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Early Fortnite Gameplay Footage From 2012 Comic-Con Demo Surfaces Online

Summary by techpowerup.com
Some of the earliest known gameplay footage of Fortnite has resurfaced online, nearly 14 years after it was first shown behind closed doors at Comic-Con 2012. Reddit user u/kleuscher posted the clip to YouTube, saying they'd kept it saved on a USB drive since 2012, when they originally got the footage from a Russian forum. Apparently, uploading it back then earned them a copyright strike from Epic Games. The nearly five-minute clip is rough arou…
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A very primitive version of Fortnite was just unveiled to the world 14 years later and the Battle Royale of Epic Games looked like this when it was unveiled behind closed doors in 2012.

14 years later, the lost record of the 2012 Fortnite show, which showed the game well before the arrival of the royal battle regime, is now associated with the royal battle, major events and guest characters. In 2012, the Epic Games project was a cooperative game about resource mobilization, building reinforcements, and protecting against night attacks by monsters. The post was closed... 14 years later, an early video was found showing Fortnite …

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techpowerup.com broke the news on Saturday, September 12, 2026.
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