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| Fortnite is streaming 'Black hole' for its 'The End' event and it's driving people nuts | Fortnite is streaming 'Black hole' for its 'The End' event and it's driving people nuts |
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| A black screen with a black dot is what Fortnite has been streaming on its social media channels as its long-anticipated 'The End' event. Millions have been staring at the black screen mesmerized for hours. | A black screen with a black dot is what Fortnite has been streaming on its social media channels as its long-anticipated 'The End' event. Millions have been staring at the black screen mesmerized for hours. |
| First there was a map, then a meteor and a bunch of rockets nuked it and all that was left was a 'black hole.' Shockwaves went through the fortnight community. | First there was a map, then a meteor and a bunch of rockets nuked it and all that was left was a 'black hole.' Shockwaves went through the fortnight community. |
| The End? | The End? |
| Well, millions willing to watch the new season of Fortnite Epic Games program don't think it's the end and keep on staring in the blackness with a blue halo. | Well, millions willing to watch the new season of Fortnite Epic Games program don't think it's the end and keep on staring in the blackness with a blue halo. |
| And they are sharing their frustration on social media. | And they are sharing their frustration on social media. |
| Epic Games, launched in 2017, usually allows up to 100 players to fight until the last is standing on a virtual battlefield. | Epic Games, launched in 2017, usually allows up to 100 players to fight until the last is standing on a virtual battlefield. |
| But on Sunday evening there were no clashes but some numbers occasionally appearing on the screen, and people are trying to make out what they mean. | But on Sunday evening there were no clashes but some numbers occasionally appearing on the screen, and people are trying to make out what they mean. |
| Fortnite gamers get large cash prizes in some tournaments, so star players were getting obviously frustrated. | Fortnite gamers get large cash prizes in some tournaments, so star players were getting obviously frustrated. |
| Theories about what happened to the game ranged from hacking to blaming Elon Musk, with the latter tweeting 'Haha.' | Theories about what happened to the game ranged from hacking to blaming Elon Musk, with the latter tweeting 'Haha.' |
| Fortnite added to the confusion by deleting tweets on their official account but for the one showing the black hole. There is also a mundane theory of what happened: Fortnite was rumored to mull changing the map, so why not do it with a big bang? | |
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