Fortnite introduced at the moment that it’s rolling out a brand new OG Battle Royale season, referred to as Chapter 2 Remix, in partnership with Snoop Dogg, Ice Spice, Eminem, and, posthumously, Juice WLRD. In every week of November, Fortnite can have a waterfall rollout of latest map areas “revamped” by the artists, culminating in a finale occasion.
Chapter 2 Remix was revealed alongside a shock billboard takeover of Occasions Sq. in New York Metropolis on Friday evening with performances from Ice Spice and Snoop Dogg. (Ice Spice performed “Princess Diana,” and Snoop Dogg did “Who Am I (What’s My Identify)?”, “Beautiful,” “Drop It Like It is Scorching,” and “The Subsequent Episode.”) The live performance was additionally livestreamed concurrently on Fortnite.
Week 1 can have Snoop Dogg’s contact, remixing the focal point previously often known as The Company as The Dogg Pound. It’s going to additionally deliver again the boogie bomb that triggers “Drop It Like It is Scorching.”
The in-game compound was a minimum of partially impressed by his precise 30+ room compound – transformed from a warehouse 10 years in the past – situated close by the Los Angeles Worldwide Airport, his son Cordell Broadus instructed press after the occasion. “[There’s a] on line casino, inexperienced room, basketball court docket, membership… He is tremendous inventive within the bodily world so we wished to create that within the digital panorama as effectively,” mentioned Broadus, who began the studio Loss of life Row Video games together with his dad in 2023.
“I simply wished the entire really feel of my world being introduced into Fortnite,” Snoop Dogg added.
Week 2 will reveal Eminem’s takeover of The Grotto as Spaghetti Grotto (a play on his Mother’s Spaghetti restaurant in Detroit) with a “Rap God” machine gun that spits out lyrics to the 2013 music.
Week 3 drops Ice Spice’s Y2K, New York-inspired Shark Island. Lastly, Week 4 can pay homage to Juice WLRD, who died in 2021 at simply 21 years previous. Epic says it labored intently together with his mom, property, and label, Interscope to deliver this to life. “Jarad all the time cherished to play Fortnite – it was extra than simply leisure for him, it was a option to join with others,” his mom, Carmela Wallace, mentioned in an announcement.
The brand new season will launch in three phases: on November 1, with The Prelude; on November 2, with the offical launch of Chapter 2, and on November 30, with The Finale, which can be a yet-to-be-announced in-game occasion. Any gamers who attend, nonetheless, will obtain a free cel-shaded outfit.
“We’re beginning to see artists perceive that gaming is an fascinating and necessary place to fulfill followers the place they’re,” mentioned Nate Nanzer, VP of World Partnerships, at a press occasion earlier than the live performance. “There’s loads of experimentation bringing music and gaming nearer collectively.”
Emily Levy, the director of strategic partnerships, mentioned that artists see an 8.7% raise of consumption on streaming platforms after bringing music into the sport. “Fortnite has develop into a essential cease for artists on their excursions, to have interaction on their campaigns and launch cycles,” she mentioned.
On the similar occasion, Fortnite additionally introduced kicks, a brand new beauty merchandise; gamers will now have the ability to decide cusom footwear for his or her avatars to put on. The primary can be a traditional pair of Air Jordan excessive tops.
Leanna Butkovic is IGN’s Editorial Venture Supervisor.
