Fortnite is an online video game developed by Epic Games and released in 2017. It is available in three distinct game mode versions that otherwise share the same general gameplay and game engine: Fortnite Battle Royale, a free-to-play battle royale game in which up to 100 players fight to be the last person standing; Fortnite: Save the World, a cooperative hybrid tower defense-shooter and survival game in which up to four players fight off zombie-like creatures and defend objects with traps and fortifications they can build; and Fortnite Creative, in which players are given complete freedom to create worlds and battle arenas.
Save the World and Battle Royale were released in 2017 as early access titles, while Creative was released on December 6, 2018. While the Save the World and Creative versions have been successful for Epic Games, Fortnite Battle Royale in particular became an overwhelming success and a cultural phenomenon, drawing more than 125 million players in less than a year, earning hundreds of millions of dollars per month. Fortnite as a whole generated $9 billion in gross revenue up until December 2019.
Save the World is available for macOS, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One, while Battle Royale and Creative were released for all those platforms, and also for Android and iOS devices and Nintendo Switch. The game also launched with the release of the ninth-generation PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles.
Alien franchise tie-ins[]
Ellen Ripley[]
Ellen Ripley is an Epic Outfit in Fortnite: Battle Royale, that can be purchased in the Item Shop for 1,500 V-Bucks or with the Ripley & Xenomorph Bundle for 2,200 V-Bucks. Ellen Ripley was first released in Chapter 2: Season 5 and is part of the In Space... Set.
Ellen Ripley was teased in the real-life replica of Jones' Field Pack with a pack of Astronaut Bananas, poking fun at the shape of the Xenomorph's head.
Xenomorph[]
Xenomorph is an Epic Outfit in Fortnite: Battle Royale, that can be purchased in the Item Shop for 1,600 V-Bucks or with the Ripley & Xenomorph Bundle for 2,200 V-Bucks. Xenomorph was first released in Chapter 2: Season 5 and is part of the In Space... Set.
Xenomorph was teased in the real-life replica of Jones' Field Pack with a pack of Astronaut Bananas, poking fun at the shape of his head.
Cheyenne Dropship[]
Cheyenne Dropship is an Epic Glider in Fortnite: Battle Royale, that can be purchased in the Item Shop for 1,200 V-Bucks or with the Space Gear Bundle for 1,500 V-Bucks. Cheyenne Dropship was first released in Chapter 2: Season 5 and is part of the In Space... Set.
Cheyenne Dropship's description is a quote from Corporal Ferro in Aliens.
P-5000 Power Loader Arm[]
P-5000 Power Loader Arm is a Rare Pickaxe in Fortnite: Battle Royale, that can be purchased in the Item Shop for 800 V-Bucks or with the Space Gear Bundle for 1,500 V-Bucks. P-5000 Power Loader Arm was first released in Chapter 2: Season 5 and is part of the In Space... Set.
P-5000 Power Loader Arm is the arm of a Powered Work Loader from Aliens.
P-5000 Power Loader Arm's description references a quote from Ellen Ripley in Aliens. "Well, I can drive that loader. I have a Class-2 rating."
Weyland-Yutani Cat Carrier[]
Weyland-Yutani Cat Carrier is an Epic Back Bling in Fortnite: Battle Royale, that can be purchased with the Ellen Ripley Outfit in the Item Shop for 1,500 V-Bucks or with the Ripley & Xenomorph Bundle for 2,200 V-Bucks. Weyland-Yutani Cat Carrier was first released in Chapter 2: Season 5 and is part of the In Space... Set.
Weyland-Yutani Cat Carrier is based on Jonesy's carrier seen during the climax of Alien.
Weyland-Yutani Cat Carrier's description is a joke based on the fact that the cat from Alien shares a name with Jonesy.
Xenomorph Tail[]
Xenomorph Tail is an Epic Back Bling in Fortnite: Battle Royale, that can be purchased with the Xenomorph Outfit in the Item Shop for 1,600 V-Bucks or with the Ripley & Xenomorph Bundle for 2,200 V-Bucks. Xenomorph Tail was first released in Chapter 2: Season 5 and is part of the In Space... Set.
Burst Case Scenario[]
Burst Case Scenario is an Uncommon Emote in Fortnite: Battle Royale, that can be purchased in the Item Shop for 300 V-Bucks or with the Space Gear Bundle for 1,500 V-Bucks. Burst Case Scenario was first released in Chapter 2: Season 5 and is part of the In Space... Set.
Xeno Menace[]
Xeno Menace is an Epic Built-In Emote in Fortnite: Battle Royale, that can be purchased with the Xenomorph Outfit in the Item Shop for 1,600 V-Bucks or with the Ripley & Xenomorph Bundle for 2,200 V-Bucks. Xeno Menace was first released in Chapter 2: Season 5 and is part of the In Space... Set.