Defunct dance duo Daft Punk will get a contemporary lease of life in Fortnite this month, due to a new interactive tribute expertise.
The Daft Punk Experience will open its digital doorways this Saturday, September 27 at 11am Pacific, 2pm Japanese or 7pm UK time — although do not count on the standard Fortnite live performance expertise.
As a substitute, maybe tailor-made round the truth that Daft Punk are not performing in actual life, you need to count on a “playground” the place you possibly can remix present songs, make a Lego Music music video or just tune in to bounce.
No new music can be debuted throughout the Experience, Fortnite developer Epic Video games has made clear. And, simply so we’re all singing from the identical hymn sheet, there’s this explicit line from the occasion’s FAQ web page:
“Is Daft Punk getting again collectively? No. The Daft Punk Experience is an immersive music expertise based mostly on the band’s beloved music. The band shouldn’t be getting again collectively.”
As ever, Fortnite will accompany the brand new collaboration with an array of digital wares accessible to buy inside its in-game store. You can purchase GM08 and TB3 skins, devices to be used in Fortnite’s Pageant music mode, in addition to music tracks equivalent to Get Fortunate.
Earlier immediately, we reported in on the arrival of one other new Fortnite addition: its proximity chat-focused battle royale mode Delulu. Thus far the providing is off to a sturdy begin, although has prompted a ban wave with “hundreds” of accounts impacted.
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