Hold down the fort, Fortnite fans. The popular game’s season 10 ended on Sunday with an unexpected descent into nothingness. Instead of introducing season 11, the island and the game appeared to have been destroyed, leaving only a black hole.
We’ve got plenty of theories and details on the mysterious happenings, but for now, the game is unplayable. Fans who suddenly found themselves with extra time on their hands went ahead and created plenty of memes and jokes on social media, poking fun at the game and its suddenly bereft players.
Some jokes centered on the fans who found themselves just sitting and staring at a black hole.
Famed astrophysicist and author Neil deGrasse Tyson wants to turn this into a learning experience and teach gamers about real black holes.
“Did your Fortnite game suck you & everything else into a black hole?” Tyson wrote. “Can’t help you there. But death-by-black-hole is a thing, and there might even be an entire universe on the other side.”
Did your @fortnitegame suck you & everything else into a black hole?
Can’t help you there.
But death-by-black-hole is a thing, and there might even be an entire universe on the other side.https://t.co/Toio6gpgdv
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 13, 2019
And another famous face, billionaire Elon Musk, got in the game, too. Musk retweeted an edited headline of a MarketWatch.com story that first circulated back in 2018, suggesting that Musk bought and deleted Fortnite.
Some mulled over the Lost-like numbers revealed without explanation.
“If you type the numbers ’11 146 15 62 google maps’ in Google and click the first link, you get a street view of a crab rave,” wrote one Twitter user.
What do the numbers mean???
11 – The average age of a #Fortnite player.
146 – The amount of hours you will have to wait for #Season11.
15 – The amount of days until you get bored of #Season11.
62 – The amount of Skittles we have eaten since the black hole started.— Team Secret (@teamsecret) October 13, 2019
My theory is that Fortnite chapter 2 is the spiritual successor to LOST.
An Island, the numbers, a rocket exploding. Can’t be a coincidence.
— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) October 13, 2019
And some envisioned what might be coming next.
“Fortnite’s website says that this black hole is ending on 15 Tuesday, BUT I DON’T THINK THAT’S WHAT GONNA HAPPEN!” wrote one Twitter user. “Most of their scheduled times are always a bit off or not correct!”
Fortnite’s website says that this black hole is ending on 15 Tuesday, BUT I DON’T THINK THAT’S WHAT GONNA HAPPEN! most of their Scheduled times are always a bit off or not correct!
— HYPEX – Fortnite Leaks & News 🎃 (@HYPEX) October 13, 2019
And some joked about how Fortnite players might need to find a new hobby, at least temporarily. “Time to move to ROBLOX, Fortnite,” suggested one Twitter user.
Stay tuned, Fortnite fans. Something is coming, we just don’t know quite when.