Gaming megastar Tyler "Ninja" Blevins on Wednesday unveiled a live competition series titled Ninja Battles Featuring Fortnite, set to premiere Thursday on Microsoft's Mixer platform.
A collaboration between Ninja and his management team, Loaded, the event series will see the world's leading players of Epic Games' battle royale hitFortnite — which surpassed 350 million registered players this month —competing against Ninja for an opportunity to win a share of over $400,000 in prize money.
Participants include top YouTube streamer Nick Eh 30 (Nicholas Amyoony), whosignedto Twitch last year; and Bugha (Kyle Giersdorf), who made international headlines when hewon $3 million in theFortniteWorld Cup.
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