6 Hugely Popular Video Games We’d Love to See in Fortnite’s New Season
Polygon outlines video game franchises it would like Fortnite to add during Chapter 7 Season 4, arguing that suitable crossover characters could strengthen the season’s gaming theme.
– The Last of Us: Joel and Ellie are suggested as skins, with Ellie’s guitar as a cosmetic; their zombie-fighting background is presented as fitting Fortnite’s Save the World mode and Fortnitemares.
– Metroid: Samus is proposed as a skin and Ridley as a glider, though the article notes Nintendo’s family-friendly approach may make such a crossover less likely.
– Conker: Conker and related characters are suggested because the franchise’s mature humour and gunplay would fit Fortnite’s combat setting.
- Polygon wants more game crossovers in Fortnite.
- The Last of Us suits Fortnite’s Halloween content.
- Nintendo licensing may limit a Metroid collaboration.
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Fortnite is an online game made by Epic Games, best known for its Battle Royale mode, in which players compete to be the last person or team standing. It also regularly changes its setting and adds characters, outfits and items from films, television, music and other video games through official partnerships.
The proposed franchises are well-known games with very different styles. The Last of Us follows survivors Joel and Ellie in a dangerous world affected by a fungal infection; Metroid is Nintendo’s science-fiction series about bounty hunter Samus Aran; and Conker is a comic action series known for its adult humour.
Such crossovers matter because they can bring established characters and audiences into Fortnite while giving existing players new cosmetic items to collect. Whether any of these appear depends on agreements between Epic Games and the companies that own the franchises.