What is Fornite, exactly? Is it a game? Or is it something more? Is it a new kind of social network? The Social & Influencer Jury at Cannes Lions seems to think it’s the latter, awarding the Grand Prix to a Wendy’s in-game stunt.
VMLY&R created a digital avatar in the hit multiplayer battle royale videogame that looked suspiciously like Wendy’s own namesake. This red-hooded character showed up in the game and promptly started to ignore all of the other players, typically the main targets.
Instead, she entered burger joints inside the game’s unpopulated cityscape, located the freezers and destroyed them. Wendy’s, after all, never uses frozen beef. This destructive escapade was streamed on Twitch where millions could watch, and the community joined in the rampage with glee. Eventually, the game’s developers swapped out all of the freezers with facilities for fresh burgers.
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