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Fortnite was down for over 24 hours after a Season 10 finale involving the entire game getting sucked into a black hole

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    moocow1452
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    Kind of nuts that they would shut down their game for at least an entire day just to build hype. I guess they have the money to pull that off, and if they wanted to put some server upgrades in...

    Kind of nuts that they would shut down their game for at least an entire day just to build hype. I guess they have the money to pull that off, and if they wanted to put some server upgrades in too, this would be a good time to do so.

    20 votes
    1. nacho
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      The considerable news coverage of first taking down the game, the outrage of it lasting so long and then the game coming back off obviously make this worth it. I haven't seen this kind of news...

      The considerable news coverage of first taking down the game, the outrage of it lasting so long and then the game coming back off obviously make this worth it.

      I haven't seen this kind of news coverage of Fortnite in a long time, despite huge prizepools for some tournaments. It was easily worth it.

      6 votes
  2. Deimos
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    I don't play Fortnite or follow it much at all, but this is an interesting event. They ended their 10th season yesterday with a big finale that had everything swallowed by a black hole, even...

    I don't play Fortnite or follow it much at all, but this is an interesting event. They ended their 10th season yesterday with a big finale that had everything swallowed by a black hole, even including the game's menu. If you boot the game up now, you still only see the black hole.

    There seems to have been no indication of when the game is coming back up, and they've been silent everywhere about it. They even deleted every tweet on their Twitter account except the black hole. Some leaks are starting to show up now, but that's about it.

    13 votes
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    moocow1452
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KgmY5NrEzU Fortnite's back.
    7 votes
    1. nothis
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      Wow. In all my gaming life, no game has ever made me feel so out of touch with current trends. Like, I'm long out of the typical target group of "gamerrrr events" but somehow Fortnite's relentless...

      Wow. In all my gaming life, no game has ever made me feel so out of touch with current trends. Like, I'm long out of the typical target group of "gamerrrr events" but somehow Fortnite's relentless market-awareness is on another level.

      5 votes
  4. aphoenix
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    I've never played FortNite, but what an amazing play on the part of the developers. Even my wife, who has negative interest in things like this, had heard about it. They absolutely nailed the "get...

    I've never played FortNite, but what an amazing play on the part of the developers. Even my wife, who has negative interest in things like this, had heard about it. They absolutely nailed the "get free advertising and build hype" thing here.

    6 votes
  5. kfwyre
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    This morning I asked one of students how his weekend went. His response: "I stared at a black hole the whole time." It pains me to think how many kids out there did the exact same thing. I know I...

    This morning I asked one of students how his weekend went. His response: "I stared at a black hole the whole time."

    It pains me to think how many kids out there did the exact same thing. I know I would have done so at that age.

    4 votes
  6. Omnicrola
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    I'm unclear on if this is for the PvE Fortnight or the Battle Royale variant?

    I'm unclear on if this is for the PvE Fortnight or the Battle Royale variant?

    1 vote