It was solely a matter of time earlier than Fortnite and South Park got here collectively. Epic’s free-to-play battle royale sport has already teamed up with The Simpsons, Household Man, Futurama, and a lot more, and now it’s lastly the flip of Stan, Kyle, Cartman, Kenny, and friends. What’s bought me most hyped for the new Fortnite replace, nonetheless, is the introduction of the long-rumored Quints playlist, which is able to lastly permit us to group up in five-player squads.
The new Fortnite Quints mode is just about precisely what you’d anticipate, permitting you to queue up as a group of 5. That allows you to invite even more of your friends into the identical match, and as somebody who’s all the time been a fan of a bit more chaos in my video games I am trying ahead to how hectic teamfights are going to be with an additional individual on either side.
Fittingly, which means we’re truly getting 5 South Park skins, with the core crew of 4 joined by Butters. The trailer reveal for Quints sees Butters whip out the Stick of Fact and rework the college bus right into a full-on battle bus. There’s even a Towelie sidekick.
Moderately than adopting the ‘muscular Peter Griffin’ method, this time Epic has opted to put the children into cardboard mech fits to make certain they’ve a large enough profile to match the Fortnite model.
Epic additionally confirms that, together with the introduction of a particular South Park zone impressed by Eric’s million-dollar amusement park Cartmanland, the Born in Chaos move will truly be free for everybody. The draw back is that it’s restricted to gadgets in consequence, with the character skins going into the Fortnite store as a substitute.
The South Park Fortnite launch date is Friday January 9, and the Born in Chaos occasion runs till Thursday February 5. The limited-time Fortnite Quints playlist will run for the identical length. You’ll be ready to entry the Born in Chaos move for free.