Keanu Reeves’ Johnny Silverhand is coming to Fornite

Fortnite is about to get more punk. The wildly popular battle royale game has already had some major crossovers this year, with Marvel, Fallout and even the NBA, and it’s about to bring the two main characters from Cyberpunk 2077 into the game.

Skins for legendary rock star and revolutionary Johnny Silverhand, played by Keanu Reeves, as well as the female version of the game’s protagonist, V, will be available in the Fortnite shop on Monday evening, Eurogamer reports. No price has been set yet, but each skin will likely cost 1,500 V-Bucks, or around $12, according to images found by the game’s data miners. In addition to the skins, there will also be accessories available for purchase.

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This is the second time Reeves has been able to play as a character in Fortnite. In 2019, there was a crossover of the battle royale game with the John Wick franchise, which added the in-game skin for the title character as well as a replica of Wick’s house to the map.

These crossovers with franchises, celebrities and other companies can last an entire season, lasting up to 10 weeks or in some cases as little as a day. Fortnite developer Epic Games hasn’t revealed any details about the cyberpunk crossover yet, so it’s unclear how long the skins will be available for purchase.

While in-game purchases add billions of dollars to Fortnite’s value, these purchases also landed publisher Epic Games in trouble with the federal government. The company settled with the Federal Trade Commission in 2023 over years of unwanted in-game purchases that affected thousands of people. Earlier this month, payments totaling $245 million were sent to those affected as part of the settlement.

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