Hasbro Board Games Coming to Fortnite, Starting with Clue | TechRaptor

Hasbro Board Games Coming to Fortnite, Starting with Clue | TechRaptor

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UGC studio Look North World has announced it's teaming up with board game giant Hasbro in order to bring some of the company's most iconic board games to Fortnite via the UEFN creative tool.

Per a VentureBeat report, the first board game to get a Look North World adaptation is Clue, which is being released today as a Fortnite island by the name of Murder Mystery: Clue. You can download and check out that island here.

Two more Hasbro board games are due to arrive in Fortnite throughout the rest of this year. The first is Guess Who, which is getting an island sometime later this month, while the second, Connect Four, will get a Fortnite island in December.

According to VentureBeat's report, the Clue Fortnite island uses Fortnite elements and assets to recreate the board game, allowing players to play as either Killers, Detectives, or Guests. 

It sounds like the island is an asymmetrical multiplayer experience, so each role has a different objective and win condition, although I'm not entirely clear on what role the Guests might play. Perhaps they just watch the whole thing unfold!

Hasbro digital strategy SVP Eugene Evans says the goal with bringing the company's...

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