Summary
After The Weeknd and Lady Gaga’s release, singer-songwriter Billie Eilish seems to be next up on stage forFortnite Festival. Developed by Harmonix, the studio behind theRock Bandgames,Fortnite Festivalis a rhythm game in a similar vein to Harmonix’s previous releases. Players either play in a group or solo, hitting notes on a track depending on which instrument they decide to play.
In a leaked image of the 2024 roadmap forFortnite, Billie Eilish was shown up next for the franchise along with Metallica, Karol G, and Snoop Dogg coming to the game later this year.HYPEX reported about the image on Twitterafter it was found on 4Chan with no caption. It also pictured several other franchises coming toFortnite, likePirates of the Caribbean,Fantastic Four, andLEGO Star Wars. Previous reports also claim thatnewX-Menskinswill be coming to the game.
Billie Eilish drops intoFortniteon April 23 and will be unlockable in the festival pass for Fortnite Festival. Eilish announced the skin via Twitter with an image of it and the release date. The skin is also expected to be usable in most other game modes, like Battle Royale and Rocket Racing. Fortnite Festival has had many developments in the few months it’s been out. Besides the upcoming Billie Eilish addition,plastic peripherals have been released for Fortnite Festivalin anticipation that players would use them for the rhythm game mode.
Billie Eilish Takes The Stage in Fortnite Festival on April 23
Fortnitehas been pushing out features for its new game modes like Festival, LEGO Fortnite, and Rocket Racing since December last year in a push to be more like a metaverse for games similar toRoblox. The leaked roadmap includes plans for all four game modes for the year, withLEGO Fortnite receiving the most major updates. Plans for LEGO Fortnite include aLEGO Star Warscollaboration that appears to be coming sometime in May. May usually hasFortnitedoing aStar Warsupdate of some kind in reference to theStar Warsholiday on May 4. Whether Billie Eilish will have her ownLEGOskin has yet to be seen.
Fortniteis always looking to add new skins to its ever-growing metaverse of properties and game modes. A recent survey has players taking a look atseveral potential skins coming toFortnitesometime soon, all of which have some sort of samurai theme to them. Billie Eilish is one of many skins coming to theFortniteroster. A mashup of as many IPs and personalities as players can think of has madeFortnitestand out from all other games. If the recent leaks aboutFortnite’sroadmap are true, fans can expect many more major crossovers soon.
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