LEGO Fortnite available now!
Posted by TheBrickPal,
The survival crafting LEGO Fortnite game is now live inside Fortnite today!
You can watch the new gameplay trailer after the break. The press release follows:
The Adventure Is Building: LEGO Fortnite is Live!
LEGO Fortnite is live now - an all new survival crafting game in Fortnite. This is the first play experience to come from the long term partnership between Epic Games and the LEGO Group to develop fun and safe digital spaces for children and families.
Within LEGO Fortnite, players can explore vast, open worlds where the magic of LEGO building and Fortnite collide.
You can:
- Play as some of your favorite Fortnite characters, like Brite Bomber, Cuddle Team Leader and Raven - but in LEGO Style
- Collect food and resources, craft items, and battle enemies solo or with friends
- Build shelter for defense and customize your ultimate home base, then recruit villagers to gather materials and help them survive the night
- Gear up and drop into deep caves in search of rare resources, hidden areas and enemies
The LEGO Fortnite journey is just beginning, with new world building, gameplay features, and more LEGO Style Outfits arriving in updates starting early 2024. Fortnite is available to play for free on PlayStation4, PlayStation5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PC on Epic Games Store and cloud-based gaming streaming services.
LEGO Fortnite is rated E10+ by the ESRB. All experiences in Fortnite, including LEGO Fortnite, utilize the Epic Games parental controls and safety features.
LEGO Fortnite is built inside Fortnite and powered by Unreal Engine 5, taking advantage of features such as Chaos physics and destruction to give players the ability to place, connect and break apart bricks just like they would in the real world.
The game utilizes World Partition to stream all 95 square kilometers of playable space (that’s 19x the size of the Fortnite Battle Royale Island!), and uses the Procedural Content Generation (PCG) framework to dynamically create detailed environments.
As part of the launch for LEGO Fortnite, four giant LEGO brick-built Supply Llamas have popped up in New York, London, Tokyo and Sydney – each standing 12-feet tall and made up of 234,623 LEGO bricks, weighing 1019kg and having been built using over 850+ man hours. Fans that visit the Llamas during launch weekend can take part in fun family building activities, whilst supplies last.
The LEGO Group is already using Unreal Engine across its broad portfolio of play and content experiences, including LEGO DREAMZzz and LEGO NINJAGO. The two companies are also using Unreal Engine to build digital twins for thousands of physical LEGO elements, and are working to make these available for creators across the Fortnite Ecosystem in both UEFN and Fortnite's Creative tools in 2024, in order to bridge the worlds of physical and digital play like never before.
The LEGO Group and Epic Games will unveil several more LEGO themed games inside Fortnite starting early next year.
Niels B. Christiansen, CEO of the LEGO Group, said: “Our partnership with Epic Games is focused on developing digital play experiences that are designed to be fun and safe, and have the potential to bridge the worlds of physical and digital play to inspire kids. Together with Epic Games, we are building digital worlds designed with kids in mind from the outset - we hope other creators and brands are inspired to do the same.”
Tim Sweeney, CEO & Founder, Epic Games said: “LEGO Fortnite offers players a new way to express themselves through worldbuilding and is an important step forward in the evolution of the Fortnite ecosystem. We look forward to continuing to partner with The LEGO Group to build immersive digital play spaces that are fun for kids and all types of players.”
Follow along at www.linktr.ee/LEGOFortnite for LEGO Fortnite updates.
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I don't play the game, but I will 100% get the sets if there are any on the way
Just need Lego Battlefield now :-)
So Lego won't produce "military" sets because they would violate TLG's values....but apparently kids running around killing other kids until there is only one left meets and matches their values. Some moral consistency would be appreciated.
@Retroblox77 said:
"I don't play the game, but I will 100% get the sets if there are any on the way"
I would try to get some of the minifigures, if they are useful beyond this theme (which means, they don't have super specific printing).
@daewoo said:
"So Lego won't produce "military" sets because they would violate TLG's values....but apparently kids running around killing other kids until there is only one left meets and matches their values. Some moral consistency would be appreciated."
