Fortnite may have been let out of the bag a little early.
Over on Twitter, prolific data miner HYPEX believes they’ve stumbled upon a collection of audio and text files pointing to an upcoming collaboration with the indie horror series
Five Nights At Freddy’s. Created by Scott Cawthon back in 2014, the original budget title has quickly grown to become a mainstay of the horror genre in gaming and revolves around players surviving a series of night shifts while being assaulted on all fronts by killer animatronic animals led by the titular Freddy Fazbear.
While that might not sound like a particularly snug fit for Epic’s all-ages battle royale, it’s worth noting that Season 5 has welcomed the likes of the Predator and Terminator to Apollo Island already, so it looks like nothing is off the table at this point. What remains to be seen – assuming HYPEX’s hunch is correct – is whether Freddy and his fellow lunatic posse will be introduced as skins usable by players or str
Fortnite Future War Set Adds Terminator And Sarah Connor Skins
Fortnite are going to feel right at home with Season 5’s overarching reality-warping story.
Having returned from his latest recruitment drive across the known (and unknown) cosmos for some of the universe’s most storied hunters, Jones has managed to enlist the help of not one, but two time traveling warriors. The T-800 android, made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the long-running
Terminator movie franchise, is accompanied by the mother of his primary target, Sarah Connor. Fortunately for the latter, this version of the robot – judging by Epic Games’ reveal trailer – hails from the second film, making it a force for good and, thanks to Jones, a fortunate escapee of the molten lava pit as seen at the climax of
For a limited time, European Nintendo Switch Online members can try
Dead Cells as part of a Game Trial event. Members will have access to the game from Jan. 26 to Feb. 1 at no additional cost. There’s no word if this offer will come to other territories, but at least Europeans can take advantage of the special deal. You can pre-load the trial version right now.
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Takaya Imamura, Designer on F-Zero and Star Fox, Announced His Retirement from Nintendo
Fortnite has become an official hunting ground for titular alien from
Predator. Epic Games announced on Wednesday that the Chapter Two, Season Five Battle Pass has brought the Predator to the video game. You can unlock the skin by leveling your Battle Bass up. He arrives with several unlockable cosmetics including a Heat Vision Hunter spray, banner, and emoticon that can be earned through Jungle Hunter quests.
The Predator joins the likes of Halo’s Master Chief, God of War’s Kratos, and
The Walking Dead’s Daryl and Michonne as characters who have joined the game through the Zero Point arc. You can see a video announcing his release below: