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The first trailer for Fortnite <\/em>Chapter 7 Season 4: Override was released and confirmed that it’s the massive gaming crossover bonanza that leak suggested it would be.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mixing cinematics and gameplay, the trailer follows Jonesy as he explores an island full of video game-inspired characters and locales. I spotted Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Sonic the Hedgehog, Tails, Dr. Eggman, Joker from Persona 5<\/em>, Mega Man, Scorpion, Raiden, Kitana, and The Deer from Roblox’s 99 Nights in the Forest<\/em>. Funnily enough, a character named Geno is also an important villain in the next season’s narrative, although he’s an original Fortnite <\/em>character and not one from Super Mario RPG<\/em>. <\/p>\n The gaming influence also extends into gameplay. We see Jonesy chase a 1-Up coin for most of the trailer, running like Sonic through a Green Hill Zone-themed area of the battle royale map, using Mega Man’s Mega Blaster, and dodging some falling Tetris blocks from the sky.<\/p>\n Override being themed around what Fortnite <\/em>calls “Gaming Legends” has been one of the worst-kept secrets within the battle royale’s community for some time. This past week, key art featuring characters like Crash Bandicoot and Spyro leaked, and a Sonic the Hedgehog crossover comic was released early. Even before that, teasers for the new season confirmed that characters from games like Persona 5<\/em> and Pac-Man would be involved with Override. Leaks also referenced Kingdom Hearts, although that collaboration hasn’t been confirmed yet.<\/p>\n Fortnite <\/em>Chapter 7 Season 4: Override will begin on Aug. 20. While that’s still a few days away, Disney and Epic Games added the Smuggler’s Gambit<\/em> island to Fortnite <\/em>today. That island is based on the Smuggler’s Run ride at Galaxy’s Edge, and lets players complete odd jobs for Hondo at the Mersa Vera Station. <\/p>\n