This Thursday (11) the Epic Games revealed that the character Dark Phoenix (Dark Phoenix), de X-Men, it's coming to Fortnite. The announcement of the new battle royale skin came shortly after the leaks that said the "Phoenix Force Set" would be coming to the game. The skin inspired by Jean Gray's Dark Phoenix outfit also comes with a "back bling" inspired by her power and a loading screen.
The "Phoenix Force Set" costs 1500 V-Bucks and there is also an emote called "Rising Phoenix'' which costs 300 V-Bucks for sale. Below is the tweet from the official Fortnite profile revealing the news.
"I am Fire and Life incarnate! Now and forever - I am Phoenix!"
Dark Phoenix has arrived on the Island. Grab the Phoenix Force set now in the Shop. pic.twitter.com/E4b4hsnTII
Jean Gray and her appearance in Fortnite
Character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby for the HQ The X-Man in 1963, Jean Gray is a telepathic mutant who at a certain point in the story ends up "rushing" with an alien entity called "Phoenix Force". She is the most recent X-Men character to appear in Fortnite, following Wolverine, Mystique, and Storm's appearance during the "Nexus War" season. In addition to the aforementioned characters, there was also an offer, for those who wanted to buy, of Cable, Domino and Psylocke skins.
Epic Games Worldwide Creative Director Donald Mustard says:
"The reason we call this season the 'Nexus War' is just the beginning. This is just the beginning of a lot of things we've planned for many years in this Marvel integration. This isn't the end; it's the beginning."
Fortnite Popularity
Fortnite live events are very popular, managing to gather 10 million people for an event that took place in 2019, a record for the game at the time. In addition, there was also a presentation by Travis Scott within Fortnite in which 12 million people were watching. Earlier this year, Epic Games even declared that it will invest $20 million in esports in Fortnite in 2021.
About Fortnite
Developed by Epic Games, Fortnite was originally released in 2017. It is a survival game that mixes with type. Its Battle Royale version was responsible for its great success at the time and still does today.
In Fortnite, It is possible to face up to 100 players at once in a single scenario. The objective of the game is to be the only survivor of the battle. Fortnite is currently present on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X platforms | S, Nintendo Switch and PC.
