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‘John Wick’ Officially Hits ‘Fortnite’ in Latest In-Game Event
It had been leaked previously, but Keanu Reeves’ godlike killer John Wick is now a part of mildly popular Battle Royale game Fortnite in the Wick’s Bounty LTM event.
Epic made the announcement with a trailer that sees the real Wick face off against the Fortnite character skin that was ‘inspired’ by the character previously.
Tick Tock, Mr. Wick.
The High Table has opened a new contract. It’s up to you to collect the bounty. Stay alive and collect gold tokens by eliminating the other bounty hunters. The first one to fulfill the order wins, but be careful how far ahead you get, as you will become a target for everyone else.
The event rewards you with Wick-related goodies naturally.
Pop into the Wick’s Bounty LTM now and complete challenges to earn free rewards including the Gold Token Back Bling, One Shot Glider, Boogeyman Wrap, and bonus XP before the event ends. If you’re curious about the LTM specifics you can head over to our patch notes for a full description.
This technically means John Wick exists in the same game universe as Thanos, so the solution is there if the purple one ever decides to show up again threatening death to the universe.
The best part about engaging with collaborative genre fiction on the internet is that anyone can get in on the action, with worldwide accessibility often resulting in absurd story beats that wouldn’t be possible if any single person was responsible for the entire narrative. And while Kane Parsons’ Backrooms film is definitely the young filmmaker’s own unique take on the infamous creepypasta, it’s fun to see other creators join the Backrooms sandbox now that the big screen adaptation is getting ready for a record-shattering opening weekend.
As if cleverly timed releases like Puppet Combo’s The Backrooms game weren’t enough (not to mention that Scary Movie poster poking fun at Parsons’ flick), McDonald’s official social media accounts have now released an analog horror video of their own celebrating the liminal terrors of the McRooms – complete with a familiar purple surprise at the end of the footage.
While it’s funny enough to see the world’s most recognizable Fast Food giant engage with internet-borne Found Footage thrills seemingly out of the blue, the video is actually referencing a long-running gag among the Backrooms fandom where creators jokingly talk about there being a fully functional McDonald’s restaurant hidden somewhere in level 0 of the infamous liminal labyrinth.
Now, would it be too much to hope for a moist-carpet-flavored McShake to tie in with the film?
Backrooms is now playing only in theaters from A24.
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