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Fortnite squad smashes ‘kills’ world record – have you come anywhere close to this?
The Australian team achieved 61 eliminations in a single round of Battle Royale
A FORTNITE squad has broken the world record for the number of 'kills' in a single game of Fortnite, achieving a grand total of 61.
The Australian-based team of four broke the previous record of 59 by completing a run that began in Tilted Towers and ended near Tomato Temple.
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The team were playing Fortnite: Battle Royale on PlayStation 4, although their tally of 61 eliminations is the highest recorded on any gaming platform.
As impressive as their total is, some members of the squad enjoyed more impressive showings than others.
Fortitude_Fqrbes and Nexjs had 25 and 18 'kills' each, while tactjc- and TTV_NadeXC contributed ten and eight 'kills', respectively.
These totals were enough for the squad to win the Battle Royale they were playing, with them being the last players standing out of an initial 97.
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Video of the record-breaking run shows Fortitude_Fqrbes patiently making his way through Tilted Towers and eliminating enemies one-by-one, often hiding behind walls, buildings and stairs.
Eventually, he and his team wind up in the hills and greenery beyond, where thanks to the construction of some carefully placed towers they eliminate their remaining 16 rivals and earn the Victory Royale.
What is Fortnite Battle Royale?
If you're new to the game, here's what you need to know
- Fortnite's Battle Royale is free-to-play
- It's available on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Mac, iPhone and most recently Nintendo Switch
- In the game, up to 100 players are dropped onto a fictional island
- Players are then forced to battle it out in a last-person-standing deathmatch
- To help, players can collect a range of weapons hidden all over the island
- You can also collect resources – like wood, bricks and metal – to build defensive structures
- The area you can play in on the island is constantly shrinking thanks to an encroaching storm
- This means players are forced together over time, until just one person survives
- The game also has a paid-for co-op story campaign
The 59 'kills' they surpassed had been achieved in April, when a squad the record before that, which was 55.
And seeing as how up to 100 players can participate in a Battle Royale, there's still some way to go before a new world record can no longer be set.
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As for the record for a single player, the current maximum is 48, although this record sparked controversy when it was set in June by Elemental_Ray.
The total was reached after the player sneakily destroyed one of the towers other players had built to watch a one-off rocket-launch event.
This caused the players on the tower to fall to the ground and instantly 'die' on impact, with Elemental_Ray being credited for their eliminations.
Do you think you could beat the new world record? Let us know in the comments!
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