Microsoft-owned Turn 10 Studios, which develops the Forza series of racing games for Xbox and PC, today announced it would be removing two controversial dance emotes from its latest entry, Forza Horizon 4. The news, spotted by Polygon and announced on Forza’s website as part of the most recent update release notes, marks the first instance of a game developer backing away from asserting its right to copy and include a virtual version of a dance move popularized in real life. The news follows numerous lawsuits against Fortnite creator Epic Games for doing the same in its massively popular battle royale game.
Turn 10 does not make any mention of legal issues surrounding the two emotes, dubbed the “Carlton” and the “Floss.” Instead, the...