Ellie won’t be dropping anywhere anytime soon
Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann has put paid to recent rumors that the stars of his critically acclaimed adventure seriesThe Last of Usare getting set to make an appearance in Epic Games’ battle royale juggernaut,Fortnite.
WhileFortniteis already chockful of crossover stars, skins, and other items pulled from comics, TV shows, movies, and other media, Druckmann stated that recent whisperings that Joel, Ellie, and otherTLoU-related assets were headed to the drop zone are simply false, despite being noted by some very prominent andtypically accurate leakerswithinFortnite’smassive and dedicated community.
“Love me someFortnite… but there are no plans for this,”stated Druckmann on Twitter.“False rumor.”
https://twitter.com/Neil_Druckmann/status/1551301460805033984?s=20&t=wk4tKjo5HZAYSkxDOYWcMQ
Despite the clear tonal difference between the two franchises, the crossover seemed more than plausible, given thatFortnitehas already played host to other Sony PlayStation stars such as Nathan Drake and Chloe Frazer from theUnchartedgames/movie,God of War‘s axe-wielding monster Kratos, and the intrepid Aloy from Guerrilla Games’Horizonseries.
For now, however, our mushroom-mashing survivalists will be remaining in Boston, preparing to relive their original nightmare in the upcoming remakeThe Last of Us Part Iwhich launches on PS5 September 2. You can check out a very impressive-looking gameplay trailerin our previous article.
Fortniteis available right now on PlayStation PC, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and mobile platforms.
