The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is shifting to Fortnite as Epic Video games is providing Hogwarts Legacy free of charge through the PC Retailer.
As introduced final evening at The Sport Awards 2025, Hogwarts Legacy is now obtainable free of charge on the Epic Video games Retailer till December 18th at 11am ET. Instantly after the announcement, customers reported having hassle loading the shop, with many blaming the issue on would-be wizards speeding to get copies.
Based on Epic Video games, anybody who has performed at the least two hours of Hogwarts Legacy on their account by December 18th will obtain Fortnite’s Chocolate Frog Again Bling. This is not the one Harry Potter content material coming to the battle royale recreation.
Harry Potter himself appears to be on the sidelines for now, however Fortnite skins that includes characters sporting Hogwarts robes are anticipated to go on sale later this month. These costumes are customizable and mean you can costume up as a scholar in any Hogwarts home, together with Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, and even Hufflepuff.
It is no shock that Harry Potter content material is coming to Fortnite. Followers who’ve been following the sport’s information have beforehand pointed to a collaboration coming within the close to future, and are wanting ahead to the broomstick as a Mythic merchandise within the recreation’s upcoming annual Winterfest celebration.
Past this, Harry Potter is simply the most recent in an extended line of Warner Bros. characters to make their manner into the sport following the closure of the writer’s personal reside service endeavor, Multiversus.
Acquainted faces from DC and Journey Time have been showing in Fortnite for some time, however the Scooby-Doo gang, Beetlejuice, and Jason Voorhees have been added in latest months. These are all former Multiversus veterans. Will we see extra characters from Sport of Thrones, Gremlins, Looney Tunes, and extra subsequent 12 months? Time will inform.
videogameaddicted wrote of their assessment of Hogwarts Legacy, “By virtually each measure, Hogwarts Legacy is the Harry Potter RPG I’ve all the time needed to play,” giving the sport a rating of 9/10.
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