{"id":45216,"date":"2023-11-13T18:15:51","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T18:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/fortnite-is-the-latest-game-to-entice-players-with-a-portal-to-the-past\/"},"modified":"2023-11-13T18:15:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T18:15:51","slug":"fortnite-is-the-latest-game-to-entice-players-with-a-portal-to-the-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/tech\/fortnite-is-the-latest-game-to-entice-players-with-a-portal-to-the-past\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortnite is the latest game to entice players with a portal to the past"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a massive appetite for nostalgia in entertainment right now, and one of gaming\u2019s cultural juggernauts wants to cash in. Fortnite maker Epic Games announced Friday that the game\u2019s next season would return to its original map from the multiplayer shooter\u2019s very earliest days. Epic teased the return \u201cback to Chapter 1\u201d on its X account, but hinted that some more modern in-game mobility perks like sprinting would stick around even as the game turns the clock back come November 3. From the \u201cWs\u201d in the replies, Fortnite\u2019s community sounds very on board with the news. Epic\u2019s re-launch of Chapter 1 comes with more fanfare than your average Fortnite season. Ninja, aka Tyler Blevins, one of the first streaming superstars and still among the most popular, promoted the new content by showcasing a giant replica of one of the game\u2019s iconic Durr Burgers in his backyard. Other classic Fortnite streaming stars got the same treatment. For the uninitiated, Fortnite is a battle royale-style third-person shooter wher&#8230; Click below to read the full story from TechCrunch<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/10\/30\/fortnite-is-the-latest-game-to-entice-players-with-a-portal-to-the-past\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a massive appetite for nostalgia in entertainment right now, and one of gaming\u2019s cultural juggernauts wants to cash in. Fortnite maker Epic Games announced Friday that the game\u2019s next season would return to its original map from the multiplayer shooter\u2019s very earliest days. 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