It's official: Epic Games has announced that there will be no Fortnite World Cup competition in 2020, citing health concerns at COVID-19 and the difficulty of organizing and running such an event while employees are working from home.

Epic announced the decision mid-Thursday via the official Fortnite Competitive Twitter account.

"For the remainder of 2020, all Fortnite competitions will be held online." Due to the limitations of online competition across regions, the Fortnite World Cup will not take place in 2020."

Epic added that it hopes to host a Fortnite World Cup competition for 2021, although it is not clear when a return to large-scale face-to-face events would be realistic.

The 2019 Fortnite World Cup handed out $40 million in total prize money to the top competitors, including $3 million for the solo tournament winner, 16-year-old Pennsylvanian Buga According to Variety, the 2019 event had a whopping 2 million simultaneous viewers.

Epic also stated that the Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS), usually held online, will return for each season in 2020. The Cash Cup, a small competitive match with cash prizes for the top finishers, will also return. Epic added that it will also continue to work with third-party events that take place online.

Epic will also resume official broadcasts of the Fortnite Champion Series this season. The first tournament will begin on May 2 at 1 p.m. ET on Fortnite's Twitch and YouTube channels.

In the meantime, there is a lot going on in Season 2 of "Fortnite" Chapter 2. We are also beginning to learn more about "Fortnite" Season 3 from some mysterious teases and leaks.

Despite the constraints of being stuck at home, Epic has managed to achieve phenomenal success with a series of in-game Travis Scott concerts, with a record number of 12.3 million concurrent fans.