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Fortnite sets record player count with OG season

More than 44.7 million players logged into Fortnite's nostalgic new season.

Donovan Erskine

November 6, 2023 6:40 AM

Epic Games

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For its latest season, Fortnite turned the clock back to bring back the map and weapons that were present during the game’s meteoric rise to fame back in 2018. Titled “Season OG,” the latest season has drawn many lapsed players back to the battle royale game to relive those memories from half a decade ago. Epic Games’ Nostalgia play has worked quite well, as Fortnite posted a new record player count over the weekend, reeling in 44.7 million players during the second day of Season OG.

Epic Games announced the massive milestone in a tweet yesterday. “We're blown away by the response to #FortniteOG. Yesterday was the biggest day in Fortnite’s history with over 44.7 MILLION players jumping in and 102 MILLION hours of play.” It’s quite the impressive feat given the wild success that Fortnite has seen since the introduction of its battle royale mode back in 2017, playing a key part in the battle royale and live service boom across the video game industry.

Fortnite Season OG essentially starts off in Season five of Fortnite’s first chapter, where the game first began to establish its identity. Throughout the remainder of the season, weekly updates will take players through different seasons of Fortnite’s original Chapter, adding weapons, locations, and vehicles in the same sequence that they first appeared several years ago. Season OG dominated gaming conversations on social media over the weekend, as players and content creators shared nostalgic messages about jumping back into the game after falling off the wagon at some point over the years.

With how Fortnite has managed to steal the gaming spotlight yet again with the release of its OG season. It’ll be quite interesting to see if Epic Games is able to keep this momentum going when it returns to its regularly scheduled new content once the trip down memory lane has concluded. Stick with Shacknews for the latest Fortnite news and updates.

Donovan Erskine

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Donovan is a journalist from Maryland. His oldest gaming memory is playing Pajama Sam on his mom's desktop during weekends. Pokémon Emerald, Halo 2, and the original Star Wars Battlefront 2 were some of the most influential titles in awakening his love for video games. After interning for Shacknews throughout college, Donovan graduated from Bowie State University in 2020 with a major in broadcast journalism and joined the team full-time. He is a huge film fanatic and will talk with you about movies and games all day. You can follow him on twitter @Donimals_