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Coca-Cola release new drink for gamers that tastes like pixels… apparently

Introducing Byte, the new limited-edition flavour from Coca-Cola Creations, allowing you to drink the internet or something.

Okay, you can’t really, but Coca-Cola says that the drink will “bring the flavour of pixels to life in a limited-edition beverage that transcends the digital and physical worlds.

Byte is the second limited-edition flavour from Coca-Cola Creations with the first being Starlight earlier this year. I can’t speak for the flavour yet, but the design looks incredibly tasty.

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Image: Coca-Cola Byte / The Coca-Cola Company

Senior Director of Global Strategy for The Coca-Cola Company, Oana Vlad, said: “For our second expression from Coca-Cola Creations, we wanted to create an innovative taste inspired by the playfulness of pixels, rooted in the experiences that gaming makes possible,

He continued: “Just as pixels power digital connection, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Byte brings people together to share moments of Real Magic.

This is the logical next step for Coca-Cola Creations as its products like Mountain Dew have always been a part of the gamer zeitgeist.

To further hype up the release of Byte, Coca-Cola has teamed up with Fortnite and Australian based esports team PWR to launch Pixel Point, a new themed island in Fortnite that players can visit.

Here, gamers can compete against one another in four Byte styled games; The Castle, The Escape, The Race, and The Tower.

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Image: Pixel Point Fortnite / Epic Games

Lachlan Power, professional gamer and founder of PWR, said: “This new Coca-Cola Creations flavor is an amazing nod to gamers from one of the most iconic brands in existence, and weโ€™re proud that we could help create something special for our shared communities to celebrate its launch,โ€.

Marketing a beverage as the flavour of pixels is certainly one way to spark curiosity… If you’re as intrigued as I am don’t fret, you can get your hands on Byte from May 2nd.