Fortnite’s Summer Skirmish is all about big bucks and big viewer numbers. With a total of $1.5m on the line and an audience of thousands, this week’s grand finals at PAX West prompted a lot of online chatter – although not for reasons you’d expect.
Towards the final stages of the fourth match, in the midst of a tense battle, players began to experience an unusual floating feeling. Turns out, it wasn’t nerves – they were actually flying. The footage has been clipped on Twitch, and as you can see, it’s pretty weird.
Some tentatively suggested the culprit could be the cube. Over the past few weeks, the mysterious shape has been tumbling its way around the map, leaving a trail of runes in its wake. One of these imprints was spotted gracing the final circle, glowing suspiciously underneath the madness. The cube has been known to mess with gravity in the surrounding area. Was the extreme anti-gravity field the cube’s latest game mechanic?
Source: Eurogamer Fortnite anti-gravity bug causes chaos at grand finals