Epic’s ‘Fortnite’ to Allow Players to Build and Profit From Their Own ‘Official’ Lego Island Games
variety.comJennifer Maas TV Business Writer Epic Games‘ “Fortnite” will now allow creators to build their own Lego Islands in the game using Lego templates, props, consumables and items.
There are four different templates currently available to get players started using Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) and Fortnite Creative. “Fortnite” creators who choose to publish their own Lego Islands and are signed up for the Fortnite Island Creator Program will be eligible for payouts.
Per Epic and Lego, “All published Lego Islands must have an ESRB rating of E10+ to be accessible to players in the United States, and a PEGI rating of 7 to be accessible to players in most of Europe.
All Lego Islands utilize Epic Games’ parental controls and safety features.” The Lego Islands announcement, which was made during Epic’s State of Unreal panel at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) Wednesday, is the latest development in a long-time partnership between Epic and Lego, with the most recent being the launch of “Lego Fortnite” in December 2023.
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