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| Fortnite is streaming 'Black hole' for its 'The End' event and it's driving people nuts | Fortnite is streaming 'Black hole' for its 'The End' event and it's driving people nuts |
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| A black screen with a black dot is what Fortnite has been streaming on its social media channels as its long-anticipated 'The End' event. Millions have been staring at the black screen mesmerized for hours. | A black screen with a black dot is what Fortnite has been streaming on its social media channels as 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 and a bunch of rockets nuked it and all that was left was a 'black hole.' Shockwaves went through the fortnight community. | |
| The End? | |
| Well, millions willing to watch the new season of Fortnite Epic Games program don't think it's the end and keep on staring in the blackness with a blue halo. | |
| 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 is standing on a virtual battlefield. | |
| But on Sunday evening there were no clashes but some numbers occasionally appearing on the screen, and people are trying to make out what they mean. | |
| Fortnite gamers get large cash prizes in some tournaments, so star players were getting obviously frustrated. | |
| 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 tweets on their official account but for the one showing the black hole. |