No need to clean up the cobwebs in the corners of your room. The spookiest time of the year is finally here! Fortnite brings back its annual Halloween event, Fortnitemares 2024, to bring chills to your spines. Epic Games raises anticipation among the community with their expected collaboration this year. It’ll bring out the best horror icons in the battle royale arena for a fun, thrilling twist. Out of everything, Fortnite Saw Collab remains on top of the highly anticipated spooky treat.
Fortnitemares 2024 Release Date
The fog isn’t clearing up any time soon for the Halloween season. According to rumors, Fortnitemares 2024 will start on October 15, 2024. This date aligns with Fortnite typical Tuesday update schedule and gives ample time before Chapter 5 Season 4 wraps up on November 2, 2024. Epic Games has yet to make an official announcement on the timeline for these awaited Fortnitemares.
New Skins and Characters
Fortnitemares 2024 might be bringing the best collaboration this year. Be ready to fight on the battlefield along with famous Horror icons from the classic horror franchises. Even more, a leaked loading screen revealed the exciting additions to Fortnite character roster that pumped up the excitement.
- Billy the Puppet (Saw): You can’t think of Halloween without this infamous puppet crossing your mind. Billy the Puppet is a character from the famous horror film “Saw” that scared many upon its comeback last year. This collaboration serves as the highlight of the collaboration after taking center stage in the teaser image.
- Leatherface (Texas Chainsaw Massacre): No one looks more sinister than this resident Texas Chainsaw Massacre character, Leatherface. He is set to make a chilling Fortnite debut to add his classic slasher element in the battle royale arena.
- Pumpkin Ultima Knight: This features a Halloween-themed reskin of the Ultima Knight character. In the teaser photo released, he is wielding the Wood Stake Shotgum from last year’s event.
- Witch Lexa: Fortnite made her fit for Halloween, as they will release its new version. Under this, Lexa will be wearing a witch costume and a prop of a flying broomstick.
- Dark Marshmello: Marshemello may be one of the remarkable collaborations to happen in the Fortnite community. With that, Epic Games is bringing a spooky twist to his popular Marshmello skin.
- New Knightmare Skin: They spot a new knight-themed skin in the Fortnitemares’ teaser. However, the details remain limited for this.
Epic Games is definitely improving its annual Halloween event as they seek out the classic horror icons. With this, Fortnitemares serves as one of the awaited Fortnite events every year. In the last year’s event, they had crossovers with Jack Skellington of “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” Michael Myers of “Halloween,” and “Alan Wake.”
Expected Features and Items
Fortnite is keeping its specific details under wraps. For now, the players can anticipate from its previous Halloween events. This year’s Fortnitemares may include new weapons or design a Halloween-themed variation of the existing ones. Beside, they might introduce limited-time challenges that are tied with the Halloween theme. This is to make things extra exciting during the season.
It is also suggested that some parts of Fortnite Island are going to see a shocking and creepy transformation. This is to make the ambiance and atmosphere more terrifying than they were. Aside from weapon collection, there can also be new Halloween-themed items to opme within the game. This includes new consumables, mobility items, and even traps that serve as fantastic Halloween twists.
The Nostalgia Factor
The Fortnitemares 2024 is tapping into the nostalgia of many upon collaborating with characters from horror franchises that are decades old. This strategy definitely works well for all sorts of their audience. Saw and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre are some of the staples of older generations when it comes to horror movies. With this, the older players are actually looking forward to how this crossover will eventually unfold.
Conclusion
They are about to come out of their graves anytime soon. The upcoming Fortnitemares will bring out icons from horror films like “Saw” and “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre into the cruel battlefield. This adds up fright to the hype of the players for the new features to come in the start of the annual Halloween event. Besides the skins, you may also look forward to potential limited-time challenges and terrifying gameplay adjustments to make players’ October extra spooky.
