# Episode 118 | Gaming Friendships and The Rise and Fall of Fortnite Ballistic mode

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Podcast: [Hoodiie Talks Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hoodiie-talks-podcast-6744633)
Published: 2026-03-25T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hoodiietalkspodcast/episodes/Episode-118--Gaming-Friendships-and-The-Rise-and-Fall-of-Fortnite-Ballistic-mode-e3gudmk
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Duration seconds: 2005

## Resource

In this episode of the Hoodiie Talks podcast, host Roy aka Hoodiie is joined by Ky aka Kyruhtv, a fellow gamer and friend met through Fortnite. They dive into their gaming journeys, discussing how they started gaming, their experiences with games like Fortnite, and the evolution of their streaming setups from consoles to PCs. The conversation highlights the importance of community in gaming, sharing stories of friendships formed through online play. They also touch on the rise and fall of Fortnite Ballistic mode and how the mode never truly got the love it should have gotten Podcast X - ⁠https://x.com/HoodiieTalksPod⁠ Podcast Instagram - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/hoodiietalkspodcast/⁠ Podcast Facebook - ⁠ https://www.facebook.com/HoodiieTalksPodcast/ Podcast Youtube - Hoodiie Talks Podcast - YouTube Roy's X - ⁠https://x.com/HoodiieSZN⁠⁠ Podcast logo made by Oneupgraphics on Instagram - ⁠Instagram⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/oneupgraphics/⁠ Kyrua’s Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/kyruhtv Roy’s Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/hoodiieszn_

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