Fortnite Is Getting A Lego Sport, An Arcade Racer, And A Rock Band Successor All This Week

With Chapter 5 of Fortnite anticipated to start this weekend, Epic is revealing massive plans for the longer term. Lego Fortnite, as the straightforward title suggests, is a large collaboration years within the making. It is a new free recreation that can reside inside Fortnite beginning on December 7, and is playable solo or in multiplayer with others.

Although we have but to see a lot of the survival-crafting recreation, it is presumed that it’ll play one thing like Minecraft or Lego Worlds, the Lego Group’s earlier step into the style. With Lego Fortnite, Epic and the Lego Group are kicking off a years-long collaboration that was beforehand introduced however but to bear fruit.

Lego says the partnership with Epic is designed to create enjoyable and protected digital areas for youngsters and households. It has lengthy been understood that the Lego-Epic collaboration is seen as a step into the metaverse of which Epic CEO Tim Sweeney usually speaks.

“Inside Lego Fortnite, gamers can discover huge, open worlds the place the magic of Lego constructing and Fortnite collide,” a Lego press launch acknowledged. “Designed for individuals of all ages to take pleasure in collectively, the sport will encourage creativity, experimentation and collaboration by way of play.”

Rocket Racing and Fortnite Competition

However that is not the one new recreation that can reside inside Fortnite this week. As teased within the Huge Bang finale occasion, Rocket Racing and Fortnite Competition are on the best way on December 8 and 9, respectively. Rocket Racing is an arcade racing recreation that includes parts of each Fortnite and Rocket League. Fortnite Competition, in the meantime, is basically the rebirth of Rock Band, developed by Harmonix and accessible solely inside Fortnite. Licensed tracks and traditional music gameplay are again.

Keep tuned for lots extra on Lego Fortnite, Rocket Racing, and Fortnite Competition as we close to the launch of the sport in just a few days.