What just happened during the Fortnite event?

3:16 PM ETArda OcalESPN Staff Writer FacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerPinterestEmailprintThe Fortnite event provided limited space and was filled to capacity almost 25 minutes before it began, with users flocking to streamers to catch the action. This caused a spike in Twitch and YouTube viewership, with over 8. 4 million people watching across both platforms at one point, according to Rod "Slasher" Breslau. Tyler "Ninja" Blevins noted on stream that he had exceeded 50,000 concurrent viewers on Mixer for the event as well. The sequence started with sirens sounding a minute or so before the countdown reached zero at The Agency. Midas, the character that the event revolved around, began talking inaudibly.

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