Two of the biggest multiplayer games of the 2010s are teaming up, with Fortnite x Overwatch bringing a handful of the most popular and recognizable heroes from Blizzard’s shooter to Epic’s game.
Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 2 Act 3 arrives tomorrow, Thursday, May 14, and will see the introduction of a bunch of Overwatch skins. Mercy, D.Va (presumably without her robot), Tracer and Genji appear in the trailer.
The blurb simply states “Overwatch heroes D.Va, Genji, Tracer and Mercy enter the fight as tensions rise between the Foundation and the Ice King to protect the island.”
I’m not sure why exactly, but it seems like a strange collaboration. Both of these games were made around the same time, with Overwatch launching in 2016 to massive success and popularity, which was then only really superseded by the vast battle royale success for PUBG and Fortnite in 2017. Since then, Fortnite has embarked on a massive campaign to incorporate just about every license and licensed character possible, from Master Chief to Aloy, from Thanos to Batman, from Darth Vader to… just a bunch of sports stars and… real pop stars. Still, it still seems a little strange that Activision Blizzard characters are appearing in Fortnite. Who’s next, Captain Price, Soap and Makarov?
