Fortnite and Elon Musk have struck an odd rivalry after the South African philanthropist trolled the free online video game.
If you are unaware of Fortnite, it's a multiplayer online survival game that is very popular with young people.
Despite being a bit of a nerd with the humour of a teenage boy, it seems Musk isn't a fan of the game, after tweeting a fake news headline claiming that he had purchased and deleted the game entirely.
A sub-heading in the fake article quotes Musk as saying "I had to save these kids from eternal virginity".
He also followed that with the tweet caption reading "had to be done ur welcome."
Had to been done ur welcome https://t.co/7jT0f9lqIS— Elon Musk (@Elon Musk) 1539982917
Fortnite immediately clapped back and their put down was way more brutal than anything Musk had said about the game and anyone that plays it.
In their response, they linked to an Inversewhich quotes Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, as saying that the first human base on Mars will be built by 2028, which for Fortnite, is just way too much time to wait.
@elonmusk A whole decade, @elonmusk? Just build, LOL! https://t.co/BkBlpzFI6v— Fortnite (@Fortnite) 1539997446
Musk then clapped back with this:
@FortniteGame Reality is hard— Elon Musk (@Elon Musk) 1540001763
The back and forth prompted a whole string of responses from gamers.
@FortniteGame @elonmusk Elon musk would ban fortnite on Mars 😆— Aadesh Jain (@Aadesh Jain) 1540013419
However, the best response came from the popular streamer Myth, who told Mr. Musk that - thanks to Fortnite - he lost his virginity.
Unfortunately for him, he wasn't having any of it.
HT UniLad