[So, this is a fun story even though it has absolutely
no relevance to me. I just got a chuckle out of the whole
thing. Maybe you will too.]
I don't really play "Fortnite". I don't use emotes in games (you know,
those pre-packaged animations where you make your in-game avatar wave
or dance or whatever). I certainly have no interest in buying skins
from licensed properties that have no relation to the game I'm playing
(e.g., getting a "Duke Nukem" character model to play in "Skyrim", or >whatever).
But a lot of people are interested in that stuff, and Epic is making
bank off of it. "Fortnite" is riddled with licensed DLC where you can
buy characters and emotes from different IPs and use them in the game.
Like I've said, I've no interest in that sort of stuff (and frankly,
their appearance in games actually drives me away from those games)
but, well, different strokes for different folks, right?
But this time, Epic may have jumped the gun a bit in their eagerness
to make some quick dosh, and now they're regretting it.
See, a while back they licensed the character of "Peacemaker" from DC
(he's the star of a popular TV show, a sort of deconstruction of the >superhero genre). He comes with a little dance emote called "Peaceful
Hips", where he stands with one arm up, and one arm down. It's fun and
the kids liked it. (here's an image of it: >https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kgvBJ6wvWeopQPVeFygQNF-970-80.jpg.webp
)
Except... it turns out (based on the season finale of the TV show),
it's actually a bit Nazi imagery... which really shouldn't be a
surprise as, like I said, the whole TV show deconstructs the whole
"super heroes are good guys" thing. So, unwittingly, Epic has had a
bunch of kids making Fascist dance-moves for a few months. Ooops.
In fairness to Epic, they apparently didn't know this until the
episode air, and they have yanked the emote from the game immediately
(people who bought it will get refunds). But it is a warning not to
blindly import licensed stuff into your games when you have no control
over the meaning of the thing.
On Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:38:18 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
[So, this is a fun story even though it has absolutely
no relevance to me. I just got a chuckle out of the whole
thing. Maybe you will too.]
I don't really play "Fortnite". I don't use emotes in games (you know,
those pre-packaged animations where you make your in-game avatar wave
or dance or whatever). I certainly have no interest in buying skins
from licensed properties that have no relation to the game I'm playing
(e.g., getting a "Duke Nukem" character model to play in "Skyrim", or
whatever).
But a lot of people are interested in that stuff, and Epic is making
bank off of it. "Fortnite" is riddled with licensed DLC where you can
buy characters and emotes from different IPs and use them in the game.
Like I've said, I've no interest in that sort of stuff (and frankly,
their appearance in games actually drives me away from those games)
but, well, different strokes for different folks, right?
But this time, Epic may have jumped the gun a bit in their eagerness
to make some quick dosh, and now they're regretting it.
See, a while back they licensed the character of "Peacemaker" from DC
(he's the star of a popular TV show, a sort of deconstruction of the
superhero genre). He comes with a little dance emote called "Peaceful
Hips", where he stands with one arm up, and one arm down. It's fun and
the kids liked it. (here's an image of it:
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kgvBJ6wvWeopQPVeFygQNF-970-80.jpg.webp
)
Except... it turns out (based on the season finale of the TV show),
it's actually a bit Nazi imagery... which really shouldn't be a
surprise as, like I said, the whole TV show deconstructs the whole
"super heroes are good guys" thing. So, unwittingly, Epic has had a
bunch of kids making Fascist dance-moves for a few months. Ooops.
In fairness to Epic, they apparently didn't know this until the
episode air, and they have yanked the emote from the game immediately
(people who bought it will get refunds). But it is a warning not to
blindly import licensed stuff into your games when you have no control
over the meaning of the thing.
I bet James Gunn is laughing his ass off at these clowns.
In other news, Nazis love getting people to throw stuff by pretending it means something else. My daughter was in a picture throwing the inverted, three-finger "White Power" sign and she thought it meant "made you look," because that's what she saw on social.
Looking this one up apparently it's not a white power symbol, and it's a >hoax.
On 9/29/2025 7:59 AM, Zaghadka wrote:
On Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:38:18 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
[So, this is a fun story even though it has absolutely
no relevance to me. I just got a chuckle out of the whole
thing. Maybe you will too.]
I don't really play "Fortnite". I don't use emotes in games (you know,
those pre-packaged animations where you make your in-game avatar wave
or dance or whatever). I certainly have no interest in buying skins
from licensed properties that have no relation to the game I'm playing
(e.g., getting a "Duke Nukem" character model to play in "Skyrim", or
whatever).
