Fortnite: More than 200 million people have now played Battle Royale game

Fortnite now has more than 200 million players, marking the latest stage of its intensely fast growth. The battle royale game – which throws 100 players onto an island and has them fight against each other to survive – smashed through the 40 million record in January. But it has kept growing, marking a 60 per cent improvement even since June. Over that time, the game has become a pop cultural phenomenon, as well as one of the biggest games ever to have been released. It has been referenced across popular culture and has raised vast amounts of money through microtransactions. Uber has halted testing of driverless vehicles after a woman was killed by one of their cars in Tempe, Arizona.