Video Games
The ‘Terminator’ Franchise is the Next Crossover in ‘Fortnite’!
Yesterday The Predator finally made its way into Fortnite, joining a guest cast of genre characters that begs for more additions. Well, you won’t have to wait very long, as leakers have let the cat out of the bag with The Terminator franchise making a stop during the Chapter 2 Season 5 Battle Pass.
To round things up, rumours of The Terminator’s arrival began when Twitch streamers such as @TheSquattingDog received care packages from Epic Games, which just so happened to contain a pair of sunglasses that were very reminiscent of the T-800’s shades from Terminator 2.
Fortnite and Jonesy CCed me on “The Plan” for season 5! Checkout this amazing care package they sent! What clues does this have for the new season of Fortnite?! #fortniteseason5 #zeropoint #iLoveEpicGames pic.twitter.com/Dvd7FAnzjH
— Squatingdog (@thesquatingdog) December 4, 2020
Now, there’s a new portal on the map that shows off an image that eagle-eyed fans of the film will recognize as the Cyberdyne Systems office, also from Terminator 2. Not only that, but the game has also introduced a new lever-action shotgun that has a reload animation mimicking Arnold’s reloading of the gun in the 1991 classic.
And today, there was this little Tweet from the official Fortnite account hinting that Sarah Connor could be the next skin in the game!
:: Incoming Transmission – Reality Log 991 ::
Targets Description: A ruthless machine and a protector of the future pic.twitter.com/LGXiAadncR— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) January 21, 2021
Epic eventually announced the crossover in a blog post. Included in the Future War bundle, which costs 2800 V-Bucks, are two “ready-for-battle” outfits for Sarah Connor, the T-800 Endoskeleton Arm Back Bling and Combat Knife item. If you want to play as the T-800 instead, the pack includes the skin, a custom emote and the HK Skynet Uplink Back Bling and Techno-Grip Axe. Both Sarah Connor and the T-800 can be purchased separately for 1800 and 1500 V-Bucks respectively.
Video Games
Bloody Body Horror Revealed in ‘Stellar Blade: Blood Rain’, Currently in Development [Trailer]
Shift Up has shifted things dramatically from 2024’s action-adventure game Stellar Blade, offering up a body horror bonanza in the newly announced sequel, Stellar Blade: Blood Rain. The sequel is currently early in development, but if the trailer is any indication, players will be in for plenty of body horror.
Continuing the story from the original Stellar Blade, Blood Rain will star a new protagonist named Eve. Earth has been abandoned, and what is left of humanity has fled to a Colony in outer space.
Shift Up had mentioned during a Q&A following its latest earnings presentation last month that development on Blood Rain (which was still unannounced at the time) was progressing smoothly, and was on track to meet their targeted quality standards.
Shift Up stated that with this new title it would be transitioning to a first-party service model, effectively moving away from the restrictions the game experienced with original publisher Sony, which had the game under an exclusivity agreement for the PlayStation 5. “This will allow us to lead marketing strategies that fully reflect the distinctive identity of the Stellar Blade IP, and we expect to communicate the unique appeal of its universe to players more directly and effectively.”
Whether this means that Xbox Players will finally be able to play the original game (or its sequel) is still not clear. Meanwhile, Stellar Blade is reportedly being ported to the Nintendo Switch 2, but no official confirmation has been made.