Fortnitemares 2024, Fortnite’s annual Halloween event, goes live today and will feature the return of Horde Rush, a pile of fresh quests and rewards, and a host of recognisable, horror-themed outfits hitting the Shop.
Horde Rush will be available for the duration of this year’s event, and players will be able to complete Horde Rush quests and Rocket Racing Nitemares quests for XP that will grant a variety of rewards.
Fornitemares 2024 also arrives with a new chainsaw weapon dubbed the Boom Billy, which can be used to carve through enemies (or thrust into the ground and revved to drag your character forward at “frightening speeds”). In addition to this, the Wood Stake Shotgun, Pumpkin Launcher, and Witch Broom are all returning for this year’s event.
New outfits include Billy the Puppet from Saw, Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Pumpkin King and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas, Marvel’s Mephisto, She-Venom, and Agony, plus Cruella de Vil, Maleficent, Captain Hook, Ravemello, and Edward Scissorhands. There will be an opportunity to unlock the She-Venom and Agony outfits before they arrive in the Shop for players who take part in the Symbiote Cup.
Fortnitemares 2024, which will run until the end of Chapter 5, Season 4, is just the latest salvo of content in Fornite’s quest to absorb and homogenize all pop culture on the planet. Fortnite announcements in the past… fortnight alone include a new Fast & Furious vehicle and the arrival of… Shaquille O’Neal.
For what it’s worth, Fornite has also just introduced new time limit controls which will reportedly allow parents to cap the amount of time their kids play the game each day.
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