After having swept away many Fortnite dances of black artists, Epic finally joins forces with a

Fortnite Epic Games, the publisher, has enjoyed tremendous success, but Epic has not made the habit of sharing this notoriety with the predominantly black artists whose dances have helped to make it a global phenomenon . This led to (for the moment abandoned) lawsuits by rapper 2 Milly and Fresh Prince the actor Alfonso Ribeiro, who both created the dances presented in the game. Epic finally seems to change course.

according to a tweet of dancer, comedian and noted Static-Shock-Liker YouFunnyBEpic worked with him to add his popular dance, Billy Bounce, to the game.

"So Fortnite to let me add my dance to the game, "he wrote. "I did it for yah of course. Yah, have fun … First dance of the [D.C., Maryland, Virginia area] be [in] Fortnite. "

In an email to KotakuEpic acknowledged the collaboration, but declined to provide further details.

As Polygon points out that while Billy Bounce costs about $ 5 at stake, it's not clear if YouFunnyB is compensated. He is also not credited directly in the game. Kotaku contacted YouFunnyB for more details on the terms of the collaboration, but he had not responded to this publication.

On Instagram and Twitter, YouFunnyB fans have started saying that Epic should give him a check and put his name on the spot – or at least his name at all. He does not seem too angry to know how things went, however.

"No, they just did not credit me," he wrote in a comment on Instagram. "But I'm not trippin '. I know you wanted the dance on loud so we made it happen for yah. all that counts chlim. "

Given the reactions (and lawsuits) that have occurred up to now, other artists might not be on the same page. One of the main points of contention on the part of creators like 2 Milly is not just the fact that Epic used the dances they created in the game; it was because it gave them new names and could not determine who was responsible for them.

"[If Epic] would have incorporated the song with the dance title "MillyRock" in Fortnite instead of not using the disc and changing the name to 'Swipe It', stolen from my work, I might agree if we found any agreement, "said Milly Kotaku last year.

"I take it as a big deal. I just wish [Epic] would have concluded a contract and I would be the only creator of the Dance And Song MillyRock, "he said. "I do not think it's appropriate that my art (dance) which is a big part of the culture is basically stolen."

This collaboration is a step in the right direction, but perhaps a smaller one than some would have hoped.