Epic and Disney Now Let Fortnite Creators Make Star Wars Games

This massive Fortnite update is the future of Star Wars games

Starting today, the Fortnite Unreal Editor is getting a suite of Star Wars assets that will let fans anywhere make their own games in a galaxy far, far away. This isn't just a collection of lightsabers and Force powers, though those things are a part of the update as well. Epic Games and Lucasfilm will let Fortnite creators craft experiences with all the Star Wars characters they know and love, like Luke Skywalker and The Mandalorian's Din Djari…

Epic and Disney now let Fortnite creators make Star Wars games

Epic Games and Disney are making a big announcement as part of their continually deepening relationship. In June, Epic announced that Fortnite creators would "soon" be able to make custom Star Wars-themed games and experiences, and starting Thursday that feature is finally launching. While creators can start making experiences now, they'll be able to publish them for players to jump into beginning May 1st. Since announcing the Unreal Editor for …

Fortnite's New Star Wars Map-Making Tools Go Live, But With Some Catches

Epic Games has launched a brand-new and ambitious-sounding feature for Fortnite, and it's the ability for anyone to make Star Wars-inspired islands using the Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN).This is part of Disney's $1.5 billion investment into Epic Games, and, in short, what this means is Fortnite players with creativity and passion can make their own Star Wars games and worlds within Fortnite. Given how dedicated the Fortnite community is, it…

Fortnite adds buildable Star Wars islands, so you can finally make a Mos Eisley Cantina full of flossing Jawas

Fortnite's just gotten a new toolset that'll let folks build Star Wars-themed islands at the start of May, wich is good news for anyone who's ever craved the ability to create a map that somehow validates their Boba Fett and Chawbacca fanfiction.

Star Wars Officially Comes to UEFN and Fortnite Creative

Epic Games adds official Star Wars tools to Fortnite Creative and UEFN, letting developers build custom islands with iconic characters, vehicles, and Force powers. New templates, Niagara VFX, and gameplay systems expand what creators can build inside Fortnite.

Will Disney lose control of Star Wars with new Fortnite islands?

Developers can now create Star Wars games using Unreal Editor for Fortnite.