Will there be a Game of Thrones and Fortnite crossover event in Season 8? If you\u2019re a Game of Thrones fan who doubles as a Fortnite player, the possibility of a crossover event between the two will definitely be something to look forward to \u2013 but could it really happen? There have been number of in-game items, occurrences and \u2018clues\u2019 that have started to catch our eye since the beginning of Fortnite\u2019s Season 7 and moving into Season 8, and the fan theorists among us are beginning to wonder how, and if, a GoT crossover could ever work in the battle royale game. *Before continuing, we should advise you that there are some Game of Thrones spoilers throughout this article. If you\u2019re not up-to-date with the latest season, you might not want to read on.* So, what\u2019s got us so excited about a potential crossover between one of the goriest television programmes in history and a game that is enjoyed predominantly by teenagers and under 25s? Let\u2019s begin with the snow\u2026 \u201cWinter is coming\u201d is one of the most famous phrases from Game of Thrones and George R. R. Martin\u2019s \u2018A Song of Ice and Fire\u2019 books. To put it very simply, seasons in Westeros (Martin\u2019s imagined world) don\u2019t work like we\u2019re used to. Instead, summer can last for years and so can winter. The Starks of Winterfell are the most wary of winter\u2019s arrival and they often use the phrase in conversation. In the books, and the TV show, winter slowly begins to draw in on Westeros and it is set to be the bleakest in living memory. In fact, it\u2019s so bad that an army of White Walkers and wights (kind of like snow zombies) led by the \u2018Night King\u2019 are beginning to invade from the North. This basically means that the lives of all men are in danger. We haven\u2019t seen any White Walkers or wights in Fortnite (well, not exactly \u2013 see below), but the cube monsters from Season 6 would definitely be a good base to work from. Winter also definitely arrived when the Iceberg biome became a part of the map at the start of Season 7. We saw the map entirely covered in snow once this season, on Christmas day, and some data miners seem to believe that it could happen again**. Read More: Fortnite: Major hint from Creative Director points to mystery of Dragon Eggs being revealed soon – This alone is hardly evidence that any sort of crossover event could be on the horizon, but Polar Peak\u2019s numerous secrets make the fan fiction rather more believable. Let\u2019s start with the throne room: if you haven\u2019t been to Polar Peak yet, there\u2019s a throne inside a large room that reminds us of the Iron Throne from A Song of Ice and Fire. There\u2019s only so many ways that a throne can look, but those shards of ice certainly have a similar feeling to them: Now, bear with us for a while longer. Thrones are pretty standard inclusions in any throne room, hence the name, so the fact that there\u2019s one in Polar Peak probably doesn\u2019t mean much, even if it is believed to belong to the \u2018Ice King\u2019. Where have we heard a name like that before\u2026? Of course, the Iron Throne from GoT is situated in King\u2019s Landing, which is different in virtually every way to Polar Peak. King\u2019s Landing is one of the last areas of Westeros that will be engulfed by winter due to its location in the South. This is certainly a kink in our tinfoil hat armor, but what about those dormant \u2018dragon eggs\u2019 that data miners keep finding under Polar Peak? Dragons are a massive part of the Game of Thrones story, with Daenerys Targaryen successfully hatching the first live dragons in over a century. So, dragon eggs in Fortnite under a throne made for an Ice King suddenly makes the theory seem less far fetched! These eggs have since dissapeared from Polar Peak in Fortnite, and fans now believe they are about to hatch \u2013 perhaps just in time for the start of Season 8 of Game of Thrones? Spoiler alert: If you\u2019re not up-to-date with Game of Thrones, we would advise skipping this next paragraph. In Season 7 of the television series, the Night King manages to resurrect one of Daenerys\u2019 dragons and turn it into some sort of White Walker ice dragon that breathes blue flame! We don\u2019t know much more about the zombie dragon thing, but perhaps the eggs under Polar Peak could hatch into similar creatures? We\u2019ve already had enough cosmetics and imagery in Fortnite to be able to picture what an ice dragon with the Ice King riding on it could look like, and we\u2019re willing to bet that those petrified eggs under Polar Peak won\u2019t stay unhatched for long. 500A creative Fortnite player even imagined what Game of Throne\u2019s Castle Black would look like in Fortnite, with incredible attention to detail. You can try the map out for yourself by entering the following code in Creative mode: We\u2019re willing to admit that we\u2019re clutching at straws with some of our evidence, but we\u2019ve already convinced ourselves that the crossover, though unlikely, would be absolutely epic. We\u2019re in no way suggesting that the main game will become some sort of Westeros copy, but a limited time event like the Fortnite x Avengers one could certainly go down well and provide excellent exposure for all parties. One major sticking point is that the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones isn\u2019t due to come out until April of 2019; Epic Games would have to stretch out the snow and dragon egg plots for quite some time to fit in with that date. However, the developers could still decide to make some sort of event or new item (maybe a dragon LTM?) in celebration of Season 8 for both Fortnite and GoT. Season 8 of Fortnite is now underway, and the first episode of Season 8 of Game of Thrones will air on April 17 \u2013 which will be just in time for Week 8, or Season 8, in Fortnite. In truth, yes, a Game of Thrones x Fortnite crossover is pretty unlikely \u2013 about as unlikely as it gets. However, nobody saw Fortnite\u2019s Avengers crossover event coming either, and it was one of the biggest and best limited time events in the game\u2019s history. It can\u2019t hurt to dream, right? More Game of Thrones hints in Fortnite Fortnite\u2019s v7.20 update on January 15 was followed by a number of interesting leaks from data miners. Most of these leaks involved upcoming skins and game modes, but one in particular caught our eye. It would seem that, despite the criticism of the Infinity Blade earlier in Season 7, another sword item is making its way to Fortnite in the near future. If the leaks are to be believed, this sword will be a weapon and classed as a \u2018normal sword\u2019, but we think it looks pretty darn medieval! Almost like something a GoT character might carry around. Ice Storm event On January 19, an \u2018Ice Storm\u2019 event started in Fortnite. As a part of this event, ice zombies of some sort have also been added to the map! Could we finally be seeing our first evidence of wights and White Walkers? Epic Games are calling this new army the \u2018Ice Legion\u2019. The strange Ice Storm event has also covered the entire Fortnite map in snow and ice for the second time in Season 7. A new kingdom rises. Prepare for battle \u2013 dive in now to take on the Ice Legion and survive the storm! pic.twitter.com\/yvcHgCIYvk \u2014 Fortnite (@FortniteGame) January 19, 2019 The snow all pretty much disappeared in Season 8, although Polar Peaks remains covered. Last updated April 7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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