When it comes to franchise crossovers, Fortnite is second to none in the video game realm. Players have seen major sports leagues like the NBA and NFL, gaming and film icons like Halo's Master Chief and the titular John Wick, and a plethora of other skins and content from outside IP. While the majority of these crossovers happen with new entities each time, Fortnite is going back to a fairly recent one in Street Fighter.
The ever-popular battle royale title from Epic Games already has a few of the biggest names from the Street Fighter roster in the game. Towards the end of Fortnite's Chapter 2 Season 5, a trailer featuring Ryu and Chun-Li skins leaked online, showing Jonesy rift portal into the iconic Capcom fighter, then teleporting the pair to the island. Fortnite confirmed the crossover shortly after, and it looks like its trying to be ahead of the curve this time around.
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Posted onto the official Fortnite Twitter account, a new image has appeared depicting the same arcade cabinet featured in the Ryu and Chun-Li trailer. However, rather than revealing any one specific fighter, the image is of a Player Select screen, with the Fortnite Battle Bus somewhere over Eastern Europe. The screen appears to be pulled from Super Street Fighter 2, indicating it should be someone from the fan-favorite game, although further details revealing which exact characters will be crossing over remain scant. The only detail provided is the post's caption of "Here comes two new challengers," which could essentially mean any two fighters.
While a pair of new characters from Street Fighter has many fans excited, they aren't the only new skins coming to the game from a major franchise. Starting today, players can get their hands on the new Bloodsport skin from the film The Suicide Squad. Bloodsport actor himself Idris Elba introduced the new skin, which looks like it was ripped straight out of the upcoming DCEU movie.
As mentioned before, this isn't the first time Street Fighter has crossed over with the battle royale game, but many fans are left scratching their heads as to why the fighting game collaborates with a game like Fortnite, and not something more sensibly in its genre, like Mortal Kombat or Tekken. According to a recent tweet from the former's creator, Ed Boon, creating such a title from two separate game publishers "adds complexity," with each game having varied mechanics. That's not to say it isn't impossible, however. Tekken's director recently announced the highly-anticipated Tekken X Street Fighter isn't canceled, just on a developmental hiatus.
While the Street Fighter tease is a somewhat vague one, more details should soon be revealed. In the meantime, players can check out the new Grab-itron weapon, which looks like something straight out of Half-Life 2.
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