Fortnite’s new soccer skins feature big teams like Manchester City and Juventus

Epic has partnered with among the greatest soccer golf equipment on the planet for its newest set of Fortnite skins. At present, the developer unveiled the brand new “kickoff set,” which lets gamers swap between 23 completely different kits. There are some massive names not featured — sorry, Bayern Munich followers — however the checklist is impressively world, with widespread groups from Europe, alongside squads from the US, Japan, Australia, and Brazil.

Right here’s each membership accessible:

• Manchester Metropolis FC
• Juventus
• AC Milan
• Inter Milan
• AS Roma
• Seattle Sounders FC
• Atlanta United FC
• Los Angeles FC
• Santos FC
• Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
• West Ham United FC
• Sevilla FC
• Sporting CP
• Borussia Mönchengladbach
• FC Schalke 04
• VFL Wolfsburg
• Rangers FC
• Celtic FC
• Cerezo Osaka
• Melbourne Metropolis FC
• Sydney FC
• Western Sydney Wanderers
• EC Bahia

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Along with the skins, Fortnite can be getting a brand new emote primarily based off Pelé’s iconic air punch aim celebration. Each the skins and the emote will go on sale beginning January twenty third, however gamers also can unlock them early — and totally free — by inserting within the “Pelé Cup” Fortnite event on January twentieth.

That’s not the one event on the way in which both. On January twenty first, esports group Faze Clan and Manchester Metropolis are becoming a member of forces for the “Faze Metropolis Cup,” which is able to equally give gamers an opportunity to unlock the skins early. (City and Faze announced a partnership back in 2019.) Faze gamers Nate Hill and Kyle “Mongraal” Jackson might be amongst these taking part.

Epic can be introducing a brand new soccer-themed sport in Fortnite’s inventive mode. Right here’s the outline:

Gamers will use their our bodies, pickaxes, power-ups, velocity boosts, and extra to attempt to outscore their opponents and are available out the winner on this 4v4 bracket type sport mode. Every sport options two rounds, with the winners advancing to face off towards and the opposite crew battling for third and 4th within the different match.

This isn’t the primary time Fortnite has crossed over with real-world sports activities; in 2018, the game introduced a line of NFL skins.