The last-man-standing videogame has grabbed onto American boyhood, pushing aside other pastimes and hobbies and transforming family dynamics

He got his console back sooner than he thought and not because his grades improved. He was assigned a group homework project with students who had decided to collaborate over their game consoles. His mother realized that Fortnite had become so embedded in the boys’ lives that Max couldn’t even do his homework without it.

Also: https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/21/18152012/fortnite-was-2018s-most-important-social-network