Fortnite’s latest concert turned pop stars into kaiju

Dec 01, 2024 02:46 AM - 1 week ago 9761

Fortnite’s most caller virtual concert was supersized successful aggregate ways. Unlike erstwhile events, which focused connected circumstantial artists for illustration Ariana Grande aliases Metallica, this 1 featured a formed of 4 different artists: Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Ice Spice, and the precocious Juice WRLD. And it turned each 1 of the ample lineup into a kaiju-sized performer, while besides integrating heavy cuts of Fortnite lore and providing a tease of what’s adjacent for the game.

Things started retired astatine Snoop Dogg’s compound, which has been astatine the halfway of the conflict royale representation since the opening of November. From there, a gigantic type of the rapper performed, earlier whisking players distant into abstraction for different song. In fact, the arena perpetually moved around: up adjacent was Eminem who fought against a elephantine robot pursuing a melodramatic storm, followed by Ice Spice towering complete a cityscape for illustration Godzilla. It ended backmost connected the conflict royale land pinch a brace of Juice WRLD songs.

A screenshot of Ice Spice performing successful Fortnite.

Image: Epic Games

A screenshot of Eminem performing successful a Fortnite concert.

Image: Epic Games

A screenshot from Fortnite.

Image: Epic Games

The humongous versions of the stars were reminiscent of the Travis Scott show from 2020, and — overmuch for illustration the Grande performance — the arena besides weaved successful bits of Fortnite’s unusual history. Eminem’s series was akin to the game’s mecha-monster conflict from backmost successful 2019, while during Juice WRLD’s songs players were turned into the glowing butterflies that first appeared successful Fortnite’s eager achromatic spread arena from the aforesaid year. At the extremity players were fixed a glimpse of what appears to beryllium the caller type of the conflict royale land that will beryllium playable erstwhile the game’s adjacent section kicks disconnected connected December 1st.

After things wrapped up, the crippled was utilized to premiere Juice WRLD’s caller animated euphony video for “Empty Out Your Pockets,” which takes spot wrong of Fortnite:

This each comes aft an interesting, music-filled period for the conflict royale game. At the opening of November Epic kicked disconnected a remixed type of Fortnite: Chapter 2, which was a month-long and focused connected a different philharmonic creator each week. It was preceded by a existent life performance successful Times Square from Snoop Dogg and Ice Spice. The mini play besides introduced a caller cosmetic point successful the shape of kicks, and saw Epic revamp its conflict walk structure.

The performance not only closed retired Chapter 2: Remix, it besides group up the game’s adjacent mainline season. It’s called “Hunters,” and it kicks disconnected connected December 1st pinch caller additions for illustration Godzilla and Baymax, on pinch a wholly caller conflict royale island. Here’s the first trailer:

While the Chapter 2 arena is over, Fortnite isn’t done pinch the nostalgia. Epic is bringing backmost Fortnite OG — a throwback to the game’s original map — as a imperishable fixture connected December 6th.

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