{"id":357825,"date":"2025-10-24T05:08:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T05:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2168637"},"modified":"2025-10-24T05:08:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T05:08:51","slug":"fortnites-mysterious-cubes-are-on-the-move-and-making-babies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/fortnites-mysterious-cubes-are-on-the-move-and-making-babies\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortnite&#8217;s mysterious Cubes are on the move and making babies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fortnites-mysterious-cubes-are-on-the-move-and-making-babies.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the beginning, there was one Cube. One single, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2018-08-24-fortnite-fans-think-something-big-is-about-to-happen-in-game\">solitary purple Cube<\/a> to rule them all. Fortnite fans nicknamed it Kevin, and then watched with interest as it rumbled round the game&#8217;s old map before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2018-12-28-moments-of-2018-when-fortnite-stopped-everything-for-a-butterfly\">finally blowing up<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Three years later, Kevin is back, and this time it has brought some friends. Fortnite&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-09-13-fortnites-ufo-season-concludes-with-explosive-live-event\">latest live event<\/a> introduced us to a whole Cube civilisation, some of which have since made Fortite&#8217;s island their home.<\/p>\n<p>Now, fans are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/FortNiteBR\/comments\/pskyof\/cube_tracking_megathread\/\">working together<\/a> to watch these new Cubes, as they move and reproduce in real-time. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-09-22-fortnites-mysterious-cubes-are-on-the-move-and-making-babies\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-09-22-fortnites-mysterious-cubes-are-on-the-move-and-making-babies\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the beginning, there was one Cube. One single, solitary purple Cube to rule them all. Fortnite fans nicknamed it Kevin, and then watched with interest as it rumbled round the game&#8217;s old map before finally blowing up. Three years later, Kevin is back, and this time it has brought some friends. Fortnite&#8217;s latest live event introduced us to a whole Cube civilisation, some of which have since made Fortite&#8217;s island their home. Now, fans are working together to watch these new Cubes, as they move and reproduce in real-time. 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