It looks like Fortnite is getting a Roblox collaboration, months after Epic boss Tim Sweeney referred to the rival game as a force that could "grow and eat gaming"
It looks like Fortnite is getting a Roblox crossover. In the latest upcoming season of the game - named Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4: Override - the world's biggest battle royale introduces a wealth of gaming properties to its world. Developer Epic's first trailer for the new season (below) shows off a slew of gaming characters from all eras: you've got Crash Bandicoot, Sonic the Hedgehog and his…
Epic Games, the developer behind Fortnite, is reportedly bringing a Roblox collaboration to the popular battle royale game in Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4: Override. The new season, set to launch on August 20th, will feature a multitude of gaming characters from various eras, including titles from Crash Bandicoot, Sonic the Hedgehog, Mortal Kombat, and more. Most notably, the season also includes the deer from the viral Roblox game 99 Nights in the Forest.
This collaboration comes after Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney previously described Roblox as a force that could "grow and eat gaming." Sweeney expressed concern over Roblox's centralised platform, which takes more than 70 percent of revenue generated by its 450 million users. Despite Sweeney's comments about the challenges Roblox poses to game developers, it appears that the collaboration between Fortnite and 99 Nights in the Forest is not marred by bad blood between the two companies.
Instead, it may be an attempt to leverage Roblox's massive playerbase to boost Fortnite's declining total playtime or to experiment with attracting more users to the platform following recent layoffs.
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