V-Bucks
Digital gaming tokens
V-Bucks are the virtual currency used in the video game Fortnite.
Players spend V-Bucks on cosmetic items like character skins, emotes, and battle passes.
They're purchased with real money or earned through gameplay: I need more V-Bucks for that skin.
The name combines V (for Vindertech, a fictional company in the game) with bucks.
Multiplayer elimination competition
- Epic GamesVideo game publisher/developer
- virtual currencyNon-physical medium of exchange
- microtransactionMinor digital goods payment
- purchaseGoods obtained for payment
skins · emotes · wallet · balance · spending · gifting · refund · pricing
Outer animal coverings
- outfitsMatched sets of clothes
- emotesActs with exaggeration
- pickaxesPointed tools for breaking ground
- glidersUnpowered aircraft that soar
wraps · loading screens · contrails · spray · customization · rarity · legendary · epic
Minor digital goods payment
- free-to-playNo-cost base game model
- pay-to-winBuying competitive edge
- FOMOAcronym for exclusion anxiety
- limited timeBounded availability period
seasonal · collaboration · crossover · monetization · loot · premium · spending habits · digital goods
Goods obtained for payment
- earnGain by working
- grindCrush into particles
- daily questsRepeating game objectives
- challengesDifficulties requiring effort
free tier · paid tier · promotion · giveaway · gift card · redeem · code · PlayStation
Fortnite
Multiplayer elimination competition
- Epic GamesVideo game publisher/developer
- virtual currencyNon-physical medium of exchange
- microtransactionMinor digital goods payment
purchase · skins · emotes · wallet · balance · spending · gifting · refund · pricing · bundle
skins
Outer animal coverings
gliders · wraps · loading screens · contrails · spray · customization · rarity · legendary · epic · rare
microtransaction
Minor digital goods payment
- free-to-playNo-cost base game model
- pay-to-winBuying competitive edge
- FOMOAcronym for exclusion anxiety
limited time · seasonal · collaboration · crossover · monetization · loot · premium · spending habits · digital goods
purchase
Goods obtained for payment
- earnGain by working
- grindCrush into particles
- daily questsRepeating game objectives
challenges · free tier · paid tier · promotion · giveaway · gift card · redeem · code · PlayStation · Xbox
- gaming commercemicrotransaction, in-app purchase, loot box, battle pass, premium currency
- Fortnitebuilding, pickaxe, glider, emote, skin
- currenciesdollar, pound, euro, yen, peso
- CryptocurrencyBitcoin, Ethereum, altcoin, crypto, cryptocurrency
- gamer profilesgamertag, username, display name, profile picture, friends list
V-Bucksreal money
legal tender · liquid assets · bank deposits · tangible assets · wages