What’s the “official” LEGO stance? Because I don’t recall it being as inconsistent as you’re suggesting it is here. As far as licensed properties and conflicts involving death, I can name several themes that have that and have a general audience appeal.
The suggestion of “kids killing kids” is an overly dramatic representation of your own personal feelings, doubtful that it’s anywhere close to anything LEGO has stated regarding their position.
I only have very cursory knowledge of Fortnite so this co-branding was pretty confusing to me, but now that I actually learned how to read I'm glad that this isn't a vehicle for young children to shoot each other in their virtual faces. And since I have no allegiance whatsoever to Fortnite, my wallet is saved...for now.
@daewoo said:
"So Lego won't produce "military" sets because they would violate TLG's values....but apparently kids running around killing other kids until there is only one left meets and matches their values. Some moral consistency would be appreciated."
My understanding is that the battle royale mode will remain LEGO-free and that LEGO will only appear in the crafting-survival mode which sounds very much like Minecraft (rated 7+ in the UK and does not involve kids 'killing other kids'). Parents will be able to switch of access to the battle royale mode.
The first time I ever played Fortnite I won and I never played again
Sounds more like Lego Minecraft...
@daewoo said:
"So Lego won't produce "military" sets because they would violate TLG's values....but apparently kids running around killing other kids until there is only one left meets and matches their values. Some moral consistency would be appreciated."
What do you want specifically? Are you upset they don’t make sets based off of the US military? That’s what it sounds like to me.
It’s very funny when you can easily tell who in the comments actually read the article/watched the trailer in it and who simply skimmed the headline, saw the word “Fortnite” and had a kneejerk reaction; tale as old as time, eh chums.
Anyways, looking forwards to giving it a punt later today - dunno if I’ll fully gel with it from the outset (never been a massive fan of Fortnite’s building system, I’ll be honest) but hey, it’s free, it’s already in a game I actively play, what’s there to lose aye.
@daewoo said:
"So Lego won't produce "military" sets because they would violate TLG's values....but apparently kids running around killing other kids until there is only one left meets and matches their values. Some moral consistency would be appreciated."
LEGO will not make anything relating to Real World war or conflicts. So asking for real world Tanks, Warships and guns from the army will not happen.
Those in fictional worlds i.e Star Wars etc are not real world but in fictional worlds as mentioned.
@MrKoshka said:
" @daewoo said:
"So Lego won't produce "military" sets because they would violate TLG's values....but apparently kids running around killing other kids until there is only one left meets and matches their values. Some moral consistency would be appreciated."
What do you want specifically? Are you upset they don’t make sets based off of the US military? That’s what it sounds like to me.
"
Nobody said specifically the US military.
Lego does have recent history with rolling back from sets incorporating modern combat including the 42113 Osprey as it has a military application with Japan and the US. If the Lego aspects of Lego Fortnite are limited to the crafting/survival parts of the game, that's fair game.
@daewoo said:
"So Lego won't produce "military" sets because they would violate TLG's values....but apparently kids running around killing other kids until there is only one left meets and matches their values. Some moral consistency would be appreciated."
LEGO has released sets with military vehicles and firearms before. Indiana Jones is probably the most notable example of this - including a set as recently as 2023. LEGO sets containing firearms have gone back as far as Western and Pirates. There are official LEGO pieces of tommy guns and machine pistols that usually showed up on LEGO Batman lines. Overwatch had a whole range of new parts introduced for building guns (including one called a Hellfire shotgun).
However, these works are all clearly portrayed in a way that’s clearly in the realm of fantasy. You don’t ever see someone get violently gunned down with LEGO. Fortnite does have guns, tanks, etc, but the game is pretty clean when it comes to violence. There’s no blood, no limbs go flying off, and characters only get teleported off the map when they run out of health. It’s not too different from a character with guns in a LEGO game shooting other mini figures until they fall apart.
