A brand new generation of players is flocking to "Fortnite Items," the battle royale-style online shooter name fast becoming the most popular video game on the internet.With its vibrant, cartoonish visuals and slick controllers, the free-to-play sport is surging in revenue and popularity -- and enabling younger players to acquire prominence.

One of these will be 13-year-old Kyle Jackson, the youngest "Fortnite" player to be a professional gamer.A resident of Kent, England, Jackson has united a group of other professionals that compete against other teams in tournaments for money. Prize pools for some video game tournaments can reach millions of dollars. "What's unique about us is that we've got good chemistry, and that is the reason why we do so well in fortnite traps matches and tournaments," Jackson said Tuesday on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street."

"If you are playing with a team and you also think of these as just teammates and not friends at all, I think that's a big effect on the staff and it doesn't cause you to play or speak to each other too," Jackson said.The game has racked up tens of millions of downloads, and has enjoyed consistent growth in popularity since its launch this past year. "Fortnite" recently pulled ahead of its own biggest rival in the genre, "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds," in revenue and player count, according to a March report by SuperData Research.