Summary
Fortnitehas already pitted players against plenty of giant opponents, and now the infamous Godzilla is set to rampage across the Island later this week. Epic’s highly successful multiplayer online battle royale has played home to numerous crossovers, allowing fans to unlock specialFortnitecharacter skins themed after the likes of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Wonder Woman, and even the popular Vocaloid Hatsune Miku.
Fortniteis adding the iconic Japanese cinematic monster Godzilla to its growing list of guest characters as part of Chapter 6 Season 1, with a playable skin based on his supercharged Evolved appearance from last year’sGodzilla X Kong: The New Empirebeing made available on January 17. The King of the Monster’s impendingFortnitedebut has already sparked plenty of discussion about whichother famous Godzilla designscould be added as skins later on, as well as jokes about howFortniteis quickly becoming the video game version of the Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny.
As anyGodzillafan will know, it is only a matter of time before the reptilian behemoth decides to stop playing along and go on another destructive rampage, and the world ofFortniteis about to experience his fury later this week. As reported byDexerto, version 33.20forFortniteChapter 6 Season 1will be launched on January 14. No official start time has been revealed, but Epic will likely start its server downtime at 4 AM PT, 7 AM ET, and 12 PM GMT in preparation for the update.
Fortnite Version 33.20 Launch Date
Much of the new content in this update will reportedly be centered around the Monsterverse, with footage of a giant-sized Godzilla stomping around theFortnitegame world being included in a recently shared trailer. Godzilla might not be the only Kaiju on the Island either, as a decal referencing King Kong can be briefly seen on a passing car. There have already been rumors ofKong joining his longtime nemesisas aFortniteboss during Chapter 6 in the wake of Season 1’s already-confirmedGodzillacrossover.
Fortnitehas already seen plenty of devastation from the likes of Galactus, Doctor Doom, and The Nothing over the years, and now it seems like players will need to prepare themselves for another calamity courtesy of Godzilla later this week. Once the rubble clears, fans could see even moreTMNTcharacters join the game in the coming year, as well as amuch-hoped-forFortnitecrossover withDevil May Cry.
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