Chapter 3 is set to shake the game up in the biggest way that players have seen in over two years since the black hole event in October 2019 which took the game from Chapter 1 to Chapter 2 which introduced a new map and brand new mechanics such as fishing. The upcoming Chapter 3 will reportedly bring a new map and a new sliding mechanic, as well as a new collaboration to help promote the upcoming film The Matrix Resurrections.

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According to prominent leaker HYPEX, a collaboration between Fortnite and The Matrix is set to take place in the second half of December, this will bring the characters Neo and Trinity to the game. The next entry in the franchise, The Matrix Resurrections, is set to be released on December 24. This won’t be the first time that Keanu Reeves has been seen in Fortnite, with his popular character John Wick being added to the game in 2019.

Throughout Fortnite Chapter 2, players have seen an increasing amount of collaborations, which included an entirely Marvel-themed Chapter 2 Season 4, as well as Season 5 that focused on Agent Jones bringing characters from other universes to the game, including characters from franchises such as Halo, God of War, Street Fighter, Terminator, and The Walking Dead. At times players have seen collaborations happen on an almost weekly basis.

This has really watered down the special feel that collaborations should have and, although characters from The Matrix will be very exciting for fans, it does just feel like another collaboration to help promote another product. It would be great to see Epic Games scale things back throughout Chapter 3 and focus more on original content and characters to help further advance the lore of Fortnite, which has become a lot deeper and story-driven than players likely thought would be the case when the battle royale game became a smash hit in late 2017 and early 2018.

Fortnite is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.

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