The gaming community has been left in shock as reports emerged of the tragic passing of the talented duo Jordan and Jesse Eckley, also known as X2 Twins.
Jesse Eckley and Jordan Eckley, twin brothers popularly known as X2 Twins, were Fortnite players who last played for Renegades.
Highlights
- Jesse Eckley and Jordan Eckley, aka X2 Twins, reportedly passed away due to heart failure.
- X2 Twins were banned from Twitch back on June 13, 2024.
- They were the Fortnite players who last played for Renegades.
Jordan, 24, and Jesse Eckley, 24, were born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, on May 28, 2000.
X2 Twins started their journey as professional Fortnite gamers in 2018 and participated in the Summer Smash Tournament on January 27, 2019.
Jesse used his gaming strategy to survive the game, which helped them gain three victories in a row. His performance attracted many game lovers to their streams.
Before the tournament, the duo had only 14k subscribers on YouTube and 57k followers on Twitch. However, after appearing in the tournament, their fan following skyrocketed.
Their official Twitch channel has 3.2 million followers, and their YouTube channel has 6.56 million subscribers. However, they haven’t been active on social media for the last 8 months.
They run a Drip or Down competition, not just tournaments. They jumped into a custom Fortnite match in the competition and noticed which player could have the best skin combo in-game.
In addition, they conducted various challenges and chose winners. From there, they head to the Drip or Down finals.
They have completed season 1 of Fortnite solo mode and planned to continue with season 2 but in duos game mode.
Fortnite Players X2 Twins’ Death News Is Circulating On Social Media
No credible sources have announced that the famous Fortnite duo X2 Twins has died.
However, on November 11, 2024, one of the TikTok accounts claimed that the twin gamers, known as the X2 Twins, both recently passed away due to heart failure from sweating too hard in Fortnite.
A Twitter account, The Death News, recently posted that the talented duo X2 Twins has passed away. The reported loss of Jordan and Jesse has devastated fans, followers, and fellow gamers.
Fortnight royalty @syncs @x2twins pic.twitter.com/HZ66poFFCP
— triplezero (@triplezerotv) April 27, 2024
Moreover, some fans commented on the X2 Twins’ official Instagram post as they could not believe the Fornite duo had passed away. One of the fans wrote,
There’s no way they both died at the same time surely
Another one wrote,
did youse die?
In addition, many fans and followers were worried following their disappearance from social media. One fan commented,
Guys what happend to x2twins
Another fan replied,
they got caught hacking
Previously, X2 Twins were banned from Twitch on June 13, 2021, surprising them. They announced the news through their Twitter handle with the caption,
just got banned on twitch?
On June 14, 2021, X2 Twins took to Twitter and announced they got an email from Twitch, which was supposedly to be a suspension for a DMCA strike due to their intro song. They wrote,
Got an email from twitch, supposedly its a suspension for a dmca strike from our intro song, the only part of our vod that the music actually comes through because we were under the impression it was a copyright free song. No idea when it will be lifted.
The Fortnite pros claimed that they do not have any strikes on their channel and have not done anything to disregard the golden rules that Twitch streamers follow. They tweeted,
i have no idea why we have 0 strikes, literally done nothing to my knowledge? about to f*cking cry bro
Additional Information
- X2 Twins had an estimated net worth of around $1.4 million.
- The Australian twin sibling duo was also part of the CoreOCE Fortnite League.
- The duo used to get up to $7k monthly and around $84k annually from their Twitch streaming.
