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Fortnite fans set a Guiness World Record for Most Participants in a Video Game Emote Routine

383 Cuddle Team Leaders set a new world record at Paris Games Week 2018.

Asif Khan

October 28, 2018 6:00 PM

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Fortnite mania is sweeping the world, and the Epic Games' juggernaut is having its presence felt at two different gaming events this weekend with TwitchCon and Paris Games Week happening simultaneously. Not to be outdone by TwitchCon 2018, Fortnite fans in France assembled to set a new Guiness World Record for Most Participants in a Video Game Emote Routine. That's right, a world record for a group recreation of emotes from Fortnite. Please take a look.

What do you get when you bring together Fortnite fans at Paris Games Week? A Guinness World Record for the Most Participants in a Video Game Emote Routine!

Thanks to all the 383 Cuddle Team Leaders who showed up to help out! #FortnitePGW pic.twitter.com/LpZyvrDQER

— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) October 28, 2018

Fortnite has catapulted Epic Games to a $15 billion valuation, and continues to dominate Twitch. Emotes have been a driving force for microtransaction sales as Fortnite: Battle Royale is free. Epic Games has been updating the Fortnite Item Shop regularly to keep the game feeling fresh while lining their pockets with sweet V-Bucks.

Today's fun event at Paris Games Week shows that emotes and Fortnite are not going anywhere any time soon, so we can only hope that another group of fans will assemble to take the Guiness World Record back from France. All we need are more than 383 Cuddle Team Leaders to set a new ridiculous record.

Asif Khan

CEO/EIC/EIEIO

Asif Khan is the CEO, EIC, and majority shareholder of Shacknews. He began his career in video game journalism as a freelancer in 2001 for Tendobox.com. Asif is a CPA and was formerly an investment adviser representative. After much success in his own personal investments, he retired from his day job in financial services and is currently focused on new private investments. His favorite PC game of all time is Duke Nukem 3D, and he is an unapologetic fan of most things Nintendo. Asif first frequented the Shack when it was sCary's Shugashack to find all things Quake. When he is not immersed in investments or gaming he is a purveyor of fine electronic music. Asif also has an irrational love of Cleveland sports.