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          DreamHack Winter, Anaheim add $250k Fortnite events

          A Fortnite logo is displayed during the Electronic Entertainment Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The game's esports scene has evolved over the past year from the 2018 Fortnite Pro-Am to this weekend's competition at The Forum in Los Angeles. Photo by Adam S. Davis/Provided by EPA
          • Reuters
          Sep 27, 2019, 12:51 PM ET

          Competitive Fortnite is coming to two upcoming DreamHack festivals with $250,000 up for grabs at both events.

          Bot hevents will be solo matches. The first will be at DreamHack Winter 2019, which takes place Nov. 29-Dec. 1 in Sweden. It willl be the largest Fortnite tournament ever in the Nordic region.

          The second will take place at DreamHack Anaheim, which runs Feb. 21-23.

          Anyone with a BYOC (Bring Your Own Computer) ticket is guaranteed entry into the tournaments.

          "We are extremely happy to be able to bring this huge tournament to our festivals," DreamHack Co-CEO Marcus Lindmark said. "It really gives the core of the DreamHack festivals -- the visitors -- a chance to play for the big money."

          Tickets for both events are already on sale.

          --Field Level Media