ESPN Basketball Island Is Coming to Fortnite
After the wildly successful launch of ESPN Football Island on Fortnite last year, the Worldwide Leader in Sports and Epic Games are teaming up again.
Yesterday, Fortnite introduced ESPN Basketball Island, a new map featuring exciting gameplay and updated minigames.
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ESPN Basketball Island was developed in collaboration with ESPN, Disney Games, Epic Games, and developer Meta4 Interactive, using Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN).
Key Features of ESPN Basketball Island
When visiting ESPN Basketball Island, players will be greeted by SportsCenter anchors Randy Scott and Gary Striewski. They will also hear from SportsCenter and NHL on ESPN Host, Arda Ocal.
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Among the new features introduced on ESPN Basketball Island will be:
- Dunk to Win: Play with or against friends in a team vs team basketball-inspired Capture the Flag style competitive game.
- Swing Shot: Swing across the arena utilizing Fortnite Baller vehicles as you aim to land inside a moving basketball hoop on the opposite side of the court.
- The Ocho Obstacle Sprint: Test your skills in two new ESPN 8: The Ocho-themed obstacle courses featuring more challenging obstacles than those found on ESPN Football Island.
- The Boxtagon: Returning from ESPN Football Island, enter ‘The Boxtagon’ and face off 1vs1 against other players in high-intensity box fights, in collaboration with the UFC.
How to Access The Island
To access ESPN Basketball Island, players can either search ESPN or enter Island Code 5265-7665-9581.
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As the relationship between Disney and Epic Games continues to bear fruit, ESPN looks set to continue to have a major presence in Fortnite. I can’t wait to see what they come up with next.
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