Epic Games will launch three new live-service games in Fortnite later this week.
Rocket Racing; Fortnite Festival; and LEGO Fortnite, which is built in partnership with The LEGO Group, will be available globally to play for free.
The Weeknd will kick off Fortnite Festival Season 1 as the game's first music icon when the game goes live on December 9 with a Teen rating.
Fortnite Festival is a new music game where players can play in a band with friends or perform solo on stage with hit music by their favorite artists. Built by Harmonix, the studio behind the iconic music game Rock Band, Festival marks the beginning of music gaming in Fortnite.
Fortnite is an online video game developed by Epic Games and released in 2017.
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