It seems that Fortnite has collaborated with nearly every large franchise at this point. Since the battle royale was released in 2017, gamers have had the opportunity to purchase skins and other cosmetics from countless franchises across gaming, entertainment, and sports. Nevertheless, Epic Games continues to find new companies to partner with as the game enters its newest season.
Fortnite is currently in Chapter 2 Season 8. Releasing earlier in September with the Operation: Sky Fire live event, fans of the game were treated to a host of new changes. While new dangers entered the game due to the Sideways, a place harboring dangerous monsters, this also presented players with the opportunity to craft new weapons using the remains of these defeated creatures. In addition, the Mothership crash following the live event changed the look of the map. Even as these wild events take place in the game, Epic Games continues to roll out more cosmetics as well.
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Recently, a Fortnite dataminer known as HYPEX discovered new details about a possible collaboration with Monopoly. In an image shared by the dataminer, a group of potential back blings was revealed. The collection of items is based on the tokens found in the board game Monopoly. The full list of back blings includes Scottie Dog, Rubber Ducky, Hazel (a cat), T-Rex, Penguin, Racecar, Top Hot, and Battleship.
It’s worth noting that this news has yet to be confirmed by Epic Games. Besides a description below each item, the image only notes that the back blings are part of Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 8. While this means that an exact release date is uncertain, it presents the opportunity for additional Monopoly-themed items to possibly be revealed shortly. It will be interesting to see if the developers decide to add a skin for Rich Uncle Pennybags, the character featured on the front of many Monopoly boxes.
While this might seem like an odd choice for Fortnite to add Monopoly-themed gear to the game, it isn’t the first time that the two franchises have partnered. Back in 2018, the toy manufacturer Hasbro released Monopoly: Fortnite Edition. This edition of the popular board game included a board based on the design of the Fortnite Chapter 1 map.
This isn’t the only collaboration that has made its way into Chapter 2 Season 8. The Eddie Brock outfit was recently released in the Item Shop allowing fans to play as the Marvel character. In addition, the skin included an emote that changed Eddie into the symbiote Venom. With so many new cosmetics being added to the game regularly, it will be interesting to see what this newest possible crossover involving Monopoly could have in store for the battle royale.
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