Tonight's Chapter 2 Remix: The Prelude live event has just concluded in Fortnite , with more than 10 million players in-game and millions more watching via YouTube and TikTok. As Fortnite's in-game countdown clock reached zero, tonight's event was revealed to be a livestreamed concert held for real in New York's Times Square, where Ice Spice and Snoop Dogg performed in front of a large crowd. Both singers will join Fortnite's next season, Chapter 2 Remix, which kicks off tomorrow.
They'll also be joined in-game by the returning Eminem, who headlined last year's Big Bang in-game event, and who looks to be getting another skin. An even more surprising addition, perhaps, will be late rapper and Fortnite fan Jarad "Juice WRLD" Higgins. Players who log in on 30th November, when Chapter 2 Remix concludes with a further live event, will get a cel-shaded Slayer Juice WRLD skin for free.
It's the first time Fortnite has featured a skin based on the likeness of someone who is deceased. "Jarad always loved to play Fortnite - it was more than just entertainment for him, it was a way to connect with others," said Carmela Wallace, mother of Jarad "Juice WRLD" Higgins' mother in a statement tonight. "From a young age, video games were a part of how he bonded with friends and family, and being in Fortnite is an incredible tribute to that connection.
I know he would be overjoyed to see how his love for games continues to bring people together across different spaces, just like his music does..