![]() ![]() ![]() The daily section of the Fortnite item shop will reappear with the next refresh. While Epic Games did not provide a specific reason for the emote’s removal, Fortnite’s tweet did confirm that the action was intentional. The Out West emote and all other items featured in the Daily section were removed from the game, but Epic Games did not confirm the reason for the change.īecause of the timing, Twitter commenters quickly began to speculate that Fortnite disabling the daily section of the item shop was done in response to the backlash against Travis Scott and his Astroworld Festival. The emote, titled Out West, played a piece of the rap song of the same name. This information came after it was revealed the rapper could face legal action for the Astroworld Festival tragedy. Related: Fortnite: How To Reveal The Command Symbol (Season 8)Īccording to the Fortnite Status Twitter account, the Fortnite item shop removed the Travis Scott emote and Monday’s daily section (via Eurogamer). Fortnite made its Travis Scott-themed cosmetics available in November 8’s item shop (presumably to coincide with Astroworld), but the music event was canceled after Friday's mass casualty incident. ![]() Scott has since been the target of increased media scrutiny. The rapper, along with Live Nation and other Astroworld Festival organizers, were sued after the incident. It was suggested a crowd of people - many reportedly without festival tickets to the concert - rushed towards the stage during Scott's performance, crushing concertgoers as the venue was filled beyond capacity. The deadly incident took place in Houston, Texas on Friday night when eight people died and dozens more were injured while Scott was performing onstage during the Astroworld Festival. ![]()
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