Fortnite live event sees 5.6m players defeat Doctor Doom in hour-long battle

Fortnite’s own stats show an overall total of 5.6 million players in-game just after 7pm UK time tonight, when this evening’s live event began.

Tonight’s big fight against Doctor Doom played out a little differently to other in-game events in the past, making for a memorable – if mechanically fairly straightforward – Fortnite live experience.

Fortnite brought the storyline of its current Marvel season to a head tonight in a climactic battle with Doctor Doom that attracted a concurrent peak of 5.6 million players.