On Fortnite Festival‘s first anniversary, the popular music-focused game is sharing stats from its first 12 months of play and unveiling an “all-access weekend” for users to celebrate the milestone.
According to a blog post published Tuesday (Dec. 10), Fortnite Festival players smashed more than one trillion Gems on tracks from 236 artists and played 3.6 billion Jam Loops since the game’s launch last December. To mark the occasion, the game — which allows players to perform well-known songs on virtual instruments either solo or with friends — will host an All-Access Weekend between Thursday (Dec. 12) at 7 p.m. ET and Sunday (Dec. 15) at 7 p.m. ET. During this period, all 285 Jam Tracks available in the shop will be added to the featured rotation playlist for free play in Main Stage and Battle Stage.
The game has also released new Platinum Icon bundles for its four Festival Icons: The Weeknd, Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish and Karol G. Each bundle features Outfits that react to Jam Tracks, with new Jam Tracks for The Weeknd (“Dancing in the Flames”) Gaga (“Disease”) and Eilish (“Birds of a Feather”) also included. Additionally, a new Metallica Jam Bundle including four iconic Metallica songs (“One,” “Sad But True,” “Battery” and “For Whom the Bell Tolls”) is now available in the shop. All five bundles will be available until Dec. 19.
Also announced on Tuesday was a feature that allows users to jam with up to three friends in the lobby using any Jam Tracks they own, which will work “in every Fortnite Lobby except those of Fall Guys experiences,” according to the blog post.
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