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Fortnite new pack pokes fun at the game’s harshest and most critical comments

Fortnite new pack pokes fun at the game’s harshest and most critical comments
Russell Kidson

Russell Kidson

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Epic Games has to have the best sense of humor of all game developers. The company’s biggest flex, Fortnite, recently came up with an ingenious way to make the most of negative comments. And by make the most of, I mean that the company turned the other cheek and then turned it into merch. 

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Comments have been streaming in from the platform’s harshest critics, accusing it of being nothing more than a dead game. Other comments attempted to call attention to Fortnite’s supposedly chequered past. However, instead of retorting, crawling into a dark hole, or attacking its player base, Fortnite has turned the ‘dead game’ comment into a money-making opportunity.

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This sounds like a business lesson; Something along the lines of ‘don’t let your critics get the better of you. Take their opinions and turn them into dollar signs.’ In this case, Fortnite has opted to launch a brand new collection of loot, clothing, and weapons inspired by its ‘chequered past.’ 

The Chequered Past Pack was first teased last week and it’s finally available for purchase. Should you decide to support Fortnite’s response to the dead game meme, here’s what you’ll get:

  • A new outfit complete with a chequered and olive motif.
  • Weapon wrap in the same style, complete with straps and notches. 
  • Harvesting tool that loosely resembles a cane and may be a comment on the game’s age. 
  • A matching skull and cross-bones item. 
  • 600 V-bucks

In case you were wondering, you’ll be able to literally wear the dead game motif, as this is what is scrawled across the front of the surprisingly stylish turtle-neck crop top. Fortnite launched the pack along with a Twitter post reading:

‘*reads comments

*designs Outfit

Results: Chequered Past Pack. Available now!’


If you’re a fan of the Fortnite phenomenon and don’t believe that the game is dead in the water, why not check out our piece on the Fortnite Paradise season?

Russell Kidson

Russell Kidson

I hail from the awe-inspiring beauty of South Africa. Born and raised in Pretoria, I've always had a deep interest in local history, particularly conflicts, architecture, and our country's rich past of being a plaything for European aristocracy. 'Tis an attempt at humor. My interest in history has since translated into hours at a time researching everything from the many reasons the Titanic sank (really, it's a wonder she ever left Belfast) to why Minecraft is such a feat of human technological accomplishment. I am an avid video gamer (Sims 4 definitely counts as video gaming, I checked) and particularly enjoy playing the part of a relatively benign overlord in Minecraft. I enjoy the diverse experiences gaming offers the player. Within the space of a few hours, a player can go from having a career as an interior decorator in Sims, to training as an archer under Niruin in Skyrim. I believe video games have so much more to teach humanity about community, kindness, and loyalty, and I enjoy the opportunity to bring concepts of the like into literary pieces.

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