Fortnite fans have spotted a sneaky Lord of the Rings Easter egg in-game, sparking speculation of a fresh crossover.
The potential tease can be found on one of the Fortnite island’s beaches, where a small-scale replica of the Helm’s Deep castle can be seen.
Is this a tease of a future collaboration, perhaps timed to coincide with Amazon’s upcoming, billion-dollar Lord of the Rings prequel TV show? Or is this developer Epic Games simply having some fun?
For starters, let’s look at the Easter egg itself. Epic Games has been slowly building this little castle over the course of the latest season, via subtle map changes over the past couple of months.
Each patch, Epic likes to reward long-term Fortnite fans with small changes to its map, featuring in-jokes and long-running background storylines. (Here, the castle in question is actually the creation of the Rock Kid, whose stone family have popped up around the map since Chapter 1.)