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|above   = Fortnite
|image   = [[File:Fortnite.png|250px]]
|caption = Logo for ''Fortnite''

|headerstyle  = background:#ccf;

|label1  = Developer(s)
|data1   = Epic Games

|label2  = Publisher(s)
|data2   = Epic Games

|label3  = Engine
|data3   = Unreal Engine 5

|label4  = Platforms
|data4   = macOS<br>[[Buddy Holly#Music video|Windows]]<br>PlayStation 4<br>Xbox One<br>iOS<br>Nintendo Switch<br>Nintendo Switch 2<br>Android<br>Xbox Series X/S<br>PlayStation 5

|label5  = Release
|data5   = [[July 25]], [[2017]]

|label6  = Genre(s)
|data6   = Survival, sandbox, rhythm

|label7  = Mode(s)
|data7   = Singleplayer, multiplayer
}}
'''''Fortnite''''' is a massively multiplayer online video game platform developed by Epic Games and released in 2017. [[Weezer]] features in many game modes of ''Fortnite'', and the band has had official content created for the game.

== Overview ==
''Fortnite'' is split into multiple games, developed both by Epic Games themselves and independent developers. The game is perhaps best well known for ''Fortnite: Battle Royale'', a player-versus-player mode where players compete to be the last person remaining in an arena with 100 players. Most relevant to Weezer, however, is '''''Fortnite Festival''''', a spiritual follow-up to the ''Rock Band'' series of games, in which [[List of Weezer song appearances in rhythm video games|Weezer has made numerous appearances]].

== Connections to Weezer ==

=== Weezer World ===
In promotion of ''[[Weezer (The Black Album)]]'', [[Crush Music]] contracted ''Fortnite Creative'' map-making team Cre8 to create Weezer World, a small map that featured various minigames, and clean versions of various songs from ''Black''.<ref>Porter, Jon. [https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/1/18245926/fortnite-weezer-black-album-collaboration-creative-mode "Fortnite’s latest collaboration is with aging rock stars Weezer"] ''The Verge''. 1 March 2019.</ref>

=== "Rock & Royale" radio station ===
When inside vehicles in the game, players can turn on the radio, where various Weezer songs can be heard on the station "Rock & Royale". Songs found include "[[All My Favorite Songs]]", all songs featured as jam tracks{{citation needed}}, and notably, before its official release, "[[Records]]".<ref>m a t t. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYN-rMIPeU8 "Weezer's "Records" from SZNZ Summer on Fortnite Car Radio" ]''YouTube''. 16 June 2022.</ref>

===Sweat(er) City===

In celebration of ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)]]'''s 30th anniversary, Weezer initiated a collaboration with ''Fortnite'' map-making team Look North World. For one month, the studio turned its map "Sweat City" into "Sweat(er) City", an altered version featuring several references to Weezer and the album, such as a recreation of the "[[Buddy Holly]]" music video, and several objects that play the famous guitar lick from "[[Buddy Holly]]".<ref>Weezer (October 11, 2024). [https://x.com/Weezer/status/1844770452624838959 "Weezer + @FortniteGame, does it get any better? ..."]. Twitter post. [http://archive.today/2025.05.16-094611/https://x.com/Weezer/status/1844770452624838959 Archived] from the original.</ref>

=== Jam tracks ===
[[File:Fortnite Itemshop.png|thumb|right|"[[Buddy Holly]]" in the ''Fortnite'' item stop on its release on [[December 13]], [[2023]].]]
{{Main|List of Weezer song appearances in rhythm video games#Other games|List of Weezer song appearances in rhythm video games}}
Coinciding with the release of ''Fortnite Festival'', "jam tracks" were introduced to the game, which allowed players to play songs in ''Festival'', and emote with songs in various other game modes of ''Fortnite''. "[[Buddy Holly]]" was among one of the first jam tracks released, and was announced alongside the game mode.<ref>Borthwick, Ben. [https://www.videogamer.com/news/fortnite-festival-launch-tracklist/ "Fortnite Festival unveils first songs with its launch tracklist"] ''Videogamer''. 7 December 2023.</ref>

In celebration of ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)]]'''s 30th anniversary, two more jam tracks were released for "[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]" and "[[Say It Ain't So]]". A discounted bundle featuring them and "[[Buddy Holly]]" was released the same day.<ref>Fortnite Festival (October 11, 2024). [https://x.com/FNFestival/status/1844787874438185123 "You just got Weezered (Fortnite Festival Edition) ..."]. Twitter post. [http://archive.today/2025.05.16-204059/https://x.com/FNFestival/status/1844787874438185123 Archived] from the original.</ref>

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