Fortnite launches Simpsons miniseason with Springfield Island promos

Epic Games launched a monthlong Fortnite miniseason themed around The Simpsons on November 1, transforming the battle royale into a celshaded Springfield Island for up to 80 players and rolling out a Simpsons-branded Battle Pass, new game modes, timed events and cross-platform tie-ins. The collaboration includes an in‑game live event early on November 1 that prefaced several hours of downtime as the update went live, weekly map and quest updates through the month, and four original animated shorts produced with The Simpsons team that premiere on Nov. 1, Nov. 10, Nov. 17 and Nov. 24.

Players entering Springfield Island will find a compact map packed with recognizable points of interest such as Evergreen Terrace, the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, Krusty Burger, Moe’s Tavern, the Kwik‑E‑Mart, Burns Manor and Kamp Krusty. Epic said the celshaded presentation and reduced 80‑player matches are intended to create faster, back‑to‑basics gameplay. The Battle Pass, priced at 1,000 VBucks, offers premium skins including Homer, Marge and Ned Flanders alongside Simpsons variants of Fortnite originals like Fishstick and Peely. A midseason style for Springfielder Peely is scheduled to...