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Fortnite is streaming a 'black hole' for 'The End' event, and it's driving people nuts | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
Fortnite, the online video game, has been streaming a black screen with a black dot on its social media channels ahead of 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, before a bunch of rockets nuked it and all that was left was a 'black hole.' Shockwaves were sent through the Fortnite community. | |
The End? | The End? |
Well, millions tuning in to watch the new season of the Fortnite Epic Games program don't think it's the end, and have continued to stare into the darkness. | |
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 one is standing on a virtual battlefield. | |
But on Sunday evening there were no clashes, and some numbers occasionally appeared on the screen as people tried to figure out what they meant. | |
Fortnite gamers claim large cash prizes in some tournaments, so star players were obviously getting 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 all tweets from their official account except for the one showing the black hole. There is also a mundane theory of what happened: Fortnite was rumored to be considering changes to the map, so why not do it with a big bang? | |
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