Epic Games Pulls Travis Scott Emote From Fortnite
The developer hasn’t specified why, although it does follow several deaths at one of the rapper’s concerts.
Following the events at the Travis Scott concert in Houston, Texas, Epic Games has removed the rapper’s “Out West” dance emote from the Fortnite item shop. The company has declined to specify whether or not these two events are related, although the timing does make it seem pretty likely.
For those who may have missed the news, eight people – ranging in age from 14 to 27 – were killed, and at least 25 were injured, at the Astroworld concert this weekend when the audience surged toward the stage, effectively crushing those in front of them. Whether or not Scott was aware of what was happening is uncertain as the concert continued about a half an hour after deaths were declared. Although, he did stop it briefly when it came to his attention that someone in the audience had passed out.
The concert took place on November 5. On November 7, Epic Games temporarily brought down the “Daily” section of the Item Shop and removed the emote in question. It’s suspected that the dance was due to be included in the upcoming rotation.
The emote wasn’t Scott’s only tie-in to the game, as there are also two skins and additional cosmetics from the game’s first-ever concert event. As far as we know, these are still available in the game for now.
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