Elon Musk's Tesla Cybertruck will be available to buy in Fortnite
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The Tesla Cybertruck is set to make its official video game debut tomorrow, in Fortnite.
Many other games have featured Elon Musk's wheels before - but only via unofficial mods. The Cybertruck has been added by fans into Cyberpunk 2077, Rocket League, GoldenEye 007, and even Minecraft.
Now, it's set to be ownable in a video game for real - years after memes spread online suggesting the Cybertruck looked like a PlayStation 1-era vehicle.
Today, developer Epic Games shared a trailer featuring Fortnite mascot Fishstick riding in a Cybertruck and pulling what I can only presume is meant to be an attractive face, blowing a kiss towards the camera. You can watch it below.
The trailer is a nod to an official Tesla video of a Cybertruck in a tug-of-war with a Ford 4x4 (Tesla's original video shows the Cybertruck winning, though Ford said Tesla cheated and asked for a rematch).
I imagine there will be people delighted that this silly-looking car is now available to buy, alongside so many other things, in Fortnite. But I also imagine some will baulk at the idea of handing over money, via Fortnite, to Elon Musk - who last week loudly backed the re-election of President Trump and pledged to donate $45m a month to his campaign.
Last month, Assassin's Creed boss Marc-Alexis Coté said he had to take "a step back" rather than immediately respond to Musk's online criticism of the fact you play as real-life Black samurai Yasuke in upcoming game Shadows.