Fortnite is going old school once again. Epic has announced that the throwback mode Fortnite OG, which brings back the battle royale’s original island, will become a permanent fixture of the game starting on December 6th.
Fortnite OG is coming back permanently in December
The throwback mode is getting added to Fortnite’s regular rotation.
The throwback mode is getting added to Fortnite’s regular rotation.
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OG first launched last November as a limited-time event, which turned out to be a big hit and was designed explicitly to bring back lapsed players to the game ahead of the release of Lego Fortnite. Its return means iconic Fortnite elements like Tilted Towers and the Baller will now be a standard part of the experience.
Epic is currently attempting to replicate the success of OG. Fortnite is in the midst of Chapter 2 Remix, which — as the name implies — takes the game’s second chapter and tweaks it. The big shift this time is a huge musical connection, in which various artists ranging from Snoop Dogg to Ice Spice, “remix” the island each week. So far that has included possibly the game’s most absurd gun.
Fortnite isn’t the only live service shooter banking on nostalgia, either. Both Apex Legends and Overwatch have followed Fortnite OG with similar events that harken back to their origins.
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