LEGO and Fortnite are set to join forces starting on Dec. 7. The event is touted as a new survival and crafting game inside Fortnite itself.
Fortnite has seen success with limited-time, standalone versions of the game in the recent past. Fortnite OG launched last month, and the possibility of returning to beloved versions of the game caused many lapsed players to load into the Battle Bus again. The Zero-Build mode made it substantially easier to learn the basics of the game while exploring the map itself. Many players also participate in Fortnite‘s Creative mode, which houses bespoke games-within-a-game using Fortnite‘s mechanics.
LEGO Fortnite release date
The LEGO Fortnite mode will launch on December 7, 2023, with LEGO’s official Twitter account referring to it as an all-new “survival crafting adventure”.
No one knows exactly what the mode will be like but, judging from the Big Bang event’s teaser, our prediction is that it will be some form of battle royale, similar to Fortnite‘s main game mode, with a “survival crafting” twist. If it’s simply a re-skin of Fortnite, players might be disappointed.
LEGO Fortnite live countdown
The Dec. 3 Fortnite Season 5 patch has already added over 1000 LEGO versions of popular Fortnite skins, as well as a special LEGO Insiders skin, which can be claimed by linking your Epic Games and LEGO Insiders accounts.
One of the more interesting things that LEGO could add to Fortnite is the possibility of a different kind of building material, or a different way to build itself. Many are expecting the first crossover to play it a bit safe, though, and avoid creating something that fundamentally alters the gameplay loop. However, weapons like Thanos’s Infinity Gauntlet and Star Wars’ lightsabers have been added to the game in the past. The beauty of the crossover is that no one really knows what Epic Games is going to create, a lot like how we all used to play with LEGOs in the past. When we know the exact starting time for the LEGO and Fortnite crossover on Dec. 7, we’ll update this article with more details.
