After months of rumors and leaks, Epic Games has finally confirmed the crossover between Fortnite and Overwatch. The collaboration will officially arrive on May 14 alongside the new update for Chapter 7 Season 2.
The news was announced by the official Fortnite account on social media through a teaser that quickly excited fans of both games.
Epic Games has finally confirmed the crossover between Fortnite and Overwatch.
D.Va will be the first confirmed skin
The preview published by Epic only showed the silhouette of a character, but players of Overwatch immediately recognized D.Va, one of the most popular heroines from Blizzard's shooter.
In this way, D.Va became the first officially confirmed skin for the crossover.
For now, Epic Games has not revealed which other characters will arrive in the Fortnite store, although various leaks have been mentioning names like Tracer and other classic heroes from the game for months.
Which characters could come to Fortnite
Although there is still no official confirmation beyond D.Va, several insiders claim that the crossover could include up to four characters from Overwatch.
Among the most mentioned are:
Tracer
Mercy
Genji
Reaper
D.Va will be the first confirmed skin.
In any case, Epic has not yet confirmed the rest of the content, so the information should be taken with caution until the official announcement.
May 14 will be a busy day for Fortnite
The arrival of Overwatch will not be the only major news within Fortnite this week.
On the same day, new skins from Star Wars will also debut, and Act 3 of the current season will officially begin, in one of the largest updates of the month.
May 14 will be a busy day for Fortnite.
Epic Games continues to expand the enormous catalog of collaborations in the battle royale, which has already included franchises from movies, anime, video games, and series over the past few years.
Fortnite and Overwatch finally cross their universes
Both Fortnite and Overwatch have marked a significant part of the last decade in online multiplayer games.
Epic Games continues to expand its huge catalog of collaborations.
Therefore, this crossover appears to be one of the most anticipated by the gaming community and could open the door for future collaborations between Blizzard and Epic Games.
Now we just have to see how big the event will be and how many characters will officially come to the game.
