Star Wars seems to have returned to Fortnite. After weeks of rumors, Royal Championship shooter Fortnite will be doing the whole season of the far-flung galaxy around the far-flung galaxy, which may soon be formal.
On Wednesday, the official Fortnite account on X (formerly Twitter) revealed that the game will be announced on Saturday, April 19 at Star Wars Celebration in Japan. Although the season centered in Star Wars has not been confirmed in the Post, it does tease “what next to Fortnite”.
There is no specific time, when will this Star Wars-Fordnett announcement be released on Saturday, so if you are interested in checking it, stay tuned for the official Star Wars YouTube official page, which usually hosts all the celebrations.
Disney, Lucasfilm and Fortnite Creator Epic Games did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
“With the recent acquisition of all map areas, it wouldn’t be surprising if Epic and Lucasfilm teamed up to do the same for Star Wars,” said CNET senior journalist David Lumb of the story. “Besides the second season of the excellent (but not very friendly) political thriller Andor, I hope this is a good old crossover fun for fans of both, so since there aren’t any big Star Wars shows or movies, this can help promote the promotion, and thankfully, it’s more fun than adding some Skins to the game.”
Is Fortnite Chapter 6 based on Star Wars Season 3?
While the announcement seems to make things official, there has been a while since the Star Wars season, according to some of the game’s more trustworthy leakers.
On March 26, FNBRINTEL claimed on X that Fortnite’s Season 6 will be entirely centered on Star Wars and is based on “the new Pois, New Mythics & Skins based on the series, the storyline should be connected to somehow.” Other leaked information claims that the new content will focus on the original trilogy of the film, so it’s a shame to be the carrier of all the Clone Wars fanatics and Raylo Stans’ bad news.
If you are not familiar with Fortnite, try to connect with 10-year-olds in your life as they have a lot to share on this topic. But what you need to know most is that a typical “season” can last for several months. For games like Fortnite, it seems odd that all IPs created with almost all IPs can focus on a property, so the leak also shows that Chapter 6, Season 3 can only last about a month, running from May 2 to June 8.
Disney, Lucasfilm and Epic Games have a history of collaboration, with Star Wars content and characters highlighted in the game over the years. Most notably – and confusing – the main Canon story development keys for the 2019 movie Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker are played specifically in Fortnite.
Are there any other Star Wars games participating in Star Wars Celebration?
As the name suggests, Star Wars Celebration is a celebration of everything about Star Wars, so you can bet on your lowest point, not just a Fortnite collaboration, but more video game news. Earlier this week, Electronic Arts announced that Star Wars: Zero Company, a new round-based strategy game from Respawn Entertainment and BIT reactors, will be on display at the celebration on April 19.
Respawn is a famous studio that created the Titanfall Shooter series and its Battle Royale spin-off Apex Legends, as well as the renowned Star Wars: Jedi series. BIT Reactor is an emerging developer dedicated to the strategy game of veterans who have previously worked in XCOM and civilization franchise.