If you want more specifics, Fortnite does have tanks and planes. The tanks are designed to look like something out of a sci-fi setting, and the planes are just bi-planes that Snoopy wouldn’t look out of place piloting. It’s all too cartoonish to take seriously.
The LEGO mode in this game doesn’t even seem to include guns aside from stud shooters. It focuses on exploration, building, and working together rather than non-stop violence.
I think this does contradict with Lego's brand values, perhaps this is the first time Lego should consider their partnership? Overwatch was a similar game, but Fortnite is a bit heavy on the paid-for-content.
If Lego have done a deal with Epic then it's obvious that Fortnite would be used. Do wonder if this is the highest age rated Lego game?
@MegaBlocks said:
"I think this does contradict with Lego's brand values, perhaps this is the first time Lego should consider their partnership? Overwatch was a similar game, but Fortnite is a bit heavy on the paid-for-content.
If Lego have done a deal with Epic then it's obvious that Fortnite would be used. Do wonder if this is the highest age rated Lego game?"
It doesn’t seem like the LEGO mode has any extra content for sale at this time. Most skins come with a Minifigure to play as at no extra cost. If you own, say, Cuddle Team Leader, then you can play as her both minifigure and BR form.
There are other game modes getting their own Battlepasses. That does concerns me, but so far the LEGO mode ironically has the least monetization.
@daewoo said:
"So Lego won't produce "military" sets because they would violate TLG's values....but apparently kids running around killing other kids until there is only one left meets and matches their values. Some moral consistency would be appreciated."
Funny how people just assume and then throw out a comment without even playing it or checking it out. It's basically lego mine craft. No guns to shoot each other. Watching some live YouTubers playing it this morning, the only weapons was an axe and pick axe and sword. You can kill skeletons an wolves. No more violent than the Ninjago movies.
Wonder if/how this affects the guidelines for Ideas. Right now it precludes:
"Product Ideas related to [...] First-person shooter video games"
I'm not familiar enough with Fortnite to say much, but it strikes me that elements of Fortnite might now be open for consideration where they might not have been before. Might be a fine line to draw between the "FPS" parts and the "Non-FPS" parts.
I'm much too busy and important to read this two minute press release so I'm just going to set up a straw man and push it over real quick instead.
Briefly debated playing Fortnite before it turned into a Battle Royale simulator and ended up never picking it up. This mode has piqued my interest again [though I probably won't ever get around to it]. More interested in seeing what products get released!
@MegaBlocks said:
"I think this does contradict with Lego's brand values, perhaps this is the first time Lego should consider their partnership? Overwatch was a similar game, but Fortnite is a bit heavy on the paid-for-content.
If Lego have done a deal with Epic then it's obvious that Fortnite would be used. Do wonder if this is the highest age rated Lego game?"
I'd say Overwatch and Fortnite have about the same emphasis on paid content, that being only cosmetic items are available for sale. At least Fortnite doesn't have randomized paid content, unlike Overwatch at the time of those sets' release. The actual gameplay element of both games are free of charge. (Well, in Overwatch 1's case, you had to pay up-front for the game as well, but people seem to have less gripe about that.)
As for age rating, the Lego mode in Fortnite is rated e10+ by the ESRB, same as most of the Tt lego games of the past decade and a half. The main Fortnite Battle Royale mode (which does NOT feature Lego content) is rated T by the ESRB (Equivalent to a PEGI 15 as I understand), which is only matched by the DS port of Bionicle Heroes of all things, for whatever odd reason.
@davee123 said:
"Wonder if/how this affects the guidelines for Ideas. Right now it precludes:
"Product Ideas related to [...] First-person shooter video games"
I'm not familiar enough with Fortnite to say much, but it strikes me that elements of Fortnite might now be open for consideration where they might not have been before. Might be a fine line to draw between the "FPS" parts and the "Non-FPS" parts."
As a regular player, I've noticed that Fortnite has recently put in considerable efforts to separate the shooter and non-shooter parts (I'm being "that guy" here about it being an FPS because it's entirely third-person unless you're aiming particular weapons in-game, which I know matters to gamers and literally no one else). This is to the point that they actually totally destroyed their cosmetics UI, and myself and other players are actually pretty frustrated by this.
