Fortnite Gets a New Roguelike Map and a Visit From Jason Statham

The British are coming. Specifically, IGN tin exclusively uncover that enactment antheral Jason Statham - prima of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Hobbs and Shaw and The Meg - is coming to Fortnite today. He lent his chiselled jawline and dependable to the crippled to beforehand his caller movie Shelter arsenic portion of a caller in-game experience.

The Stath appears arsenic his quality from Shelter, Michael Mason. In the movie Mason is simply a erstwhile assassin who is forced to particulate disconnected his guns (aren't they always?) to support himself and a miss - Jessie - that helium rescued from the oversea surrounding the distant Scottish land helium calls home. Players tin combat alongside him connected a caller customized representation inspired by the movie, taking connected waves of enemies successful bid to support Jessie. If that wasn't enough, a immense tempest is connected the way, which is really beauteous close for the Scottish highlands.

The customized representation comes with immoderate further crippled features to heighten the roguelike acquisition the creators are going for, with a operation of imperishable upgrades, random limb loadouts and a 'Rebirth system' that volition springiness you imperishable buffs for resetting your progress. It's captious to notation that the weaponry is fixed retired by a dog.

There'll besides beryllium a assemblage tourney featuring apical streamers that volition fto viewers ballot connected the circumstantial conditions for the matches, similar limb restrictions oregon inverted controls.

The acquisition was created by Sawhorse and Chartis Interactive, with contributions to the plan of the representation from Fortnite creators similar Jayth, the feline down Fortnite's Zombie Escape Tag.

"It’s been breathtaking to harvester the roguelike genre—one of Fortnite’s astir fashionable modes—with a unsocial movie similar Shelter, particularly with Jason Statham involved," helium said.

The Shelter acquisition is disposable successful Fortnite present - Island Code 2883-8391-6703 - and the movie, besides starring Bill Nighy, volition beryllium successful theaters connected January 30.