'Fortnite' To Host Massive Online Party In Celebration Of Reaching 350M Players

In a time of social distancing and people being encouraged to stay at home, the “world’s most popular video game” is launching a new party mode with a live event. The party will even feature renowned DJs such as Steve Aoki and Deadmau5.

According to The Guardian, this is in celebration of hitting a new milestone of reaching 350 million players. In April, during the COVID-19 lockdown, developer Epic Games said that players' had combined gameplay of about 3.2 billion hours. The gaming company made the announcement on Twitter inviting players to participate in their upcoming "Party Royale Premiere LIVE."

Over the course of three years, the game has been steadily attracting new audiences. Despite the presence of "Apex Legends" and "Call of Duty: Warzone," it has managed to develop from a zombie shooter into a battle royale type of game, which had grown in popularity recently. It has even grown to such lengths were in-game live events attracted personalities, like rapper Travis Scott, attracting even more people to participate.

The game has also been generous in giving players event skins, Comic Book reported. One such giveaway happened on May 4 to celebrate Star Wars Day. Players gained access to special skins based on characters like Kylo Ren, Rey and Sith Trooper. There are also a number of lightsaber colors available to buy.

The game was able to do this because of a partnership between Disney and Epic Games. That partnership allows "Fortnite" to access several franchises under the Disney banner. Aside from the "Star Wars" skins, they also have tie-ins featuring characters from Marvel such as "Deadpool" and those from the “Avengers” franchise.