On the other hand, Epic is totally playing by TLG's rules here. Even cosmetics with holstered weapons are now excluded from any game type that doesn't feature violence. It's been weird as a person who plays Fortnite for the fun of a very goofy Battle Royale, but it makes sense now. It was just very strange to see guns being censored in a game that's obviously a shooter.
would check it out for curiosity's sake but alas no Mac version (and my most recent console is a xbox 360) oh well *shrug*
@daewoo said:
"So Lego won't produce "military" sets because they would violate TLG's values....but apparently kids running around killing other kids until there is only one left meets and matches their values. Some moral consistency would be appreciated."
Are you deliberately misunderstanding this whole link up?
There are times when this forum is crying out for a down vote button.
This should be a standalone release.
@daewoo said:
"So Lego won't produce "military" sets because they would violate TLG's values....but apparently kids running around killing other kids until there is only one left meets and matches their values. Some moral consistency would be appreciated."
In the game, is it a depiction of a kid killing a kid? Let me add emphasis on "game". Oh, and also "depiction". Finally, "killing". Military weapons, and vehicles carrying them, are real.
@daewoo said:
"So Lego won't produce "military" sets because they would violate TLG's values....but apparently kids running around killing other kids until there is only one left meets and matches their values. Some moral consistency would be appreciated."
Finally, someone understands!
@daewoo said:
"So Lego won't produce "military" sets because they would violate TLG's values....but apparently kids running around killing other kids until there is only one left meets and matches their values. Some moral consistency would be appreciated."
The Lego Fortnite mode released today does not have guns in it. The mode is rated E10+, which is the same rating as most of the other Lego games. Some reading comprehension would be nice.
Are these characters free if you haven't bought the game?
Totally confused why people think Lego doesn't do military. Star Wars is Space Military. Indiana Jones has historic Military. Pirates are sea military. Castle is ye old times military. In some parts of the world are the police are well armed like a military.
Do people forget that LEGO literally did an Overwatch line, and didn't end that line due to content, but due to accusations about how Blizzard was being run?
But that's not even that relevant to the actual game play, which appears to be cooperative survival and building, as others have pointed out.
And it definitely seems like it's set up for potential sets to be made.
Can we add a disclaimer to the article? eg.
Please read the article fully and watch gameplay before commenting.
Should be a prerequisite.
Candy cigarettes?
Fortnite designs are fantastically fun and probably a large inspiration for starting the Dreamzzz theme: unexpected characters, fun colors, lots of play options. I'd love some Lego Fortnite minifigures in real life, especially Cuddle Team Leader, Skull Trooper, Beef Boss, Peely, Tomatohead, Fishstick, and 8 Ball. =-)
@ickleb said:
"Totally confused why people think Lego doesn't do military. Star Wars is Space Military. Indiana Jones has historic Military. Pirates are sea military. Castle is ye old times military. In some parts of the world are the police are well armed like a military. "
Because of the Osprey Technic set that get cancelled/recalled after release.
Personally the tie-up with Epic Games has been disappointing. It's surprising that this is being seen as a competitor to Minecraft (another successful theme for Lego), surely there is a conflict of interest?
The TT Lego games have been good, but I am constantly puzzled by Lego's obsession with trying to move into the digital space. The tie-up with Epic is about the "Metaverse", and themes like Hidden Side and Videyo have failed.
@beige2 said:
"Are these characters free if you haven't bought the game?"
Any characters you have will automatically unlock their lego counterparts for free.
I only want the sets.
I hope that long term partnership includes also some Speed Champions Rocket League sets.
@ubik_bricks said:
"I hope that long term partnership includes also some Speed Champions Rocket League sets."
This is what I am hoping for too!
@ToxicAtom said:
" @beige2 said:
"Are these characters free if you haven't bought the game?"
Any characters you have will automatically unlock their lego counterparts for free. "
I have never played fortnite, but what characters are default?
