One thing that surely helpsFortnitestand out from other battle royales is crossover events. No other game in the genre rides on the bandwagon, and even if they did, it’s hard to imagine they would do it as well asFortnitehas. From organizing premiere events like theAriana Grande Rift Tourto collaborating with other IPs like DC’sBatman, Epic Games makes sureFortnitehas something for everyone, and it looks like it’ll hit the spot for the social deduction crowd next.
Anyone that’s played or watches othersplayAmong Usknows that specific words pretty much always pop up throughout a match, as they communicate locations and game mechanics. Files inFortnitecontain some of these words — specifically, “Electrical,” “Security,” “Cafeteria,” “Tasks,” and “Sabotage.” For those out of the loop, “Electrical,” “Security,” and “Cafeteria” are common areas inAmong Us, while “Tasks” and “Sabotage” refer to actions taken by Crewmates and Imposters, respectively.
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HYPEX, a reliableFortniteleaker, data-mined the game to discover a file called “Mole” that contains these mentioned keywords. In other words, it looks like Epic Games is planning aFortnitexAmong Uscrossover event. If the keywords lacked “Tasks” and “Sabotage,” the files wouldn’t be so suspicious because the other words don’t representAmong Usas heavily. But since they do, andFortnitefeatures so many wacky crossovers already, it’s hard to believe the files aren’t pointing at a future crossover between the two games.
That said, HYPEX points out the possibility that the keywords might mean something else, as they also contain “Visitor CSI” and “The Loop,” which refer toFortnite-specific events, but really, these words don’t overshadow the ones pointing towardAmong Us. If anything, they just mean that theAmong Uscrossover event, whatever it might be, will impactFortnite’s overarching storyline because there’s really no getting around the Sabotage and Tasks keywords.
How the potentialAmong Uscrossover will work remains a mystery. HYPEX suggests that the filename “Mole” refers to Imposters. Add that to the keywords it contains, and it sounds like Epic Games plans to make the event a Limited Time Mode, similar to theAvengers: Endgameeventit did a while back. Only this time, a “Mole,” or Imposter, will be working to kill other players without getting caught, embodying the spirit ofAmong Us.Fortnitefans shouldn’t have long to wait to find out.
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