Epic Games removed Travis Scott’s dance from the store Fortnite few hours ago. The incident occurred after eight followers of the rapper died in confusion during a massive concert that took place this weekend.
Travis Scott is a well-known 30-year-old singer, to the point of having made his appearance in Fortnite just a year and a half ago. Not only does the artist have a unique look for the game, but he arranged in the an online concert called ‘Astronomical’, which was attended by more than 12 million people.
Another concert starring Scott would take place this weekend. At least 50,000 people were expected at the Astroworld festival. Naturally, the capacity was filled but from one moment to another a fight was generated in the public and later a stampede
Epic Games had planned to honor Travis Scott again. On the occasion of the closing of Astroworld, the dance / emote of ‘Out West‘based on a song by him. After few hours, users confirmed that it can no longer be accessed, not even those who managed to buy it.
The official accounts of Fortnite h ave confirmed that the “Daily” section of the in-game store has been disabled
Will the Scott Travis dance return to Fortnite?
It is not yet known if the Travis Scott dance will be available again in Fortnite, or if there will at least be a refund for those who managed to buy it. Still the company has not said anything about it.
The only thing that is known for now is that the “Daily” section will return with the next update of the store. Will we see this article again? Future communications from Epic games will need to be reviewed.
Source: Epic Games and CNN.