Epic reassures Fortnite fans that new Lego, Rocket Racing, and Festival modes will ‘stick around’
Three’s a crowd
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FortnitedeveloperEpic Gameshas taken to social media to reassure fans that the newly addedLego,Rocket Racing, andFestivalmodes are not limited-time events, but will be sticking around for the foreseeable future.
In apost on Twitter, the officialFortnitepage confirmed that these new games wouldn’t be going anywhere.
“Howdy, friends,” began the post. “Seeing some chatter around our newly launched games and people worried that they may not stick around. To clarify: these are brand new games entirely - not LTM’s.”
‘LTM’ here stands for ‘limited-time mode’, referring to one of the many temporary events that Epic brings to theFortnitemelange to help keep the third-person battle royale fresh.
The post goes on to confirm that all three games “are here to stay - with regular updates.”
Howdy, friends 🤠 seeing some chatter around our newly launched games and people worried that they may not stick around. To clarify: these are brand new games entirely—not LTM’s.Fear not! @LEGOFortnite, @RocketRacing, and @FNFestival are here to stay – with regular updates.December 11, 2023
Here at TechRadar Gaming, we enjoyed our time withLego Fortnite, though it’s clear that the game does need a bit of polish here and there. In his review, freelancer Jake Green called it “a solid swing at a survival crafting game, but will likely only fully come into its own after a few updates.”
Despite its flaws, fans have taken toLego Fortnitewith glee, even finding ways tobuild functional vehiclesin the game. One enterprisingTwitter user, even put up atutorial onlineto help players build their own amphibious vehicle.
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When it comes toRocket Racing, Green seemed slightly less impressed, calling it a “rock-solid arcade racer that’s lacking in the personality department. Its main hook isn’t exciting enough to base a whole game around, and the selection of tracks offered up at launch is pretty forgettable.”
As forFortniteas a whole, it looks as though Epic’s ambitions don’t stop at these three new games, with executive vice president Saxs Persson expressinginterest in a Nintendo crossover.
Want to get more out of Fortnite? Find outwhere to find Fortnite Weapon Casesandhow to get Blast Cores in Lego Fortnitewith these handy guides.
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