Fortnite’s Latest Collaboration with Balenciaga is Bringing the Freshest Threads to the Island

Published 09/21/2021, 8:51 AM EDT

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In the latest news, Fortnite has collaborated with one of the biggest names in the fashion business, Balenciaga. Epic is aiming to release a new set of skins within Fortnite for players.

Fortnite and Balenciaga both reign supreme in their respective fields, so the collab between these two isn’t quite surprising. Epic has been known for bringing famous and iconic characters and brands to its game. Regardless, Fortnite x Balenciaga will offer players a ton of new skins, backblings, and pickaxes.

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Fortnite x Balenciaga: Everything that’s coming to the game

Starting September 21, Epic will be granting Fortnite players exclusive bundles named “Balenciaga Style.” This bundle will feature four fashionable skins for popular avatars: Doggo, Ramírez, Knight, and Banshee.

This is not all. Players will also get four distinctly styled back blings namely Logo Lugger, Skate Pocket Duffle, Everyday Sleekpack, and Camo Carrier Back Bling. These back blings are inspired by real-life Balenciaga backpacks and look lavish. 

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Epic has also introduced five unique colored alt styles of pickaxes named Speed Sneaker Pickaxe, a Parasail Purse Glider with Balenciaga printed all over it, a Signature Look Wrap, and the Look Emote. Furthermore, players can complete two quests from Shady Doggo to receive free Fashion Doggo Spray and Knight Looks Spray. Following are the quests:

  • Make an emote in front of the Street Doggo graffiti in Retail Row, Believer Beach, or Steamy Stacks (0/1) – Reward: Fashion Dog Graffiti
  • Get Triple S sneakers at the Strange Times Featured Hub (0/40) – Reward: Knight Aspect Graffiti

The quest will only be around till September 28, so players can jump into the game and complete the quests quickly. Balenciaga is even releasing some of the clothing items from this collection. This means you can acquire them from physical Balenciaga stores or via the online store.

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Balenciaga is also venturing into the video game universe and will be launching its first game called Afterworld. The company has partnered with Epic Games and the game will launch besides its Fall 2021 collection.

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What do you think about Fortnite and Balenciaga’s collaboration? Let us know in the comments.

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Shubhendu Vatsa

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An eSports writer for EssentialySports, Shubhendu is a BTech IT graduate who was working with SecureKloud as a cloud engineer. Meanwhile, he was also writing feature articles for Sportskeeda. He loves to immerse himself in playing GTA and playing Call of Duty.
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