Maybe Not Everything Needs To Be A Fortnite Collab

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Honestly, I thought I could no longer be surprised by the off-the-wall collaborations between Fortnite and various other IPs. At this point in Fortnite’s very lucrative lifespan, the general rule of thumb seems to be, “If it’s popular, it’s gonna end up in Fortnite.” Damn near every Marvel Cinematic Universe character has made an appearance, countless musical artists have held in-game concerts, and Epic has always been very good at making sure that whatever the internet is obsessed with at any given moment ends up tied to the game in one way or another.

The problem is that the internet is currently obsessed with Curry Barker’s wildly successful horror film, Obsession. Epic Games and Blumhouse Productions apparently thought this would be a good time to release a collaborative ad for both Fortnite and Barker’s film, which just hit streaming services after an extended theatrical run. The one-minute ad features various “jump-scare” moments from Obsession, but replaces the film’s female lead, Nikki (Inde Navarrette), with a Galaxy Zero Point Sprite (the rarest collectible Sprite in Fortnite, with a drop rate of roughly 1 in 300 million). Instead of using a One Wish Willow as he did in the film, main