Epic Games continues to do huge new crossovers inFortnite, with various skins from franchises of all sorts rolling out on a monthly basis. This latestFortnitecrossover brings the world ofLeague of Legendsto theFortniteuniverse.
TheFortniteTwitter account recently made the announcement thatLeague of Legendscharacter Jinx has been added to Epic Games' battle royale’s Item Shop.Fortnite’s Twitter account also changed its profile picture to reflect the addition of Arcane Jinx, with a purple swirl encircling the F from theFortnitelogo. With bothLeague of LegendsandFortnitereaching massive audiences, it’s understandable why Epic Games is making a bigger deal about this crossover compared to others in the past.
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BothLeague of LegendsandFortniteare free-to-play games, allowing fans of both to easily try the other.League of Legendshas remained a popular Multiplayer Online Battle Arena since it was released back in 2009.Fortnitewas initially released as a tower defense title withFortnite: Save the World, but after pivoting to battle royale, it too blew up in popularity.League of LegendsandFortniteboth remain near the top of Twitch viewership, with updates, new seasons, andFortnitecrossoverslike this one drawing even more viewers.
Just like many otherFortniteskins releasing recently, Arcane Jinx received a reveal trailer the morning of her addition to the in-game Item Shop. The trailer shows Arcane Jinx gliding down on the Bombs Away! glider, skipping aroundFortnite’s battle royale island, rocking out to punk rock music with an electric guitar, and spraying graffiti on a brick wall. Epic Games has been able to capture the overall attitude of Riot Games' Jinx, and since she has several different looks inLeague of Legends, the skin may receive variants in the future.
Similar to the release of other new skins, popular streamers such as Ninja and Thegrefg are already streamingFortniteto Twitch while playing as Arcane Jinx. Both streamers are represented inFortniteas Icon Series skins, but they still both regularly play as the latest skins added to the Item Shop. Because of the early popularity of Arcane Jinx, severalLeague of Legendsfans are requesting the next addition toFortnitesuch as Cassiopeia, Gragas, Pyke, and Teemo.
With Jinx being the firstLeague of Legendscharacter to make the jump toFortnite, the battle royale may receive more characters from the popular MOBA franchise if there’s significant demand. It’s likely that if moreLeague of Legendscharacters are added toFortnite, they’ll be among the game’s more iconic characters like Jinx. It’s currently unclear whether or not Riot Games will addFortnitecharacters as cosmetic options for its characters or if the crossover is only expanding onFortnite’s expansive roster.
Fortniteis available right now for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
