Spooky season is upon us and Fortnite Players just got a sneak peek at this year’s Halloween collaboration. Every year, the multiplayer battle royale releases a Halloween-themed collaboration with spooky outfits and characters in its Fortnite event. The Halloween collab embraces nostalgia this year, resurrecting characters from classic horror titles.
An image of the upcoming collab, teased by Lovely On X, points that Leatherface and Billy the Doll from Saw will come to Fortnite this season. The image also shows a pumpkin-themed reskin of the Ultima Knight that looks like the wood stick shotgun from last year’s Fortnite.
More characters appear in the background wearing spooky costumes, incl Lexa in a witch’s outfit riding a broomstick. Other skins and outfits can also be picked up, including a dark marshmallow outfit and a new nightmare skin.
Fortnite’s Halloween collaboration is leaning into the nostalgia trend
Appealing to both young and old players
At first glance, It may seem that Fortnite is trying to appeal to an older generation With this classic set of outfits. The Saw Franchise is over 20 years old and Leatherface made his debut in The Texas chain saw massacre Back in 1974. The younger generation brought retro back through Y2K fashion and nostalgiacore, so the picks for the Fortnite 2024 lineup make perfect sense.
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Fortnite Demographics, though, skew young according to data from AfterAnd the retro skins are meant for them just as much as for older players. Epic Games even recently added more parental controls Fortnite To help parents limit their kids’ time in the game to appeal to the older generation.
How this Fortnite Halloween collab compares to last year
this year Fortnite Halloween lineup includes some big names in horror and new skins. The designs range from the awesome to the goofier-looking. Overall, though, this year’s Fortnite sneak peak was met with a very positive response from the community.
Last year Fortnite featured an eclectic lineup of new characters, adding Jack Skellington, Michael Myers and Alan Wake to the game. Despite the variety, the collection of outfits and skins was very monochromatic. This year’s skins and outfits look like they will be Much more interesting and varied, And my favorite is the Ultima Knight pumpkin reskin.
Fortnitemare 2024 has yet to get a release date, but the new skins will arrive Fortnite Later this month, which is just in time for spooky season.
Source: Shaina / X, After
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PC, iOS, Mobile, Xbox One, Android, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Switch
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July 25, 2017