Fortnite cancels Travis Scott emote after Astroworld tragedy

Fortnite has removed a Travis Scott music emote from its item shop following his Houston Astroworld festival that left eight people dead. The “Out West” emote, which includes an audio snippet of Scott’s track “Out West,” was deleted from the game’s item shop. Emotes are dance moves or actions characters can perform in the online game. The company also temporarily disabled the shop’s Daily section. The Fortnite Status Twitter account explained: “It’s known that the ‘Daily’ section of the Item Shop has been disabled. This is intentional and the ‘Daily’ section will return with the next Item Shop refresh.” The… Read Full Article