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Epic Games confirmed a massive crossover with Five Nights at Freddy's for its annual Halloween event, Fortnitemares, launching October 1. The announcement tweet became the most-liked in Fortnite's history, signaling unprecedented fan enthusiasm. The event also features crossovers with Beetlejuice, Freddy Krueger, Slender Man, and The Purge, with additional collaborations potentially rolling out throughout October.
Epic Games has officially confirmed that Five Nights at Freddy’s (FNAF) will join Fortnite for the Fortnitemares 2026 event, launching on October 1, 2026. The collaboration introduces Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria as a map location and features animatronic bosses. Players can expect new skins for Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy, along with potential horror-themed gameplay modes. This marks the first major FNAF crossover in the battle royale, following months of speculation and hints within the current Override season.
Cath Bowie, a 78-year-old resident of Inverurie, Scotland, has been officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest female Fortnite streamer. She began playing the game in 2017 after her grandson introduced her to it and has streamed for up to six hours daily ever since. Her achievement is featured in the recently released Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2027, which highlights gaming across diverse age groups. Bowie, known online as 'grumpygran1948,' has accumulated over 24,000 followers on Twitch and describes herself as a 'Fortniter' rather than just a gamer. She emphasizes that age should not be a deterrent to starting new hobbies, noting that she has continued to enjoy the game for nearly nine years.
Cath Bowie, a 78-year-old resident of Inverurie, Scotland, has been officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest female Fortnite streamer. Known online as grumpygran1948, she began playing the popular battle royale game in 2017 after her grandson introduced her to it. Despite initial skepticism from family members about her ability to attract an audience, Bowie has cultivated a following of over 24,000 people. She appears in the upcoming Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2027, highlighting the game's appeal across diverse age groups.
Dutch consumer group SMC has filed a class action lawsuit against Epic Games, seeking over €100 million in damages for allegedly misleading young Fortnite players. The suit claims Epic’s item shop design pressured minors into purchases and collected data without parental consent. Epic responded by highlighting existing parental controls and purchase restrictions for minors in the Netherlands.
An opinion piece argues Fortnite’s crossovers, notably with Kingdom Hearts, illustrate a branding dilemma: turning beloved characters into purchasable in-game skins blurs their canon and reduces them to marketing props rather than living identities. Citing examples like SEGA’s android Sonic, Disney’s restrained use of Mickey, and Coca-Cola’s AI-driven ads, the piece contends that when brands loosen character control for hype, fans lose trust and franchises risk dilution—the result being a hollowed-out perception of the characters once tied to richer narratives.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners will team up with Overwatch in 2027, teased alongside a Fortnite collaboration; the Edgerunners 2 anime debuts on Netflix on October 20, and Sora from Kingdom Hearts is coming to Fortnite this week, with Kingdom Hearts IV planned for late 2027 across multiple platforms.
Kotaku praises the Kingdom Hearts x Fortnite trailer for its emotionally resonant, near shot-for-shot recreation of KH2’s opening, powered by Hikaru Utada’s Sanctuary to spark nostalgia while avoiding typical Fortnite gunplay, effectively appealing to longtime KH fans.
Fortnite is adding Sora from Kingdom Hearts as part of its Gaming Legends crossover, with more KH characters teased for this week; the piece notes the saturation of crossovers in modern games and humorously critiques Sora’s in-game look, while confirming ongoing KH character appearances.
Eurogamer’s August 21, 2026 guide details the latest Fortnite admin panel codes, a new lobby feature in Chapter 7 Season 4 that lets players redeem free rewards like Cheat Master sprites, Sprite Dust, XP and more. The article lists several working codes (e.g., H0p0nVC for 2,000 Sprite Dust; Play4All for a Cheat Master Sonic Sprite; O2OVERRIDE for items) and explains how to redeem: open the admin panel from the lobby, enter a code in the text box, then submit. There are no expired codes at the moment, and the guide covers how to use the panel and what rewards each code grants.
Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4, dubbed Override, launches Aug 20 with a map overhaul (Green Hill Zone, Reality's Reign, Stone Sanctum, and a redesigned Spire) and a new Sprite system featuring Sonic, Tails, Shadow and more, plus a Sprite Garden to track them. The loot pool expands with new items (Sonic Power Sneakers, Mega Buster, 8-Bit Shotgun, Midas’ Masterpiece, Tetris Rift, 1-Up Token, God Mode Llama) and returns classic weapons. A Match Override system lets players trigger special rules via Override Consoles, potentially changing movement, healing, and loot for the whole match. Epic teases crossovers with Sonic, Pac-Man, Mega Man, Tetris, Cyberpunk 2077, Crash Bandicoot and Persona, while the Battle Pass unlocks Sonic immediately and offers launch bonuses and gifting rewards, plus new ranked rewards.
Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4 introduces admin-panel codes that allegedly unlock rewards in the lobby. The article lists 19 codes (with additional ones added since launch) that grant XP and cosmetics when redeemed from the lobby's admin panel before a match. Examples include PLAY4ALL, OVERRIDEXP, 8BITBLAST, and others; rewards are granted automatically for XP and added to your locker, with the list expected to grow as new codes are revealed.
Fortnite has announced the Override schedule for Chapter 7 Season 4, a late-August to October esports calendar featuring FNCS Practice Cups, Solo FNCS, Victory Cups, Ranked Cups, Mobile Series, Arenas Test Cups, and the Fortnite Global Championship 2026 on September 26–27.
Fortnite’s servers are down for scheduled maintenance ahead of version 42. Epic Games says the game will be back online around midday UK time (7am ET). The update introduces map changes, new weapons and items, new loot, and gameplay tweaks including a “cheat code” feature, plus bug fixes and performance improvements (notably on Nintendo Switch). Players have mixed reactions, with some criticizing a monetization move that gates exclusive content behind gifting a Battle Pass and ongoing complaints about matchmaking and other changes.
Fortnite's Gaming Legends season officially reveals Sonic the Hedgehog joining the battle, complete with a gun, alongside a roster of guest icons including Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Mega Man, Mortal Kombat, Tetris, Pac-Man and Jazz Jackrabbit; Joker from Persona 5 had already been confirmed, and Doctor Eggman is also included. The update goes live August 20, with a trailer showing weaponized cosmetics for the licensed characters.