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Almost 11m people played Fortnite to watch DJ Marshmello concert

Almost 11m people played Fortnite to watch DJ Marshmello concert

The recent Fortnite concert starring American DJ Marshmello has broken the game’s record for concurrent players with approximately 10.7 million people tuning in to view the event.

Speaking to Variety, Epic Games confirmed the figure was the largest number of in-game players to date.

The 10-minute live audio set which took place on February 2nd beat the previous record of 8.3 million users that was estimated during Fornite’s butterfly event in November 2018.

The full story is over on PocketGamer.biz


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