Update: Epic Games confirmed this Tron indeed comes to Fortnite:
In the Tron system, man appeared on the grid on a large digital frontier. Now is your time. Grab your light suit and get ready as Grid Warriors to embark on a new journey … this time to the island!
The “End of Line” collection is now available for hunting and is now available in the article store. Choose from a variety of players, including Cypher, Firewall, Proxy, Datapath, Packet, Bitstream, Commandline, Upload, Io and Bandwidth, which includes a removable helmet. The collection includes the calls to return to Tron’s most iconic gaming arena with the Light Cycle-powered glider and Identity Disc Pickaxe and Back Bling. Never leave your operating system without it.
Step inside Fortnite to view this collection from the digital frontier!
Original story [Thu 11th Feb, 2021 17:30 GMT]: With the Terminator and the Predator to make an entry into Fortnite, it does not seem too unrealistic to expect another popular 80s film franchise to make its debut in the popular Battle Royale game.
It all started with a message from HYPEX on Twitter with a picture of a new portal that will open on Fortnite Island. This was found in the game’s source code.
Then, a few hours later, the official Fortnite Twitter account posted a sound clip of Jonesy (a leading Fortnite character currently enlisting the help of various universes as part of the story “Zero Point”) to to try to turn on. a dusty, old computer.
As you can see, this broadcast is labeled “Reality Log MCP-82” – and, as movie fans will know, MCP stands for “Master Control Program” at Disney’s Tron series, while 82 stands for the year in which the original Tron film was released. “They Fight for the Users” clearly refers to the character Tron from the same movie.
Tron titled a sequel in 2010 Tron Legacy, which boasts an amazing soundtrack from French duo Daft Punk. A TV series called Throne: Rebellion, arrived in 2012, and more recently there have been reports that a new movie is in development, with Jared Leto involved.
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Editor’s note: This post was written by the son of our editor, Noah McFerran, who is currently sitting at home thanks to the ongoing UK closing. To beat the boredom, we gave him the chance to compile a news story about Fortnite, one of his favorite games. We paid him V-Bucks and sweets for his contribution.