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Kingdom Hearts’ Highly Anticipated Fortnite Collab Delayed, Rumors Say
Fortnite's Chapter 7 Season 4 has begun introducing crossover characters from other video game franchises, including Sonic the Hedgehog, Spyro and Crash Bandicoot, with Kingdom Hearts' Sora widely expected to follow. Epic Games had teased Sora's Keyblade as part of the season, but leakers now say the collaboration has been pushed back, disappointing fans who had anticipated its arrival with the season's first major patch.
Datamined files reportedly show that the Kingdom Hearts crossover was originally planned to launch this past weekend, with vehicle cosmetics shared between Fortnite and Rocket League pointing to a coordinated rollout, but decryption of the event files suggests it has now been delayed until the next scheduled update on Thursday, 17 September. Patch v42.10, which went live on Thursday without the promised content, left the collaboration's release unconfirmed by Epic Games. In the meantime, several Kingdom Hearts-themed vehicle cosmetics intended for Rocket League and Fortnite have already been revealed through data-mining, giving players an early look at the customisation options to come.
In short
- Fortnite's Kingdom Hearts crossover reportedly delayed, according to leakers.
- Sora's Keyblade was expected with patch v42.10 but didn't appear.
- Datamines suggest release now planned for 17 September.
Explained simply
Fortnite is a free-to-play online game in which players compete on an island, with regular updates adding new events and items. It is also known for crossover appearances by characters from other games, films and television.
Kingdom Hearts is a role-playing game series from Square Enix, centred on Sora, a young hero who travels between worlds with a magical weapon called the Keyblade. Fortnite and Rocket League, another game published by Epic Games, have previously shared themed items, so a crossover can involve both games.
These collaborations bring familiar characters and designs into new games, and can attract fans of the original series as well as existing players. Epic Games controls Fortnite’s updates; until it confirms a release, the timing and details of a crossover remain uncertain.
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