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The Online Video Game Fortnite Helped Cause 5% of UK Divorces This Year

200 divorce petitions filed in the UK since the beginning of 2017 have cited Fortnite as the reason for their separation. While it is perceived to be a teen game,…

LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 12: Gamer ‘Ninja’ competes in the Epic Games Fortnite E3 Tournament at the Banc of California Stadium on June 12, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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200 divorce petitions filed in the UK since the beginning of 2017 have cited Fortnite as the reason for their separation.


While it is perceived to be a teen game, half of the players are fully employed adults.
It is not specific as to why Fortnite has contributed to divorces, one can assume it has to do with it being both highly addictive and time consuming.
Other addictions normally cited on divorce petitions are drugs, alcohol and gambling

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