Fortnite books Deadmau5 and more for Party Royale mode premiere gig Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Fortnite books Deadmau5 and more for Party Royale mode premiere gig 3.2 billion hours logged in April alone. News by Tom Phillips Deputy Editor Updated on 7 May 2020 17 comments Deadmau5, Steve Aoiki and Dillon Francis will headline the live premiere for Fortnite's no-combat Party Royale mode. The gig kicks off at 9pm Eastern time tomorrow, Friday 8th May, (that's 2am Saturday here in the UK), with a more palatable encore broadcast for those not on US timezones this Sunday, 9th May, at 2pm Eastern time (7pm UK). It comes as Fortnite developer Epic boasted of having passed the 350 million player milestone for the game (the same day Call of Duty Warzone trumpeted it had passed the 60 million player mark). Overall player figures are not a great metric for a free-to-play battle royale - much better are figures for total concurrent players (which Fortnite posted a record 12.3m for last month with its Travis Scott concert). Overall, players spent 3.2 billion hours in-game over the course of April, Epic concluded. Fortnite now has over 350 million registered players! In April, players spent over 3.2 billion hours in game. ?Let's keep the party going with our Party Royale Premiere LIVE on May 8 at 9PM ET featuring @DillonFrancis @steveaoki @deadmau5: https://t.co/H18c3UgBL1 pic.twitter.com/Cgt3r7LXQO- Fortnite (@FortniteGame) May 6, 2020 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Fortnite's Party Royale mode popped up just over a week ago with little fanfare, its launch at first looking rather low-key. But a technical test last Friday - a live DJ set from Diplo, playing Major Lazer music you could then buy in-game - set the bar a little higher. Party Royale is hosted on a new social map, with various mini-games and distractions as well as a music arena and outdoor theatre. It's clear Fortnite will hold many further brand crossovers here in the future. Earlier this week I wrote about how Party Royale fits in with Epic's publicly stated plan for the future of Fortnite - and its dream to turn it into a Ready Player One-style metaverse. Watch on YouTube Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store