In 2021, Epic Games collaborated with Capcom and brought some of its iconic characters to life. It was one of their biggest collaborations of the year, as it gave a chance to every Street Fighter fan to drop into battle using their favorite characters. Now, Fortnite has revived one of its iconic collaborations, and fans are loving it!
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Fans highly appreciated the deal between the two worlds, as the franchise gifted them some iconic heroes. However, as time passed, Fortnite pulled out every skin/pack as they had to move on to their next project.
Looking at this, users from different parts of the world requested to bring it back, as they had missed their chance to cop the beautiful skins. So, with time, Fortnite brought back the Japanese warriors as fresh information surfaced on the internet.
Fortnite x Street Fighter collaborate – Round 2
After a massive success in the first drop, Fortnite has once again decided to bring back its Street Fighter skins in the game. Epic Games previously collaborated with Capcom in Chapter 2, Season 5, to release some of their best characters into the fictional world.
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In 2021, Epic added a total of six 6 skins for their Street Fighter collaboration. With Chun-Li and Ryu running as the headline, they introduced Blanks, Sakura, Guile, and Cammy as the sidelines. Fans highly appreciated this collision, as they could drop into battle using these warriors.
However, as time passed, the franchise pulled out the cosmetics as they wanted to reload a new one. This created chaos in the community, as most of the users missed out on buying these Japanese Warriors.
ALL Street Fighter skins are now back in the Item Shop!! 🔥
Use SAC "Shiina" to support me, it helps me a lot! ❤️ #EpicPartner pic.twitter.com/k59YULBrWH
— Shiina (@ShiinaBR) July 30, 2022
As a result, the franchise decided to re-release these skins, giving fans a second chance to buy them. The information was let out by popular Fortnite informant Shiina, who posted some pictures about it, alerting fans.
Now, let’s see how fans reacted to this piece of news.
Wow, it's not like we've seen them 29 days ago…
— Taco (@YoureAGuaco) July 30, 2022
— Alexmax_93 (@alexmax_93) July 30, 2022
@leoisfodder marvins going to ask you to gift him chun li
— Salerno (@Zeerow_) July 30, 2022
Shiina justifies after an announcement backfired
Before posting about the Street Fighter news, the Epic Games partner went through a dark time. Shiina had announced a Fortnite x Last Of Us collaboration, which backfired because of several reasons. This is because fans alongside the Last Of Us crew members called out the user for misleading fans, as there was no official news about this deal.
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As a result, Shiina had to upload a detailed justification, mentioning the reasons behind posting this information, as fans felt dejected after the feud.
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What are your thoughts about this? Do you previously own these skins, or are you going to cop them now? Let us know your experiences and opinions about this pack in the comments section.