Years after its rise to global phenomenon, OG Fortnite just gave the battle royale its biggest day ever, with over 44 million players
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The arrival of OG Fortnite has drivenEpic Games' battle royale to the biggest day in its history, years after its initial success.
That success story was on the cards - on Friday, thereturn of the OG map saw Fortnite’s concurrent player counts rise to their highestsince Epic began sharing data earlier this year, but the battle royale’s sheer popularity in the 12 months after launch felt unassailable. Clearly that’s not been the case, but it’ll be fascinating to see how Epic manages to keep up this momentum.
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