Epic Fortnite celebrates Star Wars

One of the elements that make Fortnite one of the most popular games is that it is free. In fact, the business model of the Epic Games title was extended in such a way that many of the most popular titles today on different platforms replicate their behavior. This strategy consists of offering the main heart of the game at no cost but at the same time having extra paid content available.
Creating a game with Fortnite features, sustaining it over time with a good server, without errors, fast and with the ability to develop quality content for users implies somehow monetizing the product. To achieve this, one of the resources that the game launched in 2017 uses is the Epic Fortnite store where the current currency is V-bucks. In this section the user can consume all kinds of objects related to the video game. Costumes for the characters, special gestures, battle passes and objects belonging to the game in general (these elements do not grant any type of particular advantage to the player, but are generally oriented towards aesthetic and decorative aspects).
It is in this store where one of the most important news about Fortnite of the month of May is developed and is that the most famous Battle Royale game of recent times pays homage and gives rise to the characters and objects of one of the most sagas famous of cinema and pop culture of all time. The Star Wars saga created by George Lucas in 1977.

May the Force be with you

On May 4, 1979, two years after the launch of the first installment of the Star Wars saga (Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope), the English newspaper London Evening News decided to congratulate the new British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. with a headline that made a pun with the phrase that would become an icon of the director George Lucas story: “May the 4th Be With You, Maggie. Congratulations ”, that is, a word game was played with the pronunciation of May 4 that formed“ may the force be with you ”.
From there that day is known as the Star Wars day and year after year the celebrations became massive and diversified and have come to include parades, celebrations from space and lighting of public monuments in different countries. The history of the Skywalkers is one of the most popular in Western culture and has followers of all ages.

Feel the Force in Fortnite

The first collaboration Fortnite made with Star Wars was in December 2019 when the scene of the video game was used to promote what would be the premiere of the latest Skywalker family story, Star Wars Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker.
The event was one of the most popular in Fortnite and featured the participation (as a game avatar) of director J.J. Abrams. The acclaimed filmmaker chatted with fans, allowed himself to do a small trivia and even presented a preview of what would be the long-awaited premiere. There were also forays into the map of traditional ships that waged a battle in the skies over Fortnite while the renowned musical curtain from the Star Wars movies sounded.

Lightsabers, skins and gliders from the Stars

To celebrate the 2020 Star Wars day, when conventions or celebrations cannot be organized due to the coronavirus crisis, fans of the galaxy saga received brand great news about Star Wars and Fortnite.
On the occasion of the galactic celebration, Fortnite brings back (as it did in December 2019) Star Wars lightsabers, spikes, gestures, skins and backpacks. The sabers that can be obtained are the blue color of Rey and Obi-Wan, the green belonging to Luke, the purple of Mace Windu and the red color of Kylo Ren. The available skins are Kylo Ren, Rey and Sith Trooper. In addition, gliders with ship shapes from the saga can be obtained. Gestures, picks and backpacks will also be available. The prices in V-bucks range from 200 to 2000.

The Epic Fortnite store brings a great novelty for May that the enormous number of fans that Star Wars holds will undoubtedly be enjoyed.