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Fortnite Hits 8.3 Million (Or 0.1% of Human Population) Concurrent Players (gamasutra.com)

Posted by msmash on from the growing-popularity dept.

Epic Games' Fortnite has reached 8.3 million concurrent players worldwide (or about 0.1 percent of the human population) after finally making its debut in South Korea earlier this month. From a report: Because Internet cafes still play a large role in Asian countries, VG247 reports that players were encouraged to play Fortnite at PC bang cafes to complete special challenges, which were created in order to launch the Battle Royale mode in South Korea. After Fortnite's Battle Royale mode launched in South Korea this week, Epic Games Korea CEO Sung Chul Park stated in an interview that the game now has 8.3 million concurrent players worldwide. A spokesperson from Epic confirmed the numbers to VG247 as well.

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  1. Is Fortnite fun? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I'm an old-school Quake1/2/3, UT2004, player. Honestly once "realistic" games like Counterstrike starting getting popular that's when I stopped playing FPS games because it was just boring. I would probably like Team Fortress-like games (Orange Box) but have been turned off in general on the gaming market for a long time due to the dumbing-down (ie. no physical skill) that consoles have caused.

    What's fun about Fortnite? Would I like it?

    1. Re:Is Fortnite fun? by Joce640k · · Score: 3, Insightful

      What's fun about Fortnite?

      Not much. You'll spend more time waiting around and downloading updates than you will playing the game.

      When you play it? Meh. I totally failed to see what the fuss was about.

      Would I like it?

      If UT2004 was the absolute best thing you ever did in your life then you might enjoy it.

      I didn't.

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    2. Re: Is Fortnite fun? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

      Only thing more childish than an adult playing video games is an adult that gets excited watching a "professional" athlete play sports.

  2. Bread and circusses by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Keep the cluless masses well fed and entertained, and you shall rule the Earth.

  3. WTF is Fortnight? by Opportunist · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Ok. I just watched some kind of video that the webpage this game is about sent me to. It looked like some weird anime/furry/brony crossover. The only thing missing was some lube and weirdly shaped dildos.

    And 8.something million people play this?

    Did the freaks take over the circus while I wasn't looking?

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    1. Re:WTF is Fortnight? by Type44Q · · Score: 4, Funny

      Did the freaks take over the circus while I wasn't looking?

      I don't know but there've been tornados in Boston, NGO's apparently want to give our kids sex changes and Biff Tannen is president (as predicted... twice).

  4. Not impressed by PopeRatzo · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Fortnite Hits 8.3 Million (Or 0.1% of Human Population) Concurrent Players

    There are probably over ten times that many players on Pornhub right now, and half of them are searching for "stepmother + kitchen".

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