Epic Games is looking for a few epic dance moves for new victory celebrations. Just post your video on social media and you could be immortalized. Like this guy:
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Theretro-styled shoot-em-upFortnite: Battle Royaleis quickly becoming a pop-culture phenomenon. A recent Twitch stream of the game featuring rapper Drakebroke records for viewersin a non-tournament event. The 16th-seeded Retrievers from the University of Baltimore, Maryland County pulled off the biggest upset in NCAA tournament history with a victory against Virginia, andcreditedFortnitewith the victory.
@UMBCAthleticsknows how to get ready@FortniteGame@Ninja@Drakethey’re here for ya@kmbcpic.twitter.com/ZyBoyhSvkz
— Steven Albritton (@StevenAlbritton)June 22, 2025
Pro athletes are getting in on the act as well. Xander Bogaerts from the Tampa Bay Rays pulled out the“Take the L” danceafter rapping a double on Opening Day. The World Series champions Houston Astros became avid fans; their spring training clubhouse was filled with PlayStations.
“I started out saying, ‘I’m not buying anything on this stupid game. I’m just going generic,’” World Series MVP George Springertold SB Nation. “And then Josh Reddick logged into my PlayStation and bought like $100 worth of stuff.”
“Now I’ve got these crazy costumes and stuff,” he added. “And you know what? I’m glad he did it.”
The Fortnite “Boogiedown” contest runs through April 10, and you can enter via Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. To participate, just make a short video of a dance or gesture that you think would make a good emote for the Fortnite game, and includethe hashtag #boogiedownin the text box.
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Only one submission will be accepted per person, and the entries will be judged on such categories as fun, originality, and “Fortnite-ness.”
The winning boogie will be added to the game as a victory celebration, and the best five entries will all get the Boogie Bomb, which was recently pulled from the game due to an infinite weapons glitch. The top hundred entries will all score some in-game cash in the form of V-Bucks.
For more information on the contest,check out the official rules.
If you’re just getting started inFortnite, we’ve got some tips and tricks tohelp you survivethe first few minutes of this frantic free-for-all. Once you’ve got the basics down, don’t missour builder’s guideto find out how to use towers to rule the battlefield.
Fortnite: Battle Royaleis free-to-play (with cosmetic in-game microtransactions) and available now for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, and iOS.
