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A strange occurrence on the official Fortnite Twitter account today saw developer Epic Games teasing new content that is clearly slated to come to the free-to-play game in the future. While this on its own usually wouldn’t make this situation an odd one, what happened not long after the information started being shown is what makes it quite peculiar.

The Fortnite Twitter account made a handful of tweets early this morning which kicked off with a message that made it seem as though the account had been hacked. The first tweet in an ongoing series started off by “establishing connection” that made it seem as though this hacking had transpired. The content of subsequent tweets then went on to mention the character of Drift and the Fox Clan. “I know you don’t know who I am, but the Fox Clan is in trouble. We need you,” read one of the tweets in question. The Twitter account as a whole also changed its profile and header pics as well before posting one more tweet that said that “something bad” was pursuing the Fox Clan.

What’s downright odd about all of these messages though is that not long after being posted, they were all immediately deleted. If you check the Fortnite Twitter page right now, you’ll find no mention of any of this. It all raises major questions about what exactly Epic Games was doing. Was this all intentional, or did someone happen to jump the gun on these teaser tweets?

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Well, considering that Epic Games is the same company that once “deleted” Fortnite altogether before then soft rebooting it, there’s a good chance that this was all very much planned out. It seems hard to accidentally post a series of cryptic messages and change all aspects of a Twitter account without clearly meaning to do so. As such, this feels like something that was done to generate hype moving forward for this next wave of content that’s planned to hit Fortnite.

As for when that content might arrive? Well, we have no specific release date at the moment, but Epic Games has previously teased that fox content of some sort, which was clearly a reference to the Fox Clan, is set to roll out in February. With that in mind, we should start to learn a whole lot more very soon. Until that time, you can keep up with all of our future Fortnite coverage right here.

For those dying to play 'Fortnite' without having to spend those extra fees, a new Epic Games Hotfix has just allowed players to easily access the game on Xbox without the need of Xbox Gold! This puts 'Fortnite' as one of the free games Epic Games on Xbox!

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Since gamers won't have to spend on Xbox Gold in order to play 'Fortnite' anymore, they can either save their money or spend it on other important things in the game. Paying to access the game aside from the price of a game itself is something that usually turns off gamers.

Although some games can only be accessed if the player has a subscription to this and that, Fortnite is free and easy to access on other platforms making it very disadvantageous for Xbox users. Since Fortnite is generally free and only on the Xbox did Epic Games require Xbox Gold, the new hotfix will correct everything and allow gamers to simply play the game as is!

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The news was announced by ShiinaBR - Fortnite Leaks @ShiinaBR onTwitter and although the account is oftentimes focused on other leaks in game, this news was also shared through the account. It seems like Fortnite was not the only game that no longer needed Xbox Gold to play.

An article by GamesRadar shared that there are now over 50 free to play games that no longer needed Xbox Gold for them to be accessed. The article noted that 'Fortnite' is finally 'truly' free to play. The article also noted that there are a number of free-to-play online multiplayer games that will no longer require players to have Xbox Live Gold membership on their Xbox consoles.

Epic just pushed out a hotfix that disables the requirement of Xbox Gold to be able to play Fortnite on Xbox!

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Xbox Live Gold Membership

In an announcement made by Microsoft, the company had shared details of its plan to remove the official Xbox Live Gold membership for just over 50 titles. These titles include legendary games like 'Call of Duty Warzone', 'Apex Legends', and of course, 'Fortnite'. The message announces that Xbox gamers will now be able to access the online multiplayer without any charge.

In another FAQ, Microsoft confirmed that the whole move will come to effect on April 21, 2021. All players will no longer need Xbox Live Gold membership in order for them to play a number of those free-to-play games on the Xbox console whether it be the Xbox One, the newer Xbox Series X, or other Xbox consoles.

The company also mentioned that for players that use their subscription specifically for free-to-play games, they will be able to cancel their membership immediately. Aside from this, gamers that did not touch premium games with their subscription will also be receiving credit that will be based on the remaining time of their subscription. For those that have been thinking of giving up their Xbox Live Gold subscription but didn't want to because of 'Fortnite,' now might be the perfect time to do so.

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