In the cosmic wake of the Black Hole that gobbled up Fortnite for a bit and then belched a new one back out, it seems that every gamer on the planet is offering at least a respectful hat tip to the ballsy \u2014 and, perhaps more importantly, seemingly ultra-effective marketing ploy \u2014 which included shutting down all of Fortnite\u2019s servers and social media channels over the weekend in anticipation of the release of Chapter 2.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
And that got us thinking: what are some other awesome viral stunts from the history of gaming? Here\u2019s some that worked, some that didn\u2019t, and one that never should have made it out of the conference room.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Click through the gallery above, or scroll down for the full list.<\/p>\n
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