Black Cat in Fortnite: Release date speculation and latest news
Fortnite has been mining the depths of Marvel’s eclectic character roster for its latest Chapter 5 Season 4 update. We’ve seen Doctor Doom take over Battle Royale Island and Wolverine appear as a banana. Yes, you read that correctly. But now, rumours are swirling about Black Cat’s imminent arrival in the game.
Black Cat is a longtime foe, friend and even a lover to Spider-Man. Felicia Hardy, as she is otherwise known, is a cat burglar with an acrobatic fighting style and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man in 1979.
Considering Fortnite included Spider-Man's Iron Spider outfit in the game recently, it’s not surprising that we are getting another character from his universe next.
For the full details on Black Cat’s arrival in Fortnite, read on.
An official time and date has not been confirmed by Epic Games for Black Cat’s arrival in Fortnite, however an account on X, formerly Twitter, called Hypex which regularly posts leaks about the game has stated that she will be released on Friday September 13.
It is rumoured that the time will be 8pm EST, which is 1am on Saturday September 14 for us in the UK.
Much like the release date for Black Cat in Fortnite, the method that players will need to unlock her is not yet confirmed by Epic Games.
However, Hypex also addressed this and it looks as though you will need to purchase her either individually or via a bundle from the game’s Item Shop once the update is live.
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Again, this is only a rumour, but we have been led to believe that the Black Cat skin will cost 1,500 V Bucks in the Item Shop. This price will also include the LEGO variant.
The character can also be bought via a bundle, which costs 2,300 V Bucks. It also includes an Unfortunate Claw Pickaxe, the Black Cat Guitar, the Velvet Claws Wrap and
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