Epic Games' battle royaleFortniteis still one of the biggest games on the planet, with the title’s recent in-gameTravis Scott concert setting a 12.3 million concurrent player record. According to a post by the officialFortniteTwitter account yesterday, that popularity goes much further, as the game has officially registered over 350 million players who collectively played over 3.2 billion hours in the month of April alone.
While the statistic is mind-boggling, fans of the free-to-play game got even more good news in that same Tweet with the announcement thatFortnitewill be kicking off its “Party Royale” to celebrate with a concert featuringEDM artists and DJs Deadmau5, Steve Aoki and Dillon Francis. The event’s one-hour live premiere will be on May 8 at 9:00 p.m. ET with a rebroadcast on May 9 at 2:00 p.m. ET.
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Players who log intoFortnitebetween May 8 at 6:00 p.m. ET and May 11 at 10:00 a.m. ET will also receive a “neon wings back bling” that reacts to music, specifically during the Party Royale Premiere concert. There will also be also special events held throughout the battle royale map if players log into the non-combative Party Royale playlist, according to the Wednesday announcement post onFortnite’s website.
While these events go on, Epic Games appears to be preparing the battle royale for its third major season of content. Leaks have suggested Season 3 will be aquatic-themed due to the presence of things like an Aquaman skin and rideable sharks in the game’s code, and recentlypuddles have appeared across the mapthat seem to add validity to the claims.
Fortnite’s popularity has extended beyond its penchant for hosting in-game concerts. Plenty of pop culture crossover events have also happened within the title, no doubt because of its widespread popularity and large player base, such as aStar Wars-themed cosmetics drive for the launch ofThe Rise of Skywalkerwithcharacter skins and lightsabers that just returned forStar WarsDay, May 4.
That said, not everything has been smooth sailing for Epic Games. As a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic the companycanceled the 2020FortniteWorld Cup, following in the wake of many other events and conferences. However that should not necessarily affect the day-to-day activities withinFortnite, and given its record-high player registration there will undoubtedly be a lot of events to take part in going forward.
Fortniteis out now for iOS, Android, PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
