Fortnite announces Party Royale live show after huge in-game concerts

Participants in the Fortnite World Cup competition on screen at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. — dpa

After a number of massively successful in-game concerts featuring rapper Travis Scott and DJ Diplo, Fortnite is now preparing to host a major no-combat Party Royale event with live music from DJs like Steve Aoki, deadmau5 and Dillon Francis on May 8.

Fortnite's owner Epic Games, an American video game and software developer and publisher, announced Thursday that they will hold the Party Royale Premiere on May 8 at 9pm ET (9am, May 9, Malaysia) to celebrate over 350 million registered players.