While it’s hard to pinpoint exactly, it seems many of the fake headlines about popular games being shut down were generated on a website called React2424. In this sample of a fake story generated on the website, a small note at the top of the page identifies it as a joke. 'Nope, Fortnite is not shutting down,' said spokesperson Nick Chester in an email to CBC Kids News.

'We are still actively developing and expanding Minecraft.'Įpic Games, the company that owns the multi-player shooter game, Fortnite, also chimed in.

'There is no need for concern,” said spokesperson Robert Sauer. The Minecraft team also responded to CBC Kids News right away when asked if the Lego-style adventure game was shutting down. 6, Roblox CEO David Baszucki said the game attracted 100 million monthly active users in 2019 and the company continues with its plans for expansion. “I have a feeling that 2020 is going to be even bigger and better than ever,” he said in the post. 6, which speaks to all the ways the company managed to expand in 2019. Spokesperson Emmalee Kremer also pointed to a blog post by Roblox CEO and co-founder David Baszucki, posted on the Roblox site on Jan. The company posted an official clarification on Twitter a few hours later. On Tuesday, the Roblox team returned a call from CBC Kids News and confirmed the multiplayer game-building platform is alive and well.

(Nothing against knitting or chess, by the way, but, phew!) So, is it true? Will kids be forced to power down and pick up knitting or chess, instead? The rumours have been flying about all three of these games in recent weeks. Is Roblox shutting down? What about Minecraft? Or Fortnite? Fake headlines can be traced back to a prank website

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