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Epic Games have been pretty vocal about the big changes toFortnitein the battle royale’s new season.The entire map is full of water, if you hadn’t seen. Another change came in without the same fanfare. Players have noticed that Epic have also removed all the police cars from the game, including Creative mode maps. Epic haven’t made an official statement on the subject, but it would seem the removal is likely related to global protests against police brutality.
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Kotaku reportedlast week thatplayers had started to noticepolice vehicles were nowhere to be seen in game. It’s not just in the battle royale, either. Players who’ve made Creative maps say that police cars have vanished from their games as well. They’ve been replaced with standard cars. Originally, Epic Games declined to comment on the removal.
Now,The Wall Street Journal(mind the paywall) cite a source they say is familiar with Fortnite’s development confirming that the change was indeed intentional. “I wouldn’t say it’s a political statement. I think it’s just us being sensitive about the issues many people in our audience are dealing with,” their source says.
As we saw last week withRockstar blocking KKK griefersin Read Dead Online, sometimes the quickest solution to cutting down on racially-motivated griefing is to take away the tools.
Previously, Epic haddelayed the new Fortnite season, saying “recent events are a heavy reminder of ongoing injustices in society, from the denial of basic human rights to the impact of racism both overt and subtle against people of color.”
We don’t know if police cars are gone from Fortnite for good, but it doesn’t sound like you’ll be getting behind the wheel and flipping on the flashers when other vehicles start their engines later this season.
If you’ve not jumped in to Fortnite since the big flood, you might like to know that thenew sharks have absolutely no chill. Be safe out there, royalers.
