Fortnite’s next season, which starts on August 27, could be a full season collaboration with Marvel, as suggested by a teaser released by Epic games on Friday. However, due to Epic’s public dispute with Apple over the iPhone Store App Store policy, Epic is unable to update at this time Fortnite on iOS. That means iPhone and iPad players will miss the new season, unless something changes between Epic and Apple for Thursday.
Apple leg Fortnite from the App Store on August 13 after Epic added a direct payment system to the game, which is in violation of the App Store rules. Epic then pursued Apple, gave an in-game short parody of one of Apple’s most famous ads, and began telling iOS players that they could not play next season because Apple pulled Fortnite from the store (a message the studio repeated this week).
IN Fortnite and Marvel collaboration would not be the first between the two powerhouses. In fact, Marvel characters have appeared in it Fortnite many times already. Fortnite featured Avengers-themed modes in 2018 and 2019, and several Marvel superhero skins have appeared in the game, including Black Widow, Star-Lord, Deadpool, Captain America, and X-Force members cable, Psylocke, and Domino. (Fortnite has also recorded DC Comics characters including Aquaman, Batman, Catwoman, and Harley Quinn, and Epic will sell a bundle featuring the Joker and Poison Ivy in November.)
The character shown in Friday’s teaser appears to be Thor in the style of his 2020 comic book story. In the past, Epic has released multiple teasers on social media leading to a new Fortnite season, so it seems like a safe bet that we’ll see more hints in the coming days for other characters appearing in Epic’s hugely popular Battle Royale hit.
Fortnite: Chapter 2: Season 4 launches on August 27th.
