Over the past few seasons,Fortnitehas proven itself to be a mecca for unexpected crossovers and collaborations. From an entire Marvel-themed season toGod of War’s Kratos, to the current season’s Battle Passfeaturing Rick ofRick and Morty, the battle royale has become well-established as a video game hub for other brands and IP. One of the game’s latest additions, however, is unexpected, even forFortnite- a map based on M. Night Shyamalan’s new horror film,Old.
The famedThe Sixth SenseandGlassdirector’s 2021 film marks his return to the horror genre he became a household name for.M. Night Shyamalan’sOldcenters around a family vacationing on an exotic beach. Before long, however, they realize something is causing them to age rapidly, putting them in jeopardy of aging to death over the course of only a single day.
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Fortnitequietly posted the news of the new map in Creative Mode on its official website, with the game’s social channels seemingly yet to promote it for unknown reasons. While the inspired map’s exact gameplay mechanics aren’t laid out in the post, it does say that players will need to gather resources, craft tools, discover clues, and beat the 30-minute clock in order to survive on the new island.
The new map can either be experienced solo or with up to six players in total. Players looking to drop into the new map can do so by first openingFortniteand selecting Creative Mode, and then select Island Code and entering 0761-4089-5654.
Alternatively, players can just go to any featured island in the Welcome Hub and enter the code from there, where theOldmap will show up after a short load time. Although it hasn’t been confirmed, the description of theOldmap looks to be similar toFortnite’s Impossible Escape LTM.
Introduced midway through the “Primal” Season 6, Impossible Escape had players tracking down each other to team up as well as locate missing helicopter parts under the threat of rampant enemy AI. While there will likely be significant differences between Impossible Escape and theOldmap, the basic premise sounds pretty similar.
It should be noted that the map technically isn’t made by Epic Games, but rather prominentFortnitecreative group TeamUnite. While the crossover between a fairly cartoony battle royale and an R-rated body horror film seems like an unorthodox pairing,Fortnitecontinues to loop in content from surprising places.
Last week, the game addedthe Ferrari 296 GTBas its latest vehicle, shocking fans everywhere. With two of the more recent crossovers bringing “real-life” content outside of comics and video games, it seemsFortniteis as prominent a piece of culture as ever.
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