{"id":124485,"date":"2022-05-03T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-130966"},"modified":"2022-05-03T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T19:00:00","slug":"fornite-brings-back-lightsabers-and-blasters-for-star-wars-day-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/05\/03\/fornite-brings-back-lightsabers-and-blasters-for-star-wars-day-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Fornite Brings Back Lightsabers And Blasters For Star Wars Day Celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/379e1e8e6cb99\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/379e1e8e6cb99\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Star Wars Fortnite Rey\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/379e1e8e6cb99\/star-wars-fortnite-rey.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/379e1e8e6cb99\/star-wars-fortnite-rey.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"577\" alt=\"Star Wars Fortnite Rey\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em>Image: Epic Games<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Epic Games is the latest studio joining in the May the Fourth celebrations. For a whole fortnight, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/fortnite\">Fortnite<\/a> is bringing back many of its Star Wars weapons, items, and costumes.<\/p>\n<p>Starting today, until 17th May, players can get lightsabres, blasters, Imperial Stormtrooper outfits, a Boba Fett costume, and more. Not every single Star Wars item is returning \u2014 like the Mandalorian&#8217;s \u2014 but most will be there.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Returning to Fortnite from a galaxy far, far away\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Lightsabers are back! Hop in now to use the Lightsaber item, complete limited time quests, and more!<\/p>\n<p>Access more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WEl1rwsefc\">https:\/\/t.co\/WEl1rwsefc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GtKS2ikoAw\">pic.twitter.com\/GtKS2ikoAw<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 Fortnite (@FortniteGame) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FortniteGame\/status\/1521489760472256516?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a list of everything we know that&#8217;s available for the next two weeks of Star Wars celebrations, taken from <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.epicgames.com\/fortnite\/en-US\/news\/may-the-4th-and-then-some-two-weeks-of-fortnite-x-star-wars-in-may-2022\">Epic Games&#8217; blog<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Four lightsabers: Luke Skywalker&#8217;s green, Kylo Ren&#8217;s red, Mace Windu&#8217;s purple, and Obi-Wan&#8217;s blue \u2014 so slightly different from the last collaboration&#8217;s, which was Rey&#8217;s.<\/li>\n<li>E-11 Blaster Rifle, which you get from exchanging Bars at checkpoints.<\/li>\n<li>You can earn an Empire Banner by going through Stormtrooper training and completing five quests.<\/li>\n<li>All non-Battle pass outfits are back in the Item Shop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, what are you waiting for? Use the Force and get your Star Wars gear all the way until 17th May. <em>Make sure you let us know what you think of the event in the comments!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Epic Games Epic Games is the latest studio joining in the May the Fourth celebrations. For a whole fortnight, Fortnite is bringing back many of its Star Wars weapons, items, and costumes. Starting today, until 17th May, players can get lightsabres, blasters, Imperial Stormtrooper outfits, a Boba Fett costume, and more. 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