I haven't watched Stranger Things since its first season, but I seemingly cannot escape from the constant reminder that its final hurrah is airing later this year. Part of that is my fault for refusing to cough up for ad-free Netflix, but I now also have Epic Games to add to the list of culprits: it's turning Fortnite's Blitz Royale mode into a hellscape not dissimilar to the Upside Down later this month along with a huge Stranger Things shop drop.
Will, Lucas, Mike, and Dustin are arriving as skins—I can't tell if it's a classic Fortnite limb-stretch-to-fit-model-proportions situation or if the kids really do just look like that now, I howl from my rocking chair—as well as creepy skinsuit Vecna. Fortnite is promising a full suite of back blings, pickaxes, emotes, and LEGO minifigure versions to go alongside them. As much as it's not my bag, I certainly wouldn't mind a few cheeky D&D references worming their way in as a result.
