Picture through Kumamoto Prefecture, CyberAgent, Epic Video games
Kumamoto Prefecture introduced the discharge of the customized Kumamon Island map for Fortnite. The map is a enterprise simulation recreation that may seem in Fortnite on January 31, 2024. [Thanks, 4Gamer!]
The Kumamon Island recreation map was developed utilizing Fortnite’s Artistic Mode instruments by the Kumamoto Prefectural authorities in collaboration with commercial firm CyberAgent. The map was revealed throughout a Kumamoto Fortnite Press Convention to advertise Kumamoto Prefecture. The customized map will take roughly 40 to 60 minutes to finish.
Kumamon Island is designed to have gameplay much like that of Tycoon-style video games. The setup for the sport includes serving to varied Kumamon in creating a Kumamon robotic to advertise Kumamoto to the remainder of the world, and serving to them remedy the issues that come up by means of the robotic’s development. A number of of Kumamoto’s vacationer landmarks and native merchandise will seem as a part of the map, and gamers should construct Kumamoto Fortress as one of many steps to complete the manufacturing of the robotic.
You possibly can take a look at some screenshots from Kumamon Island right here:
The choice to make this map is the response of the Kumamoto Prefectural workplace wanting to advertise the burgeoning native semiconductor business by means of the Metaverse. An official web site explaining extra about Kumamon Island and the real-life components current within the recreation can also be anticipated to open quickly.
Kumamon Island is the primary Fortnite map created by an official Japanese governmental workplace. Nevertheless, within the Japanese leisure business, Hololive Vtuber Mori Calliope acquired a Fortnite customized map meant to advertise the Vtuber’s MoriZakura cherry blossom liqueur.
Fortnite is on the market on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Collection X, Nintendo Swap and cellular units. The map code for Kumamon Island will seem on January 31, 2024, at 10 am JST.
