Years after its rise to global phenomenon, OG Fortnite just gave the battle royale its biggest day ever, with over 44 million players
The arrival of OG Fortnite has driven Epic Games' battle royale to the biggest day in its history, years after its initial success.
As 2017 turned into 2018 and the draw of PUBG began to wane, nothing was as big as Fortnite. As a free, kid-friendly alternative to the bloodier, more militaristic efforts of PlayerUnknown, perhaps it wasn't too much of a surprise that Fortnite was able to corner the market so effectively. The rare game that truly enters mainstream awareness, if not full understanding, it was a phenomenon the likes of which we've not seen since.
However, 2018 was a long time ago, and it's fair to say that Fortnite's stranglehold has weakened over the past half-decade. That is, however, until the arrival of Fortnite Season OG - the re-introduction of the map, weapons, and traversal tools from that first season - earlier this week. It's gone down as a significant success with the die-hard community, but it's also proved enough to start pulling players back to the game in their masses - according to Epic, yesterday, November 4, was the biggest day in the game's history.
Way to start things off with a big bang
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