'Fortnite' is doing a crossover with 'League of Legends'
Two games you've definitely never heard of are getting a crossover!
The League of Legends champion Jinx is about to drop into Fortnite as part of a new collaboration.
To celebrate the upcoming release of Arcane, a Netflix animated series based on League of Legends, Jinx is crossing over into Fortnite. It’s the first time a League of Legends champion has appeared in a non-Riot game, so it’s a go-big-or-go-home scenario. Steve Allison, Vice President and General Manager of the Epic Games Store, only had good things to say about Riot.
“Riot Games is one of the world’s best developers and creators of groundbreaking entertainment franchises,” Allison said in a press release. “We’re excited they’ve chosen to partner with us to bring their titles to millions of new players through the Epic Games Store.”
Jinx got a flashy Fortnite trailer of her own which you can check out below.
We can’t wait to see Arcane Jinx jump off the Battle Bus! Welcome to the Island
https://t.co/GaubLR1wsM pic.twitter.com/E55PShBHbE
— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) November 4, 2021
Jinx herself will be dropping on the Fortnite item shop on Nov. 4 at 8 P.M. EDT along with several Jinx-themed items, including:
- Arcane Jinx Outfit
- Pow Pow Crusher Pickaxe
- Jinxed Spray
- Jinx’s Dream Monkey Back Bling
- Playground (Instrumental) Lobby Track
- Wreaking Havoc Loading Screen
- Katchoo! Loading Screen
It’s been quite a busy time for Riot. In October, the Runeterra games saw a new player peak, and more than 600 million folks have played League of Legends adjacent titles. This Fortnite collaboration seems to be tangentially related to the RiotX Arcane event going on right now. By that, I mean it’s all surrounding Arcane’s release. It’ll be interesting to see if Netflix will have a Witcher-like hit with that one. I guess we’ll find out when it comes out on Nov. 6!
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.