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Just so that you understand Fornite is a video game and team deathmatch is a game mode.

So here are two sentences:

  1. He wants to play team deathmatch in Fortnite.

  2. He wants to play team deathmatch on Fortnite.

I think the second one is right, but I am not sure about the first one. Also, are there other grammatically valid ways of saying it?

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Another grammatically correct way of saying this would be:

He wants to play Fortnite in team deathmatch mode.

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  • Is the first one correct though?
    – Sayaman
    Mar 16, 2019 at 16:01
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    In, the first one is correct.
    – Zoe Howlett
    Mar 16, 2019 at 16:11
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    This is exactly what I said 2 hours ago, but I have a -3 reputation, any explanations?
    – Ced
    Mar 16, 2019 at 18:03
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Either one is correct, and they have slightly different shades of meaning. Expanding your sentences to make those meanings explicit:

  1. He wants to play team deathmatch in the online game, Fortnite.

The preposition in emphasizes the idea that you are metaphorically "inside" the game-world. The preposition in is frequently used this way with video games: "Which character do you usually play in Mario Kart?"

  1. He wants to play in team deathmatch mode hosted on a Fortnite server.

The preposition on emphasizes the technological infrastructure of a MMOPRG and the fact that you're logging on to a shared deathmatch server along with the other players. You would not use on when talking about a stand-alone console game, because you're not logging on to any remote server.

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You must say:

He wants to play Fortnite in team matchmaking mode.

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    in matchmaking mode
    – Lambie
    Mar 16, 2019 at 18:44

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