Disney’s $1.5 billion investment in Epic Games’ Fortnite is beginning to take form. The battle royale recreation had a particular showcase at this weekend’s D23 Expo (additionally streamed in Fortnite, after all) that exposed an upcoming season occasion and tons of skins.
Chapter 5, Season 4: Absolute Doom, launching on August 16, sees Doctor Doom, the longtime Marvel villain, as a brand new massive dangerous. He opens Pandora’s Box, coating the map in inexperienced fog. He was additionally recently announced because the next grand foe in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and is ready to be performed by Iron Man himself, Robert Downey Jr.
The cinematic trailer, which you’ll watch above, encompasses a bunch of Marvel characters, together with an entire batch of X-Men like Cyclops, Cable, and Colossus. The skins are a bit extra assorted. The Gwenpool pores and skin might be unlocked instantly, however you can too get War Machine, Emma Frost, Mysterio, and Shuri as Black Panther, together with the Fortnite-specific Peelverine and Captain Jonesy. You may see a Meowscles Sabretooth within the trailer, though it’s not on the official pores and skin record on the time of this writing.
Since this can be a Doctor Doom-centric occasion, there’s a Doom pores and skin that you may unlock through battle move quests this September.
We know little else about Absolute Doom proper now, however following D23 on Monday, Epic Games began teasing the map, which is coated in inexperienced fog. Eagle-eyed Fortnite gamers can actually zoom in and see that some areas have been hit more durable than others.
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There are lot extra Disney skins coming to Fortnite later this yr. First up is a bunch of Disney villains this fall: Cruella de Vil, Captain Hook, and Maleficent. Then we’re set to get the primary Pixar characters — Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl, and Frozone — additionally this fall.
Finally, there’s Star Wars, as a result of there’s at all times Star Wars. We’ve had Star Wars in Fortnite earlier than, and we didn’t get any particulars about particular skins or additions, however the trailer confirmed IG-11 and Moff Gideon from The Mandalorian, together with Grogu Back Bling (a earlier model was out there throughout Season 5).
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When it was first introduced that Disney was investing within the battle royale in February, we noticed idea artwork that depicted a number of Disney universes inside the sport, much like one of many firm’s theme parks. There hasn’t been any replace on these plans simply but, however we are able to assume that the partnership will transcend just a few extra enjoyable skins and crossover occasions.