Humans and aliens battle for supremacy in this team deathmatch with a twist!
LOS ANGELES – April 11, 2024 – Skybound Games is thrilled to announce Invincible Universe – Rise of the Sequids, a brand-new, free-to-play, 10v10 deathmatch experience completely within Fortnite, launching today on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
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Dive into the latest epic crossover between Fortnite and Invincible, based on the popular “Red vs Blue” team deathmatch-style game mode in Fortnite Creative… with a twist. The match ends only when all players have been assimilated to one team!
Invincible Universe – Rise of the Sequids centers on a battle for dominance between humanity and world-destroying aliens. Unique to the Invincible universe, Sequids are parasitic creatures that latch onto, fuse with and control a host body. If a human player is killed, they respawn at the Sequid team base as a Sequid player. If a Sequid player is killed, they respawn at the human team base as a human player. A HUD slider tracks the balance of players on each side in real-time.
Will the hive-minded aliens prevail? Or will humanity be victorious? You decide.
Continuing to push the limits of the Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) to new heights, Invincible Universe – Rise of the Sequids is the latest in Skybound Games’ series of superheroic Fortnite experiences. It follows the release of the robust narrative experience Invincible: Doc Seismic Attacks and the free-for-all shooter Invincible: GDA Combat Training.
These custom Fortnite experiences are out now, following the second half of the season two premiere of the critically acclaimed adult animated superhero series Invincible, co-produced by Skybound Animation and Amazon MGM Studios. The first half of season two won Rotten Tomatoes’ Golden Tomato Award for Best Animated Series and continues to be “Certified Fresh” with a 100% score.
Invincible Universe – Rise of the Sequids launches as a free-to-play experience within Fortnite Creative today on PC via the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
About Invincible
Created by Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker, Invincible #1 debuted to critical acclaim on January 22, 2003. Soon after, they were joined by artist and contributing creator Ryan Ottley. Throughout its fifteen-year run, Invincible not only continued for a historic 144-issues but also spawned multiple spin-off series and even an intercompany crossover with a certain friendly neighborhood superhero. In 2021, the Invincible animated series arrived on Amazon Prime and quickly became one of the most popular new streaming series of the year, earning praise worldwide for its fresh storytelling. With a second season currently airing on Prime Video and new comic book projects to be announced, Invincible remains a cornerstone of the pop culture landscape that continues to grow in popularity every year.
About Skybound Games
Skybound Entertainment is a creator-first company focused on bringing amazing comics, TV series, audio series, film, and video games to dedicated fans. Skybound Games publishes, produces, and distributes video games across every genre, including the blockbuster The Walking Dead video game series and BAFTA award-winning Before Your Eyes. In November 2023, we launched our first original game in the Invincible universe, Invincible Presents: Atom Eve, to critical acclaim. In 2024, Skybound will build a cutting-edge in-house gaming production studio, further enhancing our capacity to shape the future of gaming entertainment.
