¡Ay, caramba! Fortnite Invites Players to Springfield for a Cel-Shaded "The Simpsons" Mini-Season
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The Simpsons have arrived in Fortnite in a brand new mini-season, set to bring a back-to-basics Battle Royale experience jam packed with the humor of the hit animated series.
What’s Happening:
- Disney and Epic Games are continuing their, well, epic partnership with a brand new The Simpsons-themed mini-season.
- Starting today, November 1st, fans can drop from the Battle Bus straight into the heart of Springfield for a hilarious and stylized version of the hit game.
- Springfield Island is the first cel-shaded island from the hit game, giving the game a more 2D animated style look.
- During gameplay, fans can expect to bump into their favorite characters while visiting locations from the series, including Moe’s, the Simpsons’ home, the Springfield sign, and more.
- In terms of gameplay, fans can expect a more classic Fortnite Battle Royale experience with added chaos inspired by the series.
- You may even encounter giant donuts falling from the sky or surprise encounters with angry clones.
- The month-long season promises to have plenty of gags, gadgets, and good times.
- As standard with each Fortnite season, fans will also be able to unlock exclusive rewards in the Springfield Battle Pass.
- Players will be able to unlock Homer, Marge, Flanders, Blinky Fishstick, and Springfielder Peely.
- Also new this season, Fornite’s first sidekick Peels will be available in the Battle Pass.
- The adorable dog will be the only sidekick in the game until more arrive in-shop on November 7th.
- The Fortnite x The Simpsons fun doesn’t end in-game either!
- Starting today, new animated shorts highlighting the fun found in the new season will debut on Disney+ and The Simpsons YouTube channel.
- Each week of the four week season will include a short.
- For players with MyDisney accounts, you can connect it to your Epic Games account to receive a free Kang and Kudos Glider, which you can redeem until February 28th, 2026.
- It will arrive in already connected players lockers by November 15th.
- The Simpsons season will go live later today, sometime around 5PM ET.
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