Epic Games has been operating a real tour de force in its flagship game, Fortnite. It all started yesterday, with a live event like several previously. Players from all over the world gathered around Dusty Depot to watch what was likely to be a rocket launch.
Reality had gone beyond expectations.
Once the main rocket launched, there was an incredible ballet of seven rockets — one for each member of the "Seven" — entering and exiting rifts scattered throughout the sky.
Above zero point, a gigantic rift opened and melted the suspended meteorite on the nexus. This would result in what could be called the first Big Bang in Fortnite's history.
The explosion repelled all the players, before sucking everything and everyone in a big white flash. The light finally faded away, and has been giving way for hours now to a black hole.
All this happened to some epic music, akin to Hans Zimmer's soundtrack for Interstellar.
The event that closed Season 10 of Fortnite was well held. You can find here the images of the big-bang. This also means a downtime directly following the end of the event.
Waiting in front of the Black Hole
Since 11:08 a.m. yesterday, Fortnite has literally become what you might call a blackout. Social networks, official website, servers... The black hole is everywhere.
Epic Games is locked in a "event-driven" silence never seen before in the video game industry — leading onlookers to believe that "The End" will truly be the end of Fortnite.
Don't panic, though. It's likely just an overly long tease! Dataminers estimate that the game will be available again on Tuesday, October 15, around 06:00 EST.
This hypothesis is corroborated by a Ninja tweet, echoing the popular custom "Taco Tuesday".
A mysterious sequence of numbers
Something strange would appear from time to time, an infinite loop, on this black hole: numbers.
The numbers form the following sequence: 11 146 15 62 87 14 106 2 150 69 146 15 36 2 172 8 160 65.
These numbers are part of a code. They refer to words taken from the order of the Visitor's recordings. Once decrypted, they form a message:
At the time of writing, this is the only clue that Epic has sent us. We will have to wait for more answers in the coming hours!
Fortnite has been unavailable for several hours, leaving players with a black hole instead of the game. Little information is circulating regarding the end of this waiting period, but leakers believe that the game will be accessible again tomorrow!
