Fortniteis apparently getting a new emote that mimics a dance that was quite popular several years ago. The Gangnam Style dance emote is now officially available insideFortnite, about eight years after the song that led to those dance steps was at its peak in popularity.
Popular dances and songs are nothing newwhen it comes toFortnite. Doja Cat’s “Say So” and Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage” are just two of the dances that come and go in the game from time to time. There was a time when quite a bit of the news surrounding Epic Games' Battle Royale title was about whether or not the developer needed to pay up to implement a new dance move. However, an emote based on a song that’s almost a decade old is a bit more of a rare bird in the game.
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The official Twitter account forFortnitehad been teasing somethingover the last few days. While fans aren’t quite sure the new emote is what Epic Games had in mind, players can at least boogey down while they wait for the real surprise they’re expecting.
While most of the leaks from people like ShiinaBR and HYPEX were surrounding updates like the potential addition ofmounted weapons inFortnite, both leakers also hinted at Gangnam Style making an appearance in the game as well. Earlier on Thursday afternoon, it was the title’s official Korean Twitter account that hinted at the addition of the dance emote. Not long after the tweet showed several of the game’s characters standing on a building and showing off their moves, the emote officially landed in the Battle Royale.
to get the Gangnam Style emote, players don’t need to jump through any complicated hoops. There isn’t a need to level up before someone can strut their stuff. Anyone who wants to bust a move just needs to buy the dance from theFortniteitem shop. Those who want to make the purchase will just need to shell out 500 V-Bucks. Fans of the game have pointed out that’s a relatively low price for an iconic song and dance.
Epic Games hasn’t brought any big updates to the game since 2021 kicked off, but the company has been adding smaller pieces of content here and there since the new year. This appears to be the first brand new dance emote to come to the game, but other features, such assand tunneling have made a return toFortniterecently.
Fortniteis available on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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