Fortnite pro Jaden ‘Wolfiez’ Ashman has assembled a group of fellow European pros for a bootcamp ahead of next month’s FNCS Invitational LAN in Raleigh, North Carolina – but the mission goes well beyond simply getting some reps in. The Red Bull-backed Wolfiez’ Den bootcamp is also giving the nine-strong group of pros a chance to entertain and showcase their personalities in an esports scene that the Brit says has become “stale” over time.

Back in 2019, it seemed as if Fortnite esports was about to take over following the big-money Fortnite World Cup, which attracted a lot of mainstream attention. Few remember those days better than Wolfiez, who as a then 15-year-old walked away from the World Cup with over a million dollars.

With COVID halting that momentum, Fortnite esports, as a spectacle, has struggled to get back to its former glory – something Excel Esports’ Wolfiez, and a lot of the other pro players in London for his bootcamp, want to see change.

“I feel like the Fortnite scene is a bit dead right now,” Wolfiez tells The Loadout. “Maybe not [completely] dead, but people don’t really want to watch right now, because it’s just a bit stale. So I felt like it was a good idea to bring loads of people together, especially when I’m able to incorporate Red Bull into the scene as well.”

While Wolfiez won’t be playing at the FNCS Invitational next month, the majority of the players at his bootcamp will be. He says that…