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Andrew Webster
It’s Friday.

So here’s a screenshot from the video game Fortnite, in which Bender from Futurama is riding a raptor, wielding a rifle, and hunting humans in a jungle.

A screenshot from the video game Fortnite.
Image: Epic Games
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