Epic Games, the publisher of the long-running battle royale hit Fortnite, is known for implementing collabs with well-known artists and brands in its game. The LEGO event is now probably the crowning glory

What hasn’t there been in Fortnite? Or rather, by now you should be asking: “What hasn’t been in Fortnite yet?”

Just last Saturday, rap icon Eminem performed a virtual concert within the digital world of Fortnite. Before the now 51-year-old rap icon, modern-day artists such as Travis Scott and DJ and music producer Marshmello performed impressive shows on the servers in front of millions of players

In addition to these superbly staged music shows, it is also the constant brand partners that continue to make Fortnite one of the most popular games ever. Events with content from DC Comics, Stranger Things, Ghostbusters, John Wick, The Walking Dead, Predator, Halo, God of War, Dragonball, Family Guy, Street Fighter, Assassin’s Creed, Ferrari or the NFL are just a few of the names that can be mentioned

LEGO brings Minecraft flair to Fortnite

In its latest announcement trailer, Danish building block manufacturer LEGO is introduced as the newest partner. But while most of the other brands are usually implemented into the game as cosmetics such as skins or in-game items, the latest event seems to bring a completely new game mode. One that might sound familiar to the gaming bubble

Collecting materials, building tools, looking after a few sheep, expanding the farm, making friends and finally defeating skeletons and a boss in some underground mines? It all sounds a lot like Minecraft. A game that, according to G-Portal.com, has around 180 million players a month, making it the most popular game in the world!

The hype surrounding the new Fortnite mode is correspondingly high. Especially because it seems that not only the usual Fortnite characters are being transformed into LEGO figures, but also because it appears that Epic Games is directly bringing other brands related to the LEGO universe into the game.

In addition to the in-house Ninjago collection, figures from the Marvel universe and Star Wars! Several leaks are said to confirm this. However, it is not yet known when exactly the content will be added to the basic LEGO mode

However, this will certainly not dampen the hype surrounding the Fortnite x LEGO collab

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