for players to play. Overall the event was a significant success and ushered in a new era of entertainment for Epic and Fortnite.

Execution: From an execution standpoint, The Big Bang was easily the largest event we ever did, with four total IPs and two brand new 3rd party partnership integrations. I actually didn’t work on this event too much, as I was transitioning to my current design role at the time. Still, I was involved in standing up initial testing, and supporting the owning analyst through execution of the event. Overall the challenges with The Big Bang were the ones we’ve grown used to in Fortnite events. We had to work closely with third party IPs, integrate multiple external new games into a single event, and transition through all of them seamlessly. Overall the event was a massive success and left players extremely excited to play all the new games we were offering them.