Fortnite Apologizes for promoting apparently Reskinned Dog Pet, offers Refunds

Epic games is offering full refunds for the in-online game Gunner pet dog item after avid gamers claimed an analogous version of the merchandise was provided as a part of a old combat flow. Epic also introduced the pet should be removed from the online game.previous today, Fortnite delivered a new pet dog item to the Fortnite store named Gunner. players could purchase Gunner for 1,000 V-Bucks, which is ready $9.99 USD. sadly, Gunner bears a fantastic resemblance to a season six fight circulate pet named Bonesy.

here's a aspect-by-aspect comparison of both pets created by means of Reddit user PhantomRacer32.

Gunner comes with a broadcast bandana, as hostile to a simple eco-friendly camo one, and wears a balaclava mask. because of Gunner/Bonsey's fur colour the balaclava is tough to make out at short look.

In a press release to IGN, Epic games said, "We wouldn't have released the Gunner Pet and express regret for doing so."

IGN's proper 25 contemporary pc video games

Epic also announced that it may be issuing full refunds for anyone who bought Gunner from the Fortnite shop, along with an additional 200 V-bucks.

"anybody who bought Gunner and refunds it in advance of this make-good will as an alternative acquire 200 V-bucks and an extra refund token that can be put towards any eligible objects that have been purchased in the past 30," Epic games noted.

Fortnite players have been stunned through Gunner's (brief) addition to the Fortnite store these days since Epic promised to never release fight circulate items on the market afterward.

"Epic video games lower back at it again, reproduction and paste! GGs epic very exclusive BP gadgets," writes one person on the r/Fortnite subreddit. "Guys the eyes are a bit distinct so it's all right sure??" writes yet another user. however, there's a powerful debate online about selling battle flow items, from both sides of the argument. There are those who argue that promoting fight pass objects for V-bucks defeats the aim of a combat pass and lessens an merchandise's rarity, while others argue that it's a means for gamers who don't have the time to finished a fight move to still get a desired item.

check out IGN's Fortnite Wiki for the newest guides for weekly challenges and greater.

Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN. that you can attain him on Twitter.

Tweet