This is October and it not only means that Windows 11 is now available, but that Halloween is coming and games join the trend of creating different events to celebrate it. Fortnite has been one of them and Epic Games has announced “Nightmare before the tempest”, an annual Halloween-flavored event featuring new maps, games, experiences, and cosmetics.
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The Nightmare Before the Tempest event is underway and will last until November 1, 2021. The goal of the event is to make new games enjoyable and create more Halloween-themed experiences alongside community-made themes that can be viewed in the playlist menu. Likewise, they have already announced the winners of the call presented by Epic for create maps at the beginning of this year.
New skins, news and event cards
This October event will not only decorate everything like a spooky Halloween, but also bring different skins with some legendary monsters that will arrive in the store in the coming weeks, and even classic Fortnite characters will also appear with some changes regarding Halloween. If you don’t want to wait to find out more, some of these iconic monsters have to do with the Frankenstein monster and The Mummy.
In addition, throughout the month of October there will be special cards available that will not stop revealing legendary monsters that will later arrive in the item store. With each item in the store, a letter will be turned over on this ever-evolving page.
On the other hand, the purple cubes that will be released in Season 8 will also increase during the celebration of this holiday. “During the cubic chaos, also you will find missions to complete and win spooky rewards, “explains Epic on its official website. Also, the Halloween tricks with the” Demon Hunters “are now back.
There will also be Shorts night with previous editions of “Nightmare Shorts” that will include animated videos with sinister and macabre inspirations. At the moment, all the information they have announced about the Nightmare Before the Tempest event this year is not everything, which they will continue to share more information as the date of Halloween approaches.