Fortnite giving away 25,000 FREE V-bucks ‘for best original dance move’ on TikTok

TIKTOK has teamed up with Epic Games to create a weeklong dance contest with the aim of finding the next most popular Fortnite Emote.

The challenge has been inspired by user-generated content on TikTok and Fortnite fans have until January 24 to download the app and get dancing.

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TikTok star Jordan Fisher now has his own emoteCredit: Fortnite / TikTok

Epic Games wants to build on the fact that a lot of trends and memes are born on TikTok.

The prize for the winning Emote is that it will become immortalised in the Fortnite game.

And, as if that wasn't cool enough, you'll also get 25,000 V-Bucks to spend in the game and a Fortnite VIP giveaway package.

TikTok users and Fortnite fans are all invited to participate by using the hashtag #EmoteRoyaleContest on TikTok.

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YouTube personality Pokimane is also encouraging her followers to get involvedCredit: Fortnite / TikTok

All you need to do to enter is film a video of yourself breaking into an original dance move.

You'll need to use music from the official TikTok Fortnite playlist 'Emote Royale'.

Once you're happy with your moves then post the TikTok video along with the hashtag in the caption.

Winners will be announced in February.

TikTok and Epic Games have got American dancer and actor Jordan Fisher and YouTube personality Pokimane in on the action.

They've already uploaded their TikTok videos alongside their new Emotes and you can check them out on the app.

What is TikTok?

Here's the official description from the NSPCC's Net Aware...

TikTok is a social media app where users can record and upload short video clips. In August 2018, TikTok merged with Musical.ly, meaning all users with Musical.ly accounts were moved to TikTok. We've pulled together some information about the app and how to keep your children safe while using it.

The majority of clips in TikTok include young people lip syncing and dancing to songs or comedy sketches (skits). Users can watch clips posted by other members, and can set their videos to be viewed publicly to other users or privately to friends (also known as followers).

Like Snapchat, TikTok has filters where users can record their videos. It also includes other additional video editing features such as slow motion or speeding up videos. What makes this app popular with young people is the collaborative element where TikTok users can reply to one another and do joint videos on a split screen or participate in user created challenges.

TikTok users can send messages to each other within the app; privacy settings for this can be changed to allow a user to communicate with all other TikTok users or just to friends. TikTok has a similar social media element like Instagram and Twitter, where users can follow each other and like content.

If your child is using TikTok, we recommend speaking to them about how they can use this app safely.

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