Fortnite leak hints at bigger upcoming crossover

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Important takeaways

  • Fortnite is heavily rumored to feature an upcoming collaboration with Hatsune Miku, according to the latest Battle Royale leaks.
  • No details were given about the Fortnite crossover, although there is potential for both new skins and in-game musical appearances from the Miku event.
  • Fortnite looks to have several new crossovers coming for the game alongside Hatsune Miku, including Unreal Tournament and Demon Slayer.



A new leak from Fortnite suggests that Battle Royale will feature a major crossover with Hatsune Miku in the near future. The hugely popular battle royale from Epic Games has been known since its early days for its wealth of crossovers, including skins, cosmetics and events from a host of beloved pop culture franchises. The recent release of the game's Chapter 6 Season 1 introduced the highly anticipated Godzilla crossover, with more skins coming soon based on Spider-Man and Unreal tournament. Now, FortniteThe next collaboration will be big.

Japanese media has often been a popular source of crossovers for Fortnite with anime and game series serving as some of gaming's most popular collaborations. Anime series like My Hero Academia and Dragon Ball Z has introduced unique weapons based on the franchise, with everything from Deku's “Smash” attacks to the Kamehameha. Leaks from the game have also heavily hinted at it Fortnite will soon cooperate with Demon Slayerlikely with new skins based on characters like Tanjiro and Nezuko. Now one of Japan's most famous properties is rumored to be coming Fortnite.


Fortnite crossover with Demon Slayer

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Rumor: Fortnite may soon cross over with iconic anime

A prominent Fortnite leaker surprises anime fans by announcing that a popular franchise could be coming to the game in the near future.

A new update shared by prominent Fortnite leaker HYPEX via other leakers ShiinaBR and FNBRintel suggests Hatsune Miku comes to Fortnite. The leak doesn't share any details about the Hatsune Miku event, though skins based on Miku and potentially other characters like Kagamine Rin and Kagamine Len are expected to be included. A Miku collaboration could also potentially include a musical appearance in Fortnitemuch like previous crossovers with musical artists. A release window was not given for Fortnites upcoming crossover with Hatsune Miku.


The potential for a Hatsune Miku collaboration has plenty of precedent for new content that could potentially be featured in Fortnite. The crossover could see Hatsune Miku songs added Fortnite Festivalwith a variety of official songs and fan-made music available for the rhythm game. Fortnites latest rap-focused event also included a massive in-game tribute to musical artist JUICE WRLD, both with an in-game “POI” and a live performance including footage from past performances.

FortniteThe next big crossover comes as Epic Games' Battle Royale has revealed tons of new content over the past few weeks. Epic Games officially unveiled “Ballistic” late last week as the rumored 5v5 tactical shooter, which moves the game to a first-person perspective with similar gameplay to games like Counter-Strike. “Fortnite OG” also recently debuted as a callback to the beginning of the game, making the game's Chapter 1 Season 1 map available to fans. FortniteThe future looks as bright as ever with new game modes seeing major successes and more major crossovers on the way.



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