In my opinion, the idea of Lego licensing Fortnite is both really lame and hypocritical.
@jsutton said:
"Candy cigarettes?"
Smoke 'em with wax lips.
@Jett_Pyre said:
"In my opinion, the idea of Lego licensing Fortnite is both really lame and hypocritical."
What again is the hypocrisy? You want military sets but the won’t make them and it hurts your feelings?
Went to the LEGO Fortnite event at Rockefeller Center in NYC; unfortunately, due to some NY law they can not hand out packaged pieces of the llama, so they are handing out the instructions instead.
Guess I’ll just order the pieces from pick-a-brick so I can adorn my PC with Supply Llamas!
Pretty enjoyable so far, it’s not gonna kill Minecraft or anything but I’ll keep playing it.
I coincidentally happen to be passing by Rockefeller Center on Saturday, will certainly stop into the Lego store and get some pics of the Supply Llama.
LEGO Fortnite isn’t Fortnite. You don’t run around putting one in the head and two in the chest of other minifigures so there’s little point in asking why this exists when TLG don’t condone military themes. It’s LEGO Worlds but built by a more competent ‘worlds’ software developer, Epic Games.
@JGW3000 said:
"I coincidentally happen to be passing by Rockefeller Center on Saturday, will certainly stop into the Lego store and get some pics of the Supply Llama."
It’s not in the store. They set it up across the street from the north side of the ice rink.
@mr_skinny said:
"LEGO Fortnite isn’t Fortnite. You don’t run around putting one in the head and two in the chest of other minifigures so there’s little point in asking why this exists when TLG don’t condone military themes. It’s LEGO Worlds but built by a more competent ‘worlds’ software developer, Epic Games. "
I go five in the head every time and skip the chest, maybe a knee capping or two for good measure. Puts 'em down fast.
@daewoo said:
"So Lego won't produce "military" sets because they would violate TLG's values....but apparently kids running around killing other kids until there is only one left meets and matches their values. Some moral consistency would be appreciated."
Did you see those clips of the Lego Star Wars game where you could float across any distance of chasm as long as you lightsaber whip a youngling umtil you're across?
Video games = violence. There's not much you can do once you cross that line.
But, yeah, Lego is almost always full of Bantha crap no matter what they claim to espouse.
Yet, at least they still claim to be good. In this day and age, that's something.
@MegaBlocks said:
"... but Fortnite is a bit heavy on the paid-for-content."
LEGO is also heavy on the paid for content.
@VaultDweller_197 said:
" @daewoo said:
"So Lego won't produce "military" sets because they would violate TLG's values....but apparently kids running around killing other kids until there is only one left meets and matches their values. Some moral consistency would be appreciated."
LEGO will not make anything relating to Real World war or conflicts. So asking for real world Tanks, Warships and guns from the army will not happen.
Those in fictional worlds i.e Star Wars etc are not real world but in fictional worlds as mentioned. "
But they will throw a Chinook in a Black Widow. While fictional in the sense of superheroes, it’s still set in the real world. Answer I believe City has had military vehicles as part of Fire/Police.
@andylego99 said:
"Sounds more like Lego Minecraft..."
It pretty much is LEGO Minecraft according to my 13yo's review. A more evolved version of LEGO Worlds.
And @ridgeheart, there is no reason to worry about getting headshots from a 9yo crouching behind a bush
love all these boomers ranting about Fortnite like they’ve even played it before. The whole “kids running around killing other kids” argument is very misleading. The characters just disappear and the elimination drone hovers over. You could argue that TT games where the character breaks into pieces is more violent than that lol. I mean there is no gore and there is actually no “death.” To me, that is very consistent with Lego. I.e. wars, weapons, and fighting but no reference to death or blood.
If you don’t like this partnership, just admit you’re upset with it because you found the Fortnite craze to be annoying (which I wouldn’t blame you). But the idea that a Fortnite partnership is any different than an Overwatch partnership on a moral level is laughable.