The Simpsons’ second Fortnite quick units the stage for the sport’s subsequent replace, due tomorrow, which can see large donuts rain down on Springfield in-game.
Launched right now, “Sugar Excessive” follows Homer as he continues to “enhance” actuality utilizing an omnipotent Zero Level shard. The quick begins with Homer being given some helpful exposition from resident The Simpsons scientist Professor Frink, till Homer turns the scientist into new model of Fortnite banana Peely (quickly to be obtainable as a pores and skin to battle go holders).
As Homer causes a rain of large donuts to fall down from the sky — one thing gamers will expertise this coming week in-game — Springfield’s residents flip towards Homer. The second half of the quick then seemingly units up subsequent week’s Fortnite theme, the place Homer manages to clone himself and by some means create a type of zombie military.
Fortnite plans to launch an additional two Simpsons shorts which will probably be obtainable on-line or by way of Disney+ throughout the latter half of its Springfield mini-season, which is because of culminate in an enormous in-game reside occasion on November 29. Response to the crossover has been constructive from followers, and developer Epic Video games has celebrated a notable uptick in gamers when in comparison with the sport’s earlier battle royale season.
Followers of Fortnite’s in-game story have additionally had trigger for celebration, as repeated teases have signalled the approaching return of The Seven — the sport’s much-missed band of heroes who as soon as drove Fortnite’s storyline forwards, and who had been performed by a starry forged that included Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Brie Larsen, Joel McHale and Rahul Kohli.
The final time the phrase Omniverse was ever talked about in Fortnite’s Storyline was in Fortnite X Marvel: Zero Struggle Challenge #5.
And the final person who stated it was The Basis. pic.twitter.com/hhfF9qJAnk
— Rezztro (@Rezztro) November 10, 2025
Whereas the characters will not be anticipated to return earlier than the top of the present The Simpsons season, Fortnite fan and loremaster Rezztro has identified that right now’s quick movie references the “Omniverse” — in Fortnite lore, primarily the sport’s time period for its multiverse of multiverses. It is a time period launched in earlier Fortnite comics starring The Seven, and final talked about by Dwayne Johnson’s in-game character The Basis again in 2022.
Additionally noticed in right now’s teaser: additional affirmation that Simpsons character Moe will probably be purchasable as an in-game pores and skin, alongside an unique character with a donut for a head.
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