Riot's Co-Founder Will Consider Re-Releasing Fortnite Skins Following Backlash

Riot's Co-Founder Will Consider Re-Releasing Fortnite Skins Following Backlash

From TheGamer (Written by Josh Coulson) on | OpenCritic

Rare skins returning to Fortnite after extended periods away from the game's store has been a hot topic this holiday season after Master Chief made a comeback on December 23. That has had players questioning when some of the even rarer crossover skins might make a comeback, particularly those who have accompanied the Halo hero in the Gaming Legends Series, and there's a very faint glimmer of hope for Arcane fans.

Delivering an unwanted Christmas gift to those fans, on December 25, Fortnite leaker Shiina (via Bamplbee2) broke the unfortunate news that Jinx and Vi's skins might never return. A Riot Games co-founder revealed that the Arcane studio decided to not have Vi and Jinx return to Fortnite, noting that it was done for the launch of season one and the show's creators haven't felt the need to do it since.

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With Arcane ending following the culmination of its second season, and Vi and Jinx's skins remaining vaulted for the recent rollout of season two, those comments strongly implied that the skins might be among the first in Fortnite to be gone forever. However, the same Riot head who made...

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