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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.

3 of 91 comments (clear)

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

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

  2. 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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    You are welcome on my lawn.
  3. 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).