SuperData: Fortnite is now the biggest free-to-play console game ever

Fortnite: Battle Royale had a chart-topping month in March, and the good news keeps on coming for developer Epic Games. The popular last-player-standing is now the biggest free-to-play console game ever in terms of revenue and monthly active users, according to industry-tracking firm SuperData Research. And in March, it generated $223 million on PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and iOS.

Consumer spending was down slightly last month when it comes to free-to-play PC and social games, but console revenues made up for it. People spent $8.9 billion across platforms in March, which is up 2 percent year-over-year from $8.7 billion in 2017. Fortnite saw a big increase in revenue from February — its $223 million is up 73 percent. Its popularity got a bump from the star power of musician Drake livestreaming the game to over 600,000 viewers on Twitch as well as in-game items and events. The latest is a mysterious emergency broadcast alert that may hint at the destruction of the in-game location Tilted Towers.