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If you've ever played Fortnite or purchased something from the Epic Games Store, then you've been prompted to create an Ballsy Games business relationship. If you lot have 1, you're part of a huge crowd: more than than 500 million account-holders.

Ballsy revealed the massive number today, though there are some caveats. Notably, Epic didn't share any details beyond the number. As mentioned, Ballsy Games accounts are tied to both Ballsy titles like Fortnite and the Epic Games Store, so the 500 million is likely a combination of agile players and folks who've purchased something from the store. Epic Games has been offering weekly free games on its storefront since information technology launched, and then that's surely played a role in getting people to sign up.

No matter how yous summate it, 500 meg is however a staggering number, and information technology speaks to Ballsy Games' overall success. The company has only connected to abound in recent years, bringing in more than teams under its fly. It caused Rocket League developer Psyonix in 2022, Fall Guys studio Mediationic in spring 2022, and lauded music game-maker Harmonix in the autumn of the same yr. The Epic Games Store has seen big changes itself, with the improver of achievements and cart functionality at the tail stop of 2022.