Fortnite x The Simpsons crossover will reportedly include Springfield map overhaul

Over the many years and Seasons, we’ve seen Fortnite handle its crossovers in varying ways, with some being simple shop bundles; others being available in the Battle Pass; and some special collabs seeing unique power/abilities introduced in limited-time events alongside map POI alterations. As part of the upcoming Fortnite x The Simpsons crossover, the game’s Battle Royale map will reportedly be transformed into the entirety of Springfield.

Following initial leaks earlier this year, Epic Games all-but-confirmed a couple weeks ago that Fortnite would be crossing over with The Simpsons in an upcoming mini-Season.

While few details have been revealed so far, dataminers have seemingly discovered the full scope of the crossover, with Fortnite leakers ‘SpushFNBR’ and ‘NotPaloleaks’ taking to Twitter to state “The Simpsons season will have a FULL THEMED springfield map! One of the POIs is the Nuclear Plant.”

As mentioned, some previous crossovers have added a couple new points of interest to the map, with others even taking over a large portion of the playable area. That said, we have not seen a crossover introduce an entirely new map before.

Perhaps even more interesting is the fact that not only will pretty much all of Springfield be represented, but the map itself is reportedly fully cel-shadded. Of course, Fortnite has tinkered with cel-shading in the past for some of its character skins and crossovers, but changing the art style of the entire map itself is once again a first for Fortnite – suggesting that this is quite an all-encompassing crossover.

While a game like Fortnite can get away with it much easier than the likes of Call of Duty, having a Season as transformative as this – focused entirely on one series – could either work in or against Fortnite’s favour. We will have to wait and see how it is implemented, and how players react to the changes.

KitGuru says: Are you bored of video game crossovers at this point? What are your hopes for the upcoming mini-season? Let us know down below.

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