Fortnite removes a Travis Scott emote from its in-game store

Epic Games appears to have suspended promotion of the Astroworld festival within its game Fortnite. the battle royale schoolyard number one has withdrawn from sale an emote named after the music Out West American rappers Travis Scott and JACKBOYS.

This withdrawal comes a few days after the drama that took place during the concert of Travis Scott last week, whose death toll totals eight dead and several hundred injured.

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Intentional withdrawal

Fortnite has thus withdrawn the emote and all the other items available for purchase from the “Daily item” category within its online store. This emote takes its name and musical excerpt from the eponymous music of Travis Scott and JACKBOYS. This withdrawal has been confirmed by the account Twitter technical support from Fortnite, which confirms its intentional character. He also claims that the Daily category of the store will be “restocked” when items arrive next.

While Epic Games has not commented on this withdrawal, there is little doubt about the motives behind this decision. On Friday, November 5, the annual edition of the Astroworld festival organized by Travis Scott took place in the city of Houston, in the state of Texas.

After the unexpected arrival of several waves of people without tickets, breaking the security safeguards present on the spot, a crowd movement resulted in the death of eight people and 300 injured. Travis Scott has been heavily criticized by the media and the public for not reacting to the situation – several videos posted on Twitter and Insta show the artist continuing his concert, unmoved by the accidents taking place right in front of the stage.

The Out West emote, first launched in August 2020, was likely scheduled to make an appearance in the virtual shop to mark the start of the Astroworld festival – and Epic Games’ decision could also spell the end. of the collaboration between Travis Scott and Fortnite. The American artist has collaborated with the battle royale many times, notably for his virtual “Astronomical” concert in April of last year.

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Source From: Fredzone

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