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Epic Games has apologised for releasing a dog pet in Fortnite that looked almost identical to a previous canine companion, and will refund those who purchased the in-game item (via Twitter).
Who's a good dog?
Grab the new Gunner Pet in the Item Shop now! pic.twitter.com/VCndcf1ZBD
— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) August 14, 2019
Gunner was a new pet dog that was added to the Fortnite store yesterday. He was priced at 1000 V Bucks, or £7.99, but players reacted extremely negatively to the good boy. This is because Gunner looks very similar to Bonesy, a pet that arrived in the Season 6 Battle Pass.
I don’t see a difference at all pic.twitter.com/2IaKDHrhxC
— Lucid_Smurfkillr #RemoveTheMechs (@PatFritz8) August 14, 2019
Gunner and Bonesy are very, very similar. The new dog has a yellow balaclava, a logo on its bandana, and blue eyes, but these differences didn’t cut the mustard for Fortnite fans. In addition, Gunner was almost the same price as an entire Battle Pass, which caused outrage that players would be expected to fork out for what looked like a reskin of a previous pet.
Epic Games has now apologised for the Gunner pet and pulled it from the store. Full refunds will be issued to those who purchased the dog, with an extra 200 V Bucks.
Anyone who purchased Gunner and refunds it prior to this make-good will instead receive 200 V-bucks and a replacement Refund Token that can be put towards any eligible items that were purchased within the past 30 days.
— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) August 14, 2019
It’s not been a pleasant week for Epic Games so far; it was hit with a class action lawsuit for Fortnite account security breaches on Monday. For now, there is plenty to keep the players busy, such as the Season X mechs and time-twisting zones on the map.
