CARY – Epic Games will help kick off this week’s E3 – one of the world’s largest if not premier entertainment events – in Los Angeles with celebrities participating in a Fortnite challenge that promises a $3 million prizes to charities. And you can watch the battles in one of the world’s most popular video games live this evening via streaming.

Here are some of the celebrities taking part. Watch out for NBA stars and more.

  • Gotaga – Demetrious Johnson (UFC)
  • Markiplier – Joel McHale (Actor – Community)
  • Myth – Paul George (NBA Player – OKC Thunder)
  • Ninja – Marshmello (EDM Artist)
  • Pokimane – Designer (Hip-Hop Artist)
  • Ali-A – Pete Wentz (Bassist for Fall Out Boy)
  • Elrubius – PartyNextDoor (Hip-Hop Artist)
  • Lirik – Rahul Kohli (Actor – iZombie)
  • Nickmercs – Andre Drummond (NBA Player – Pistons)
  • SSsniperwolf – Terrence Ross (NBA Player – Magic)
  • Valkyrae – Murda Beatz (Music Producer)
  • TimTheTatMan – Mack Wilds (Actor – Shots Fired)
  • Vikkstar123 – Ty Dolla $ (Hip-Hop Artist)
  • LoserFruit – The Backpack Kid (Dancer)
  • Summit1g – Kenneth Faried (NBA Player – Nuggets)
  • GoldGlove – Witt Lowry (Music Artist)
  • Berkcan Güven – Ryan Cartwright (Actor – Kevin Can Wait)
  • Darkness429 – Marcus Scribner (Actor – Black-ish)
  • Nadeshot – Tyron Woodley (UFC)
  • One_Shot_Gurl – Jack Falahee (Actor – How to Get Away With Murder)
  • Orkun – Jordyn Jones (Singer-Songwriter)
  • StoneMountain – (Jordan Fisher (Singer / Actor – Moana)
  • Willyrex – Prince Royce (Singer-Songwriter)
  • XpertThief – Janina Gavankar (Actor – True Blood)
  • King Richard – JT Brown (NHL Player – Ducks)
  • CDNthe3rd – Xavier Woods (WWE)
  • Lolitofdez – Ron Funches (Comedian)
  • Cizzorz – Reggie Jackson (NBA Player – Pistons)
  • Lachlan – Robbie Amell (Actor – The Flash)
  • Sypher – Tarik Cohen (NFL Player – Bears)
  • NoahJ456 – Madilyn Bailey (Singer-Songwriter)
  • Izak Live – Drezo (EDM Artist)
  • Skyyart – Nathan Kress (Actor – Star Wars: Rebels)
  • Iijeriichoii – Dillon Francis (EDM Artist)
  • Muselk – Liam Mcintyre (Actor – Gears of War 4)
  • TBNRFrags – Lil Yachty (Hip-Hop Artist)
  • KittyPlays – Chandler Riggs (Actor – The Walking Dead)
  • Trymacs – Echo Kellum (Actor – Arrow)
  • Nadanial – Nick Kim (VFX Avengers: Infinity War)
  • DreadZTV1 – Arty (Musician)
  • Kinstaar – Sean O’Malley (UFC)
  • Friz – Geoffrey Arend (Actor – Madam Secretary)
  • Typical Gamer – Vince Staples (Hip-Hop Artist)
  • HandOfBlood – Jon Heder (Actor – Napoleon Dynamite)
  • TY2Tap – Jawn Ha
  • Samara Redway – Cyrus Spencer (Actor – So You Think You Can Dance)
  • Femsteph – Drameh (Actor – The Flash)
  • Nanaka – Tenchim (Tarento)
  • Bokyeom – Acau
  • Patriota – Kyla Drew (Actor – Prisoners)

Fortnite is already one of the world’s most popular online games, featuring multi-player battleground competitions.

The game’s popularity is shown in the latest statistics from Apple’s App Store charts.

Fortnite ranks  No. 5 among free iPhone apps and No. 2 among free iPad apps.

The celebrity event kicks out at 6: 30 p.m. EST on a variety of sites, including Twitch where Fortnite has clearly demonstrated record-breakng appeal.

You can watch at the Fortnite designated site through Switch.

Other options are available:

Epic Games is based in Cary.