But a lot of people are interested in that stuff, and Epic is making
bank off of it. "Fortnite" is riddled with licensed DLC where you can
buy characters and emotes from different IPs and use them in the game.
Like I've said, I've no interest in that sort of stuff (and frankly,
their appearance in games actually drives me away from those games)
but, well, different strokes for different folks, right?
But this time, Epic may have jumped the gun a bit in their eagerness
to make some quick dosh, and now they're regretting it.
See, a while back they licensed the character of "Peacemaker" from DC
(he's the star of a popular TV show, a sort of deconstruction of the
superhero genre). He comes with a little dance emote called "Peaceful
Hips", where he stands with one arm up, and one arm down. It's fun and
the kids liked it. (here's an image of it:
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kgvBJ6wvWeopQPVeFygQNF-970-80.jpg.webp >>> )
Except... it turns out (based on the season finale of the TV show),
it's actually a bit Nazi imagery... which really shouldn't be a
surprise as, like I said, the whole TV show deconstructs the whole
"super heroes are good guys" thing. So, unwittingly, Epic has had a
bunch of kids making Fascist dance-moves for a few months. Ooops.
In fairness to Epic, they apparently didn't know this until the
episode air, and they have yanked the emote from the game immediately
(people who bought it will get refunds). But it is a warning not to
blindly import licensed stuff into your games when you have no control
over the meaning of the thing.
Bwhahahahaha!
I bet James Gunn is laughing his ass off at these clowns.
Yep.
In other news, Nazis love getting people to throw stuff by pretending it
means something else. My daughter was in a picture throwing the inverted,
three-finger "White Power" sign and she thought it meant "made you look,"
because that's what she saw on social.
Looking this one up apparently it's not a white power symbol, and it's a >hoax.
Of course maybe now it is a white power symbol just because people in
such movements adopted it after the hoax. Like Neo-nazis adopting 40k >Imperium imagery.
I can't keep track of this shit anymore.
On 9/29/2025 7:59 AM, Zaghadka wrote:
On Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:38:18 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
[So, this is a fun story even though it has absolutely
no relevance to me. I just got a chuckle out of the whole
thing. Maybe you will too.]
I don't really play "Fortnite". I don't use emotes in games (you know,
those pre-packaged animations where you make your in-game avatar wave
or dance or whatever). I certainly have no interest in buying skins
from licensed properties that have no relation to the game I'm playing
(e.g., getting a "Duke Nukem" character model to play in "Skyrim", or
whatever).
But a lot of people are interested in that stuff, and Epic is making
bank off of it. "Fortnite" is riddled with licensed DLC where you can
buy characters and emotes from different IPs and use them in the game.
Like I've said, I've no interest in that sort of stuff (and frankly,
their appearance in games actually drives me away from those games)
but, well, different strokes for different folks, right?
But this time, Epic may have jumped the gun a bit in their eagerness
to make some quick dosh, and now they're regretting it.
See, a while back they licensed the character of "Peacemaker" from DC
(he's the star of a popular TV show, a sort of deconstruction of the
superhero genre). He comes with a little dance emote called "Peaceful
Hips", where he stands with one arm up, and one arm down. It's fun and
the kids liked it. (here's an image of it:
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kgvBJ6wvWeopQPVeFygQNF-970-80.jpg.webp >>> )
Except... it turns out (based on the season finale of the TV show),
it's actually a bit Nazi imagery... which really shouldn't be a
surprise as, like I said, the whole TV show deconstructs the whole
"super heroes are good guys" thing. So, unwittingly, Epic has had a
bunch of kids making Fascist dance-moves for a few months. Ooops.
In fairness to Epic, they apparently didn't know this until the
episode air, and they have yanked the emote from the game immediately
(people who bought it will get refunds). But it is a warning not to
blindly import licensed stuff into your games when you have no control
over the meaning of the thing.
Bwhahahahaha!
I bet James Gunn is laughing his ass off at these clowns.
Yep.
In other news, Nazis love getting people to throw stuff by pretending it
means something else. My daughter was in a picture throwing the inverted,
three-finger "White Power" sign and she thought it meant "made you look,"
because that's what she saw on social.
Looking this one up apparently it's not a white power symbol, and it's a >hoax.
Of course maybe now it is a white power symbol just because people in
such movements adopted it after the hoax. Like Neo-nazis adopting 40k >Imperium imagery.
I can't keep track of this shit anymore.
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