Turtle Beach scores as 'Fortnite' helps boost video game headset sales

Pro gamers Mike Carr and Jonna Mae, whose online monikers are "Di3sel" and "MissesMae," are Turtle Beach-sponsored gamers. Mae, at right, wears a Turtle Beach Stealth 600 wireless headset for Xbox One. Video game headset maker Turtle Beach is cashing in on the growing interest in hit online video games such as Fortnite and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. That's helped Turtle Beach solidify its spot as the leading headset maker in North America with 46% of the market, up from about 39% in the first three months of 2017, CEO Juergen Stark said Wednesday citing data from The NPD Group. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), which rose to prominence last year, and Fortnite, currently riding a wave of mass popularity, are both online multiplayer "battle royale" games in which players strive to be the last one standing.