Fortnite's having a fortnight of Star Wars celebrations

pcgamer.com:

A long time ago, in a metaverse far far away, a marketing no-brainer happened. May 4 has been taken over by a Star Wars celebration day, and to mark this year's event Fortnite's having a Star Wars jamboree: some of the stuff is old, like outfits, and other elements are new. 

Various stellar costumes are returning to the item shop (Kylo Ren, Rey, Finn, Stormtrooper, Boba Fett) until May 17, and over this period all players can take part in 'Stormtrooper training'—which is to say, quests. These will see you «confiscate a 'landspeeder' (a.k.a. a vehicle), confiscate and use 'Jedi contraband' (a.k.a. a lightsaber), and more.»

Completing five of these earns you an Empire banner (aren't they the bad guys), and in addition to this players will be able to find Stormtroopers dotted around the maps in both vanilla and zero build Fortnite. These Stormtroopers will trade you an E-11 Blaster Rifle, which is actually quite damaging if you can hit something with it, for in-game bars (the gun can also drop in chests).

Of course, in a galaxy far far away, guns are for dweebs. Over the fortnight-long collaboration, various lightsabers will also return to the game: you can whoosh around those belonging to Luke Skywalker, Kylo Ren, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Mace Windu. The above trailer does tease an Obi-Wan appearance, but we'll probably have to wait until the Disney+ series lands to actually play as the only cool Star Wars character.

Speaking of characters, and to digress from Star Wars for a moment, the 24-hour industry that is Fortnite leaks has turned up a picture of the Scarlet Witch, Wanda Maximoff, so expect to see her soon. It's always a bit odd when Epic adds a character that would never use a gun, but that's life in the metaverse.

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