Fortnite developer Epic Video games has introduced that 10.5 million gamers simply tuned in for 0 Hour, the highly-anticipated reside match that featured heroes from the arena’s greatest franchises turning up Avengers: Endgame-style to save lots of the day. On-line, no less than 3 million extra watched the development by way of streaming platforms.
Iron Guy, Superman, Godzilla and the KPop Demon Hunters have been simply one of the characters who made appearances inside the match, as Fortnite’s best accumulated to defeat the Darkish Presence, the sport’s newest Giant Dangerous. Lots of the characters showing within the match were teased forward of time, regardless that precisely what would occur used to be left unsure. And certainly, regardless of going more than one rounds with King Kong and a Superstar Destroyer, the Darkish Presence used to be nonetheless left status.
Possibly the most important marvel of the development used to be fairly how a lot Fortnite celebrated its personal cherished lore, with the Darkish Presence after all defeated due to a last-ditch choice by way of Jonesy to name within the sport’s villainous Dice.
Complete Fortnite 0 Hour reside match gameplay! 🎬
Epic simply pulled off its personal model of Avengers Endgame 🔥
How would you charge the development out of 10? 👀percent.twitter.com/ifWqkeNKF6
— Beebom Gaming (@beebomgaming) November 29, 2025
Lovers at the moment are sharing gameplay of the development and discovering a lot of Easter eggs, corresponding to characters from Thieve the Brainrot being featured within the background, and Hatsune Miku becoming a member of the fight whilst perched on Godzilla’s head. I specifically love this fan advent, which overlays Avengers: Endgame’s rating on best of 0 Hour’s “portals” collection:
Fortnite 0 Hour Match (with Endgame Tune)#FortniteZeroHour #fortnite percent.twitter.com/6Jacvsq3px
— ABALDY (@ABaldy64) November 29, 2025
There is masses right here, too, for Fortnite lore lovers to digest. As Hope herself wondered, who used to be piloting the Mecha Group Chief mech? (A member of the Seven?) Will the destruction of the Dice result in its mothership reappearing? (Sure, see beneath!) And the way is Epic Video games going to best this subsequent yr?
With the development’s gameplay portion entire, some gamers reported seeing their video games rapidly crash as an surprising cutscene started to air. The cinematic, which you’ll watch in complete beneath, briefly sums up Fortnite’s obviously now-revived unique storyline and makes completely transparent that the sport is returning to its focal point on its heroic Seven, and their fight in opposition to the Dice’s civilization, dubbed The Closing Fact.
After that, gamers have been handled to a handy guide a rough glimpse at what is subsequent for the sport (and sure, Epic Video games could not withstand creating a 6-7 comic story within the procedure). Fortnite Bankruptcy 7 will start with our heroes taking part in lifestyles on a brand new map themed across the southern US. There are Fortnite-y variations of Hollywood and Space 51 to discover, whilst recent gameplay adjustments come with wingsuits and drivable Reboot Trucks. The whole lot turns out beautiful kick back, till The Closing Fact’s mothership does certainly flip up (and promptly blows up Fortnite’s cherished Struggle Bus!)
And after that, for the ones nonetheless attached, Fortnite actually did name it an afternoon. The sport is now offline for various hours, with the release of Bankruptcy 7 due as the sport comes again on-line later this night.
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