Futurama is having a bit of a resurgence of late with its revival on Hulu via a new season for the show, and now some of the franchise’s most beloved characters are arriving in Fortnite. The announcement was officially made today on the Fortnite blog.
This is far from Fortnite’s first collaboration with franchises from pop culture. As there have been numerous releases from marvel and Star Wars. There have also been releases from Dragon Ball Z, Naruto, Halo, and many, many others. Basically, Fortnite is a one-stop shop for some of the most popular characters across a ton of entertainment mediums.
For Futurama, players will get the chance to play as Fry, Leela, and Bender. Unfortunately there’s no hypnotoad outfit (all glory to the hypnotoad). There is however a collection of Futurama-themed weapons and you can fly around with the Planet Express ship glider. And the Hypnotoad does make an appearance as a back bling add-on. There’s also a Zoidberg scuttle emote, though we’re fairly certain people would rather have an emote based on the “shut up and take my money” scene from the show. Given that moment’s iconic impact on pop culture leading to its eventual immortalization as a meme.
Futurama content is live in Fortnite with update v25.20
If you play the game then you should see an update available for it that brings it to v25.20. If your game updates automatically, then all of this content should be available. The Bender, Leela, and Fry outfits, along with the Zoidberg Scuttle emote and Planet Express ship glider are purchasable in the shop.
There’s also some free Futurama content which includes Bender’s Shiny Ray Gun. Other weapons like the Mammoth Pistol and the Lever Action Shotgun, which has been unvaulted, are present in this update as well. In addition there are some weapon augments that can be picked up. Such as the Pistol Recycle and Desperate Reload reality augments. There’s a Scoped Salvo buff too which gives your scoped weapons increased damage. For the Futurama content, each of the outfit packs includes a couple extras like back bling and alternate outfit styles for the characters.