Epic Games' smash-hit battle royale game Fortnite has ended its season 10 with an explosive ending event that showed a meteor and some rockets blowing up the entire map of the game and basically deleted the game as we know it.
The event has been dubbed "The End."
Now, the game is stuck in a black hole, leaving many fans wondering what is happening next and when the game is coming back up.
If you have only recently logged in, your avatar will be sucked into the vortex, and all you can do for now is sit in front of your console or computer and wait until Epic Games release a statement or say anything that could hint the game's return.
But, while others are staring at the black hole in their screens, Kotaku has reported that a Konami code allows you to play a simple mini-game, which is an old-fashioned shooter featuring pineapple-shooting burgers facing off against a lone pizza slice.
If you do the Konami code, you can play a minigame while you wait. UP, UP, DOWN, DOWN, B/O, A/X, START/ENTER pic.twitter.com/nJy7ILHBnv — Fortnite News (@FortniteBR) October 13, 2019
These characters are a reference from the fast-food rivals in the game, Durr Burger, and Pizza Pit.
The code is Up, Up, Down, Down, B/O, A/X, Start/Enter according to Fortnite News, a Twitter handle that captured the game and spread mini-game for people who are still waiting for the return of Fortnite.
If you are on a PC, Kotaku has also tried the code by using the arrow and letter keys, and then the enter button, with the mouse as the controls.
For PC, the code goes like this: Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Enter.
Besides the mini-game, fans have also found out a somewhat cryptic clue that leads to the classic crab rave meme.
According to a report by Polygon, a series of numbers have appeared on the screen, which was 11, 146, 15, and 62.
Nobody knew what it means precisely, and there are several theories that has surfaced around the internet, including a tweet from a Twitter user that has included the full line of numbers and apparently matched an audio transcript.
Full Leaked Line : 11,146,15,62,87,14,106,2,150,69,146,15,36,2,176,8,160,65 MATCHED NUMBERS TO VISITOR AUDIO TRANSCRIPT: I WAS NOT ALONE. OTHERS ARE OUTSIDE THE LOOP THIS WAS NOT CALCULATED. THE ZERO POINT IS NOW INEVITABLE Guess we will see if this is correct after the next one — AAOBI - Fortnite Leaks / News (@Thooming) October 13, 2019
However, the craziest and most interesting theory is that if you put the numbers as coordinates on Google Maps, you'll get to a beachfront that seems to be filled with dozens of crabs, with fans believing was a shout-out to a classic meme: the crab rave.
But, the numbers have continued to progress, and no one, except the people at Epic Games, knows exactly what those were for.
According to Dot Esport, Epic Games has also deleted everything on Fortnite's official Twitter and Trello and erased all the previous posts, leaving only links that lead to an ongoing stream of the black hole on the game's official YouTube channel.
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Some fans believe that the game will be back by Tuesday, October 15, bringing new content for its fans as Season 11 officially starts, although it wasn't confirmed yet.
Fans were even placing bets and going against other fans on when they think the blackout will end.
