‘The Simpsons’ is coming to Fortnite via a month-long Battle Royale season
The long-awaited collaboration between Fortnite and “The Simpsons” launches Saturday with a month-long season. As “Fortnite rushes into Springfield,” they’ll take part in an 80-player “Springfield Island,” where Fortnite promises “a fast-paced, back-to-basics Battle Royale experience.”
The gameplay of “The Simpsons” changes every week in November. The show-themed ‘Springfield Battle Pass’ includes outfits such as Homer, Marge and Ned Flanders, as well as ‘Simpsons’ versions of Fortnite characters: Blinky Fishstick and Springfielder Peely. (The skins are also reported to have alt versions, like Evil Homer and Witch Marge from ‘Treehouse of Horror’.)
The Battle Pass also includes the first of Fortnite’s “Sidekicks,” which were announced on Friday: Peels, which is unlockable in the Springfield Battle Pass and the exclusive sidekick until more hit the store on November 7.
The cel-shaded “Springfield Island” will feature locations familiar to “The Simpsons” fans, such as Krusty Burger, the Kwik-E-Mart, Moe’s Tavern, the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, Mr. Burns, the Simpsons’ home and more.
Meanwhile, four original “The Simpsons” shorts will premiere – once a week, starting November 1 – serving as a preview of the week’s gameplay story and map updates. The short films will appear on Fortnite’s social channels, as well as the ‘quests’ tab (under ‘short animations’) and also on Disney+. The episode titles, co-produced by Epic Games and Gracie Films, are “Apocalypse D’oh” (November 1), “Sugar High” (November 10), “Multiplidiocy” (November 17) and “The Incredible Bulk” (November 24).
Gameplay from “The Simpsons” will also be at Fortune’s Delulu this weekend, and the limited-time Rocket League x “The Simpsons” event will include challenges that unlock in-game rewards. The Rocket League Challenges, which end on November 17, will see players drive through Springfield and unlock items like the Blinky Topper, the Homer’s Hedges Player Banner, Waste Wheels and more! An unlimited challenge awards 20,000 XP each time.
Timed to the launch of Fortnite x “The Simpsons,” next Sunday’s episode will feature “a special nod” to Fortnite, the company said.
‘The Simpsons’ owner Disney invested $1.5 billion in Fortnite developer Epic Games last year. As part of the deal, Disney announced plans to create a universe there with IP including Disney, Pixas, Marvel, “Star Wars,” “Avatar” and more franchises. The project is powered by Epic Games’ Unreal Engine.
