{"id":12181,"date":"2023-11-08T15:37:37","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T14:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/08\/pushing-buttons-why-fortnite-is-suddenly-the-most-popular-game-in-the-world-once-more\/"},"modified":"2023-11-08T15:37:37","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T14:37:37","slug":"pushing-buttons-why-fortnite-is-suddenly-the-most-popular-game-in-the-world-once-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/08\/pushing-buttons-why-fortnite-is-suddenly-the-most-popular-game-in-the-world-once-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Pushing Buttons: Why Fortnite is suddenly the most popular game in the world once more"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this week\u2019s newsletter: Almost 45 million people returned to the battle royale for its throwback event. What does that say about Fortnite\u2019s grip on young gamers?<\/p>\n

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Over the weekend, almost 45 million people returned to Fortnite. The beginning of the battle royale shooter\u2019s\u2019s \u201cOG\u201d event saw the map restored to its 2018 state, back before the entire in-game island was memorably sucked into a black hole<\/a>. Those people played for a combined 102m hours in a single day, an all-time record, according to developer Epic Games<\/a>. Not bad for a game that has been available for more than six years, and been a topic of playground conversation for half a decade.<\/p>\n

Firstly: 44.7 million people! That\u2019s 10 times the number who watched the premiere of The Last of Us, and more people than have ever bought a copy of To Kill a Mockingbird. It\u2019s reductive to look at video games purely through the lens of player numbers and revenue \u2013 to me it\u2019s the least interesting thing about them \u2013 but heck, what<\/em> a number.<\/p>\n

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\nIn this week\u2019s newsletter: Almost 45 million people returned to the battle royale for its throwback event. What does that say about Fortnite\u2019s grip on young gamers?
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\nOver the weekend, almost 45 million people returned to Fortnite. The beginning of the battle royale shooter\u2019s\u2019s \u201cOG\u201d event saw the map restored to its 2018 state, back before the entire in-game island was memorably sucked into a black hole. Those people played for a combined 102m hours in a single day, an all-time record, according to developer Epic Games. Not bad for a game that has been available for more than six years, and been a topic of playground conversation for half a decade.
\nFirstly: 44.7 million people! That\u2019s 10 times the number who watched the premiere of The Last of Us, and more people than have ever bought a copy of To Kill a Mockingbird. It\u2019s reductive to look at video games purely through the lens of player numbers and revenue \u2013 to me it\u2019s the least interesting thing about them \u2013 but heck, what a number. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this week\u2019s newsletter: Almost 45 million people returned to the battle royale for its throwback event. What does that say about Fortnite\u2019s grip on young gamers? \u2022 Don\u2019t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Over the weekend, almost 45 million people returned to Fortnite. The beginning of the battle royale …<\/p>\n

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