Epic Games has removed one of Sabrina Carpenter's Fortnite emotes from the Item Shop. The move arrived mere hours after the unlockable debuted in Fortnite.
The newly removed dance was called Caffeinated, and released as a Fortnite Icon Series emote on October 17. Much like that name implies, the animation is based on Espresso, Sabrina Carpenter's hit song from her 2024 studio album Short n' Sweet.
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Caffeinated was pulled from the Fortnite Item Shop within hours of becoming available for purchase. The game's official service Twitter update account acknowledged the change shortly thereafter, describing the move as a "temporary" measure, albeit without elaborating on what exactly prompted it. Epic promised to share details of when Caffeinated will return to the Item Shop in due time. The fact that the emote doesn't yet have a concrete return timeline suggests one isn't set in stone, and that the timing of its re-release will likely hinge on how quickly the developer manages to implement whatever changes it has in mind for it.
As for what these changes could entail,...
